Meri Bassai

Meri Bassai
Opening Title Screen of Meri Bassai
Nepaliमेरी बास्सै
GenreSitcom
Drama
Created byDaman Rupakheti
Sitaram Kattel
Kedar Ghimire
Written byKunjan Bhattarai
Story bySitaram Kattel
Directed byDaman Rupakheti
StarringKedar Ghimire
Suraj Chapagain
Kunjana Ghimire
Wilson Bikram Rai
Buddhi Tamang
Laxmi Giri
Ratna Prajapati
Niru Khadka
Theme music composerShankhar Adhikari 'Ghayal'
Opening theme"Ekai chhin Fursad chhaina"
Ending theme"Je gare ni sukha chhaina"
ComposerChetan Sapkota
Country of originNepal
Original languageNepali
No. of episodes925
Production
ProducerSuman Khatiwada
Production locationsKathmandu, Nepal
CinematographyDilip Bista
EditorRabin Bhatta
Camera setupMultiple camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyMedia Hub Pvt. Ltd
Original release
NetworkNepal Television
Release2006 (2006) –
present

Meri Bassai (Nepali: मेरी बास्सै) is a Nepali sitcom television series which began in 2006 and is still continuing. It has become the longest running TV sitcom in Nepal. Sitaram Kattel is the script writer, co-director and one of the major actors of the sitcom.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Cameo appearance

Plot summary

Meri Bassai revolves around the daily happenings of a small village in a hilly region of Nepal. Generally, Dhurmush (Sitaram Kattel) does some bad act like stealing or deceiving someone. Every time he tries to escape from punishment, however he gets caught at the end and put in prison at Thokthake Prahari Chauki, Kusunde by Himal Ashahi. But somehow he escapes from the jail. He learns the lesson from his act, but continues to his next crime. His wife Suntali (Kunjana Ghimire) and his father tell him not to continue such crime but it makes no difference to him. Suntali is also the most talkative person in the village.

Magne Budho (Kedar Ghimire) always borrows things from villagers. He does not have front teeth and always says "aile lattale dera bariko patama puryaidinxu." Muiyya is the wife of Magne Budha, and Bandre is his brother-in-law.

Balxi Dhurbe is the fisher and Raju Master is the master.

Mulako saag and Chamsuri are the parents of Suntali.

The basic story of Meri Bassai shows the problems and livelihood of rural people of Nepal.

References

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  2. ↑ "केदार घिमिरे : जसलाई सरकारले लखेटी–लखेटी कलाकार बनायो". Kantipur Publications (in Nepali). 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "'मेरी बास्सै'बाट बल्छी र राजु मास्टर बाहिरिए". Setopati (in Nepali). 24 March 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Bhandari, Pradip (21 September 2018). "अरुलाई हसाउन निकै सजिलो तर आफू हाँस्न गाह्रो: बल्छी ध्रुबे". News of Nepal (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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