Kathmandu, July 27:
The second season of tele-drama ‘Singha Durbar’
will be aired every Saturday on Nepal Television from July 28.
The 13-episode drama is produced by Search for
Common Ground – Nepal in collaboration with Subha Media Home with financial
support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and
United Nations agencies in Nepal.
According
to the producers, the new season of the drama focuses on the challenges and
opportunities that Nepal faces under its new federal structure.
The series
continues to highlight the political journey of the main protagonist and
Nepal’s first reel life Prime Minister, Asha Singh, played by veteran actor
Gauri Malla.
It will
profile how she leads the country to successfully adopt the federal structure
as well as related policies and plans.
“The
series will also touch upon issues related to federalization; human
trafficking; disaster risk reduction and management; and Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) rights,” said the USAID.
The secretary of Ministry of Federal Affairs
and General Administration (MoFAGA), Dinesh Thapaliya said, “The TV series aims
to bridge the gap between the people and the government, and aspires to
capacitate them on issues related to governance and federalism.”
The show is directed by Nabin Subba and features
actors like Ramesh Ranjan Jha, Pramod Agrahari, Ramesh Budhathoki, Alok Thapa,
Badal Bhatta, Prakash Ghimire and Suresh Chaudhary.
The script of the drama is penned by and team led
by Abhinash Bikram Shah and Tsering Choden which included Prabin Adhikari,
Sampada Malla and Surash Poudel.
“We have presented a more humanized character—a
Prime Minister who is afraid to fail the expectation of the people, and an
ensemble of characters who represent current day leaders and the public,” said
Subba.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 28 July 2018.
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