Kathmandu, April 6 -- The music video for the song 'Saili', featuring Gaurav Pahari and Menuka Pradhan as a married couple who separate because one of them has to go abroad, has close to 20 million views on Youtube. The video tackles migration in such a nuanced way that the lyrics, music, and images resonate with you long after. Banking on this immense popularity, the video has been made into a film, featuring the same actors, setting, and theme. But the film, unfortunately, is not as moving or as thought provoking as the song.

Don't get me wrong; this movie is not terrible by any stretch. At a time when Nepali films are as dismal as they are, Saili stands out. It presents a dose of reality that will please an audience fed up with glossi...