# Jhola > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jhola > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jhola.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhola > Source revision: 1352136205 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Jhola** (Nepali: झोला) is a 2013 [Nepali](/source/Nepal) film based on the novel *Jhola* by writer [Krishna Dharabasi](/source/Krishna_Dharabasi). The film is about *[Sati](/source/Sati_(practice))* practice that was prevalent in Nepalese society until the 1920s, where a widow was expected to burn herself on her husband's death, typically on his [funeral pyre](/source/Pyre). For her role, actress [Garima Panta](/source/Garima_Panta) won the Best Actress award at the [SAARC](/source/South_Asian_Association_for_Regional_Cooperation) Film Festival held in [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka) in 2014.[2][3][4] The film was also selected as [Nepal](/source/Nepal)'s entry for the [Best Foreign Language Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) at the [87th Academy Awards](/source/87th_Academy_Awards), but was not nominated.[5] ## Sati custom [Sati](/source/Sati_(practice)) is an ancient practice of burning a widow on her deceased husband's funeral pyre or burning her alive in his grave. According to Hindu Scriptures, the custom of Sati was a voluntary practice in which a woman voluntarily decides to end her life with her husband after his death. But later the practice was abused and women were forced to commit Sati or were even dragged against their wish and put into the burning pyres. Historical accounts show that several Royal and common women were burnt alive through this savage practice. In BS 1977 Ashad 25 (1920 AD), [Chandra Shumsher J.B.R.](/source/Chandra_Shumsher_Jang_Bahadur_Rana) officially abolished the Sati system from Nepal. ## Plot Kanchi ([Garima Panta](/source/Garima_Panta)) is a young woman who was married to an old husband who is 40 years elder than Garima. At present, Kanchi's husband is ill because of his old age and finally dies. Now, as per the social rules and regulation, Kanchi had to go to Sati where she should burn herself with her husband's deceased body. But, fate is on her side and she manages to survive. She starts to live in the cave of a nearby jungle. Ghanashyam, being lonely in the absence of his loving mother, visits the jungle and finds his mother hiding in the cave. Kanchi unites with her son but they are unable to stay in the same society because the society people would kill the women even though they have survived Sati in any means. Ghanashyam makes a plan of leaving the village and getting settled in another place so that they could make a new beginning. He asks his mother to stay in the jungle and goes home to bring their belongings.Then he went to house and told his aunt everything that happened in jungle and asked her to give some food and clothes for his mother. Later, Kanchi's brother-in-law and his wife join and assist them to leave the village. As Kanchi with Ghanashyam are going to leave the village, they witness a woman, who is to be Sati but couldn't do so and runs away, being killed by the people of the funeral. ## Cast - [Garima Panta](/source/Garima_Panta) as Kanchi - Sujal Nepal as Ghanashyam (Kanchi's son) - Deepak Chhetri as Kanchi's old husband - Desh Bhakta Khanal as Kanchi's brother-in-law (***Dewar***) - [Laxmi Giri](/source/Laxmi_Giri) as Kanchi's sister-in-law (***Deurani***) - [Krishna Dharabasi](/source/Krishna_Dharabasi) (Himself - Special Appearance) ## See also - [List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film](/source/List_of_submissions_to_the_87th_Academy_Awards_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) - [List of Nepalese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film](/source/List_of_Nepalese_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) ## References 1. ["Deepak Bajracharya"](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1673550/). *IMDb* 1. Sunaina Rana. ["Jhola"](http://nepalitimes.com/article/review/Jhola-Nepali-film,947). *[Nepali Times](/source/Nepali_Times)*. Retrieved 28 February 2014. 1. ["Jhola"](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3700482/). – via www.imdb.com. 1. ["Intl film festival in Nepal from Jan 27"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140225093854/http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/01/20/top-story/intl-film-festival-in-nepal-from-jan-27/384210.html). *ekantipur.com*. 20 January 2014. Archived from [the original](http://ekantipur.com/2014/01/20/top-story/intl-film-festival-in-nepal-from-jan-27/384210.html) on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014. 1. ["Nepal Picks 'Jhola' for Foreign Language Oscar Race"](https://variety.com/2014/film/asia/nepal-picks-jhola-for-foreign-language-oscar-race-1201290740/). *Variety*. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015. ## External links - [Jhola](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3700482/) at IMDb --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jhola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhola) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhola?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.