Nepal, May 13 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that the Nepali film industry should prioritize its own heritage and potential.

Addressing the opening ceremony of a film studio in Kathmandu on Tuesday, he expressed pride in the railway service operating in Janakpur and urged filmmakers to feature domestic landmarks and heritage in their music videos and other audio-visual productions instead of using the foreign ones.

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"Why feature a Darjeeling train in Nepali films and songs when there's a train running in Janakpur? Why not showcase what we've achieved ourselves?" he questioned.

He proposed the construction of a Cine City in Palungtar, Gorkha, stating that the railway line, the M...