# Badhshala
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{{short description|2013 Nepali historical drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Badhshala
| image = Badhshala.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|ne|वधशाला}}
| director = Manoj Pandit
| producer = Mohaan Dotel
| writer = Manoj Pandit
| based_on = [Nepalese Civil War](/source/Nepalese_Civil_War)
| starring = [Saugat Malla](/source/Saugat_Malla)
[Dayahang Rai](/source/Dayahang_Rai)
[Khagendra Lamichhane](/source/Khagendra_Lamichhane)
[Anup Baral](/source/Anup_Baral)
[Arpan Thapa](/source/Arpan_Thapa)
| released = {{Film date|2013|04|19|df=y}}
| country = Nepal
| language = Nepali
}}
'''''Badhshala''''' (English: Slaughter House) is a 2013 Nepali [historical drama](/source/historical_drama) film written and directed by Manoj Pandit and produced by Mohaan Dotel under the banner of Smashing Apple. It features [Saugat Malla](/source/Saugat_Malla), [Dayahang Rai](/source/Dayahang_Rai), [Khagendra Lamichhane](/source/Khagendra_Lamichhane), [Anup Baral](/source/Anup_Baral), and [Arpan Thapa](/source/Arpan_Thapa). ''Badhshala'' concerns the torture done by the Nepali Army to the [Maoists](/source/Maoists) during the [Nepalese Civil War](/source/Nepalese_Civil_War). It was briefly banned in Nepal but was cleared for screening after filmmakers deleted the "problematic torture scenes".
== Synopsis ==
The film is based on the tortures carried out by the Nepali Army on [Maoists](/source/Maoists) during the [Nepalese Civil War](/source/Nepalese_Civil_War) (1996–2006). It shows that innocents and Maoists detainees were forced to sign a paper saying that they were Maoists, and they were later killed by the army in a jungle. The army also asks them to reveal information about their leader; if they refuse, they are taken to a jungle where they will see detainees being brutally murdered, implying that they will be killed if they do not reveal the information.
== Cast ==
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* [Saugat Malla](/source/Saugat_Malla) as Maoist Leader
* [Dayahang Rai](/source/Dayahang_Rai) as Captain Rai
* [Khagendra Lamichhane](/source/Khagendra_Lamichhane) as Krishna
* [Anup Baral](/source/Anup_Baral) as Major Sab
* [Arpan Thapa](/source/Arpan_Thapa) as Captain Thapa
{{div col end}}
== Production ==
''Badhshala'' was reportedly made on a budget of four million [Nepalese rupees](/source/Nepalese_rupees) (about US$46,512 in 2013).[{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 March 2013|title=Film on Nepal army torture delayed, director says govt censoring|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2013-03-07-film-on-nepal-army-torture-delayed-director-says-govt-censoring/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021142907/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2013-03-07-film-on-nepal-army-torture-delayed-director-says-govt-censoring/ |archive-date=21 October 2020 |access-date=21 October 2020|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA}}]
== Banning ==
thumb|200px|left|Poster for the protest
Initially, the [Nepali Army](/source/Nepali_Army) objected to the film being screened because the actors are wearing military uniforms without permission.[{{Cite web|last=Rana|first=Trishna|date=2013|title=Arms and the men|url=https://archive.nepalitimes.com/regular-columns/Here-We-Go/Arms,93|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015153751/https://archive.nepalitimes.com/regular-columns/Here-We-Go/Arms,93 |archive-date=15 October 2020 |access-date=21 October 2020|website=Nepali Times}}][{{Cite web|date=|title=Nepal Army urges to ban screening of "Badhshala"|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/01/27/top-story/nepal-army-urges-to-ban-screening-of-badhshala/366184.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130091412/http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/01/27/top-story/nepal-army-urges-to-ban-screening-of-badhshala/366184.html#.UQVqZHqZ9kg.facebook|archive-date=30 January 2013|access-date=21 October 2020|website=Ekantipur}}] Later, the army said that the film could "derail the peace process".[{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 March 2013|title=Nepal army bans film charting civil-war abuse|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2013/3/10/nepal-army-bans-film-charting-civil-war-abuse|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015185916/https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2013/3/10/nepal-army-bans-film-charting-civil-war-abuse |archive-date=15 October 2020 |access-date=21 October 2020|website=|publisher=Al Jazeera|language=en}}] Director Manoj Pandit said that he would go to the [Supreme Court of Nepal](/source/Supreme_Court_of_Nepal), regarding this as an attack on freedom of speech.{{cn|date=May 2026}} According to the director, the film is fictional but based on historical facts.[{{Cite web|date=|title=The disappearance of truth|url=http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/nepalitimes/pdf/Nepali_Times_641.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317073336/http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/nepalitimes/pdf/Nepali_Times_641.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2016 |access-date=21 October 2020|website=Nepali Times}}] Pandit told the ''[South China Morning Post](/source/South_China_Morning_Post)'' that he had given a DVD of the film to Prime Minister [Baburam Bhattarai](/source/Baburam_Bhattarai) to urge him to release the film.[{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 March 2013|title=Film on Nepal army torture blocked, says director|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1185469/film-nepal-army-torture-blocked-says-director|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021150444/https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1185469/film-nepal-army-torture-blocked-says-director |archive-date=21 October 2020 |access-date=21 October 2020|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}] The film was cleared for screening in cinemas after the filmmakers deleted the "problematic torture scenes".[{{Cite web|title=Nepal: disappeared and tortured for 500 days|url=https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/nepal-disappeared-and-tortured-for-500-days/|access-date=21 October 2020|website=TRIAL International|language=en-US}}] The film was later selected for 16th [Siliguri](/source/Siliguri) international film festival in 2015.[{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-11-16|title=প্রতিকূলতা সত্ত্বেও আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব|trans-title=International Film Festival in spite of adversity|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/প-রত-ক-লত-সত-ত-ব-ও-আন-তর-জ-ত-ক-চলচ-চ-ত-র-উৎসব-1.241894|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-24|website=www.anandabazar.com|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127063730/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-1.241894 |archive-date=27 November 2020 }}]
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