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Hira Singh Khatri was an Indian filmmaker who became a pioneering figure in Nepali cinema, directing the first feature-length Nepali film, Aama (1964), and subsequent influential works that shaped Nepal’s national film industry.

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Hira Singh Khatri was an Indian filmmaker who became a pioneering figure in Nepali cinema, directing the first feature-length Nepali film, Aama (1964), and subsequent influential works that shaped Nep...

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