He said that he sees art as a 'gentle power' and wants to connect the experience of art and cinema to policymaking through politics.
What you should know
In a statement released on the sidelines of the release of the proportional list of the Nepali Congress, film director Min Bham said that he will contest the elections directly. He said that if he gets a ticket from the party, he will be a candidate from Kathmandu Constituency No. 3. If not, he said that he is ready to stand from there, representing Mugu and Karnali.
If the Congress general convention is held before the election, he is also planning to become the joint general secretary . 'I am someone who has been making a very strong voice that the party should have a general convention before the election sooner or later . Whenever the general convention is held, I am preparing to become the joint general secretary,' he said .
Why is Bham trying to enter active politics ?
Seeing art as a 'soft power', he wants to combine the experience of art and cinema in policy-making . 'I can truly do justice to art, culture and cinema . Film is not only soft power, but also cultural diplomacy,' said Meen, 'I can play a coordinating role in the policy-making level of art . I can collaborate with the film commissions of many other countries in Europe, America and Asia and their governments .'
The director of the film 'Shambala', after reaching the government, pledged to work not only on art but also on the issues of the Karnali and Himalayan regions. 'I really need to work on the development and prosperity of Karnali and Himalayan districts at the policy level, their health, education and physical infrastructure,' he said.
Just as the issue of generational transfer and transformation arose after the Gen-G movement, he has been raising this issue in the party. 'There is also a term called generational transfer within the party. There too, I can be a conductor in a way. I can represent the reformation of the generation of the age group I represent,' he claimed, 'I believe that I can represent it based on my skills, my studies, and whatever I have.'
The film 'Shambala' directed by him is the first Nepali film to be in the main competition of the Berlin International Film Festival. Along with 'Shambala', he has directed 'Kalo Pothi' and 'Basulli'.
