Everyday 2/3 people commit suicide, that too in a city like America! Film director Vinod Paudel's heart sank after reading this news. Why would anyone decide to embrace death in the city of dreams? The question burned his heart. While reading the similar stressful experiences of Bhutanese refugees, the painful stories in them completely covered the humor. And he thought - I have to tell the story of Bhutan.

Hoothuti, which tells the same stories of Bhutanese, took Vinod to America in 2018 as soon as the script of 'Bulbul' was finished. At that time, he stayed for 15 days and made a documentary on Bhutan. Interviews and questions included in the documentary following 12 characters collected only information, their inner feelings did not come out. So I thought that a film should be made to express the feelings of those Bhutanese refugees. Film itself is a powerful medium of expression for the director. So, shortly after returning to Nepal after filming the documentary, he returned to America to write the story of the film. Spent three months with the refugees, visited the elderly from house to house, went on a picnic with them, played cricket with the new generation of Bhutanese, went to the hospital to help, worked in a grocery store. After getting close to Bhutani, Vinod was able to hear the emotions of the real character. He had an emotional relationship with them. 

When he came to America with his friend Sushant Mainali to make a film, Vinod had only 65 US cents in his wallet. After a long time in research, more loans were added. He made the film by investing some money, but in Vinod's words, "it failed, one crore sunk". Until then, he had no idea how to work with the American technical workforce. He soon realized that a producer is needed to make a film, and he needs to understand the legal issues. He was trying to shoot a film in 'Nepali style', the shooting had to be canceled within a week. When the budget was low, Vinod's team hired a technician for $100 a day. The Nepali team was ready to work continuously for 12 hours to complete the film on time. However, the American technician started leaving the film citing 'cold weather' and asked for 'overtime' money. In the end, the shooting was not completed and had to be 'packed up'. If a technician does not come to America today, it does not mean that another technician will be called tomorrow. It takes a long process. At that time, we ran out of money, there was no question of making the film after the money ran out. We didn't even get a technician. The cost of the artists staying at the hotel was rising. So I decided to pack up the film,” recalls Vinod. After the

film stopped, Vinod returned to Nepal. The dream, the investment of time and the debt on top of that were frustrated. After returning to Nepal, the mother passed away due to the Covid epidemic. The thought of ``why are you thinking of making a film in America'' was even more depressing. Seeking an escape from stress, scarcity and debt, he again flew to America. After that, the friends Joyash Pandey, Bimal Subedi, added encouragement to make the film. And courage grew. And, 'Bhuthan' was rewritten. After the investors also joined Vinod, the enthusiasm increased - the film will become a threat. But where is the unexpected danger?

There were such investors, who advised to make a film with Bollywood actors. In doing so, the plan was to reach Netflix. Vinod started working thinking that he would make a film in a different language than not. Bimal Subedi offered acting to Naseeruddin Shah, but his time was not available. Then the script reached Anupam Kher. After deciding to work, Kher put the condition that 'Let's work in Bollywood style'. Meanwhile, the main investors started leaving the film. Harivansh Acharya was chosen for the character of Vishnu with the idea of ​​working with Nepali actors as the film was not made. New investors are joining. We worked in a professional manner without technical concussion. 3. Hire a producer for a wage. After they took the lead, the film progressed. Then our lightman also used to get paid up to 500 dollars a day," Vinod said.  Even while filming the

film, Vinod was haunted by the fear of 'failing' again. However, he was determined to make serious films, work in visual craft and there was no compromise. In this film, which will be screened from Baisakh 12, the laughing actor Harivansh Acharya's character can be seen crying. 

Harivamsa's Vishnu Avatar The story of 'Bhuthan' is about a Bhutanese refugee named Vishnu, who is fighting for survival. Actor Harivansh's performance in the role of Vishnu is now widely discussed. From the teaser to the trailer of the film, Harivansh has been seen differently. In particular, the offer of this film reached Harivansh through Swastima Khadka. After reading the script three times, Harivansh was lured by the lead role. Harivansh has been asking Vinod saying, "Can I do this role?" Even though they have been in the arts for a long time, there was no importance in Harivansh that 'I can do any character in one shot'. Acting in a new character always scares him, but for Harivansh, 'fear' is a discipline. Once Harivansh tried to break this discipline while the film workshop was going on. 

Harivansh left the class while the workshop was going on after someone called him. Casting director Risaihale. According to Harivansh, someone traveled three hours from another city in the US to meet him in Ohio. How to stay without meeting the person who came to meet like that? Harivansh left saying 'Ekaichin hai'. When he came back, he was saddened to see everyone's faces in the workshop dark. ``When I saw everyone's faces darkened, I once thought I should leave the film,'' Harivansh remembers that moment, ``I was angry, but I didn't show it.

Touching the feelings of that time, director Paudel gave birth to the character of Vishnu in Harivamsa. Tears welled up in Harivansh's eyes as he started the conversation. Narrating the dream of building 'Bhuthan' in the workshop, Harivansh made it more serious with humor. The two kissed each other, wiping their engorged cheeks. "I haven't done a workshop till today, I just found out today. From now on I am not Harivansh, I am Vishnu,” Vinod quoted Harivansh as saying to himself. Harivansh got serious and sat in a corner of the hotel lobby. Everyone was tense, the makers didn't return the 'hello'. At that time, Vinod saw the change in the Harivansh and said, "Dai has taken another birth". After the incident, Harivansh stopped making 'jokes'. At that time, Vinod also said something else to soak in the character, 'Now you can't go to Nepal for the rest of your life!' The character of Vishnu gradually settled in him.

'America has been to many times. He would like to come to Nepal as soon as he finishes his work, but Vishnu character can never return to his country. I imagined that I would never be able to return to Nepal," Harivansh remembers at the time of character creation, "Then I remembered the village house, I remembered my family. After thinking that I would never meet them again, I changed into Vishnu.' 

Director Paudel has previously given a new character to actress Swastima Khadka through 'Bulbul', in the same way, Harivamsa has been made a Vishnu-avatar. Especially when he acts, he forgets the identity of what he is. He used to facilitate everything, I was only a medium. He removed the imprint of his old characters,” said Vinod. Vinod met the 'Vishnu' while spending a long time with Bhutanese refugees. There was also a Bhutanese, who always wore clay tika brought from Bhutan. When he ran away from Bhutan, he always had the same soil in his goji, which he brought with him in a bag. He used to keep the same soil under his pillow while sleeping. Why? Even when he died, he wanted to die on the soil of the country. After meeting that character by chance, Vinod was touched by the special meaning of losing his country, losing his existence. 

Vinod is close to this story. Because after the death of his father, Vinod also had to leave the country at a young age and go abroad to earn. Therefore, after realizing the responsibility of "this story must be told", he proceeded to make the film. Paudel says he created 'Bhutan' to explain this fight for existence to the new generation of Bhutanese refugees. "Films made on this subject have not done that from the depth that Bhutanese stories should have come from and that should have remained as a document," Vinod said. So I thought I could be a medium to say that. That's why this story should be documented and expressed.'