Film-coated protection from spicy to sharp

Acting in films with such strong issues and themes has made Suraksha Pant stand out from the crowd of actresses. His consistent work, sensitivity to subject matter and original acting have recently taken him to the prestigious film festival 'Cannes'.

She has clear ideas. She is well educated and good at acting. The films done so far, the themes raised in them also show the choice, understanding and inclination of actress Suraksha Pant towards the film. He does not hesitate to speak on the happenings, activities and problems of the security film sector. She is considered by many to be an intelligent actress due to her confident expression of opinion on a subject. However, tagging an actor in the film industry is not a big issue. However, mature views on the subject and fearless expression seem to merit this tag protection.

The film 'Bulaki', which has been re-released since July 32, also spoke about the discrimination in distribution. This film, which was released along with 'Jari' on Baisakh 1, did not do as expected in the theaters at that time. The production team removed the film from the theater saying that there was a difference in the distribution between the films that were screened on the same date. This film starring Suraksha was released again last Friday.

Security knows Hall seeks trade. So their preference is films from established brands/companies. Such films are believed to secure investment at the box office. However, she is of the opinion that offbeat films should not be discriminated against by Halwala. "When new brands/filmmakers or slightly offbeat films come, there is a situation where you don't get the same in the theatres. Doing so is a form of discrimination. Here those films have to struggle. We also have an example of a good film's business declining when it is released in theaters at a bad time,'' she says. So this distinction must end. It seems that such discrimination should not be made during holidays.' What kind of film will be used in the

hall? It is a matter of Halwala's right. However, there is a security opinion that a film should not be distributed in anticipation of whether it will run/not run. Who are we to say that the film will run/not run on the first Friday/Saturday? Hall's system doesn't seem to be able to say that either. Halls are private companies. "Private companies have their own business policies," she said, "but, for the film industry itself, the hall should give a platform to new people/filmmakers and new ideas." There should not be such discrimination in the future. In the next day, 2/3 of the films will be released at the same time, and Nepali films will be hit.'

Not only 'Bulaki', many films are struggling with the problem of distribution. She says that attention should be paid to the construction of the hall to solve this problem. The number of films is increasing, so the number of halls has been increased. We also had to use the OTT platform,' she says.

'Bulaki' is a film shot in Karnali. This film is based on the ongoing practice there. A practice that is stopping Karnali women from moving forward, progressing and progressing. The production team has made the film with the aim that such practice should be stopped. She got attracted to the film because of that motive. Even now, this custom is still in use in some places. which does not see the importance of women as more than mere objects. So I joined it thinking that this story should be told," she said.

She is seen in the film as a character named 'Hira', a childless woman. The love and conflict seen in married life, from the stigma faced by the female characters from the society due to childlessness, is shown in 'Bulaki'. Hira's character speaks in Karnali language, so in making this character, Suraksha worked on the language.

Within a week of the completion of the film 'The Eight Mountains', Suraksha had to reach Karnali, and became a diamond. The team had already reached the shooting location. As soon as she reached Karnali, the security started spending time with the locals as soon as possible. Gossip with them and started recording the love there. In a short time, she worked hard to keep her grip on the language.

Hira character is a female singer. So she developed the character while holding on to the singing aspect. Thus, the artist considers it a matter of luck to work in language, a protection. "Language is a subject connected with everyone's sensitivity. No one has the right to destroy or use it. In terms of artists, we are lucky because we get to play with language,' she said.

While characterizing Hira, security found the situation of women different in 'Jari' and 'Bulaki' which were performed simultaneously. In 'Zaari', the entire decision-making power was given to the female character. However, she found out that in the tradition of Karnali, men's haikum is used. "You can also watch Bulaki to find out what the situation of women is in the difficult areas of the West," she said.

Suraksha is not only serious about the subject matter of the film, but also takes care in character building. Let's see his current situation. After losing body weight, she looks different than before. This change in his body is also due to the rush of the film. While doing Bulaki and 'The Eight Mountains', he had to run a bit more. It took 18/20 days of trekking to do 'Eight Mountains'. Spent 30 days in Manang. But, in the meantime, she was losing weight like this for a character. Ironically, the film for which Suraksha lost her body, the project was moved to another date. Will that film be made? When asked, she replied, 'Let's hope.'

does not require the same effort in every character. Security didn't have to work hard to become a master of 'The Eight Mountains'. Actress Suraksha Pant's role in the film is very short, but looks very important. Even in a small role, Suraksha acted in the mind of the audience through the said character. This character participates in a big decision that the main character of the film takes, she becomes connected to the character's life.

