Nepal, Sept. 17 -- Sujit Bidari is not new to cinema. From working as a script analyst in the award-winning Kalo Pothi (2015) to writing the screenplay of 2018's experimental Lalpurja and directing Savitri (2014), Bidari has, for the past decade, given his heart and soul to the craft of making movies.

Getting recognition for his work in the international film circuit, Bidari's debut feature film Aina Jhyal ko Putali (2020) has received nomination in the New Current Award section of the 25th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held from October 21 to 30 this year. The nomination makes him the first Nepali filmmaker to achieve this feat, competing amongst a host of other talented upcoming Asian filmmakers.

In this interview w...