Azmi's character is a traveler. I am like Azmi sometimes. The production team has taken me in the film by looking at my acting and my nature. I didn't have to pretend much in this film,' she says. I mixed my characters to become Azmi. So this character is not so different from me.'

Azmi made it to the Cannes red carpet thanks to her character. Once she was walking on the red carpet of Cannes, where most of the artists want to walk, there was zero security. "While walking the red carpet, I became zero. The most shocking thing is that there was a photographer who took my picture. It was meant to be seen in that atmosphere, not to pay attention to the photo. There was no way to give the phone to anyone. It took 5-10 minutes to walk the red carpet. We were asked to pose for 2/3 minutes, we climbed the stairs together with the team and posed," she remembers the Cannes experience, "that was not new for everyone. But totally new to me. I wish I could show everyone the atmosphere here. So I took a selfie video before walking the red carpet. While walking, I was thinking that I am representing my nation, the film industry.'

While security was measuring the red carpet, director and writer Avinash Vikram Shah's 'Lullaby' won the 'Special Mention' at Cannes in the official selection. On the one hand, such a historic victory of Nepali films, on the other hand, the red carpet walk of Nepali artists.

Security has never thought of limiting itself to the domestic market. She wants to reach the big platform of the world through acting. Accordingly, she continued her acting journey by paying attention to the choice of films. She wants to participate in such platforms of the world by making Nepali films. There is a desire to reach such big platforms by acting in films made by Nepali filmmakers. It is a good luck to go with the team,' she said.

If we look at the character, Suraksha has recently acted in a different genre of film, 'Life Damage'. In this fantasy/surreal genre film, there is a sudden change in the male and female characters. What is that change? How does that change appear in them? The story of the film revolves around this. In the spicy film 'Pitamber', Suraksha played the character of Atiranjit (larger than life).

Films like 'Pitamber' and 'Aam' were going to be different in terms of genres. She sees a lot of difference in the production of these films, safety. In a spicy film, a lot of effort is being put into aspects such as actors' looks, costumes and action, while in a film like 'Aama', it is practice to sit and work in the depth of the script. The script of films like Aama is discussed by taking each other's ideas and arguments. Even in the workshop, there is work to refine the presentation," she said. "Art house films struggle with the budget. Spicy films have supposed stars.'

Suraksha has now reached a point where she is not afraid to ask the filmmakers for the remuneration she requires. And she has understood the salary accordingly. However, there is a huge difference in salary between male and female actors in the Nepali film industry. She is also aware of this truth. Female artists are paid less than men. It will be less, but female artists have to struggle to demand money," she says. "Male artists don't have to demand much, they are ready to give more than what is asked. However, actresses have to do a lot of bargaining, so we are struggling in bargaining.'

She wants to see the filmmakers pay the wages demanded by female actors. She evaluates scripts and asks for remuneration. An artist has to devote a lot of time to some projects, and some have to pour out emotionally. She tells us that looking at the investments of various parties, she asks for remuneration.

Not only is she beautiful in terms of security, she is also a beautiful actress who breaks beauty standards. However, this very standard has made him insecure at times. Yes, there are beauty standards in the film industry. It is customary to call some limited aspects beautiful and others not. Of which I am a victim, due to this standard, I myself have been abused,'' says Suraksha. She thinks beauty is just an ideology.

Something that may be beautiful to one community may not be to another. When he arrived in Europe, many people in Cannes said 'You are so pretty'. Many in Sikkim and Darjeeling also talked about her beauty. However, security has the experience that she is not considered beautiful in Nepal. "Nepal wali kya bhaya ho makuna taha nai," she said while holding her hand towards Karnali, "I am moving forward with the truth that I am beautiful." But, they often call me badass, make comments about my nose, body and height.'

She When she receives comments saying that she is bad, she asks her friends, 'Hey, I'm not pretty.' Friends say, 'You're a girl, man.'