{{short description|2016 Nepali film by Ram Babu Gurung}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Purano Dunga | image = Purano Dunga film poster.jpeg | alt = | caption = | native_name = | director = Ram Babu Gurung | producer = Raunak Bikram Kandel, Om Chand Rauniyar, Arjun Karki, Prakash Gurung, Dhan Bahadur Gurung | writer = Ram Babu Gurung | screenplay = | story = Maotse Gurung | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | starring = Dayahang Rai, Priyanka Karki, Maotse Gurung, Menuka Pradhan, Buddhi Tamang, | narrator = | music = Kali Prasad Baskota | cinematography = | editing = Nimesh Shrestha | studio = Cinema Art Production, Maotse Gurung Films | distributor = HighlightsNepal | released = {{film date|df=y|2016|11|25|Nepal}} | runtime = 1h 42m | country = Nepal | language = Nepali | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Purano Dunga''''' (English: Old Boat) is a 2016 Nepali slice of life film directed by Ram Babu Gurung and produced by Raunak Bikram Kandel, Prakash Gurung, Om Chand Rauniyar and Dhan Bahadur Gurung in association with Cinema Arts. The film stars Dayahang Rai, and Priyanka Karki in the lead roles as a couple, with Maotse Gurung and Menuka Pradhan in the supporting role as brother and sister in law.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/9984/|title='Purano Dunga' makes aggressive start at box office|work=My Republica|access-date=2017-08-06|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807020230/http://www.myrepublica.com/news/9984/|archivedate=2017-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.onlinekhabar.com/2016/12/08/391099.html|title='Purano Dunga' movie review: Distinctly tragic and deeply resonant – OnlineKhabar|access-date=2017-08-06|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807023919/http://english.onlinekhabar.com/2016/12/08/391099.html|archivedate=2017-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/events/director-gurung-back-with-purano-dunga/|title=Director Gurung back with Purano Dunga - The Himalayan Times|date=2016-02-09|work=The Himalayan Times|access-date=2017-08-06|language=en-US|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807023742/https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/events/director-gurung-back-with-purano-dunga/|archivedate=2017-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/18218/?categoryId=81|title=Year 2073: Year of large collection in Nepali Movie|work=My Republica|access-date=2017-08-06|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807023153/http://www.myrepublica.com/news/18218/?categoryId=81|archivedate=2017-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.onlinekhabar.com/2016/07/456969/|title=लुट-२ र पुरानो डुङ्गा अष्ट्रेलियामा पनि प्रदर्शन हुने|website=Online Khabar|access-date=2017-08-06|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807023745/http://www.onlinekhabar.com/2016/07/456969/|archivedate=2017-08-07}}</ref>
== Plot == Purano Dunga tells the story of two Bhujel brothers - Bhakta Bahadur, the older brother played by Maotse Gurung, makes his living by rowing his boat across Lake Begnas, while Batase, played by Dayahang Rai, idles his life away in the city. One day, Batase asks for his share of the family fortune wherein he asks for the boat. The story unfolds as Bhakta is forced to give up the boat to his brother and starts to struggle financially as the boat was his only livelihood. One day, a local villager buys a boat because Batase took away the village's only boat. This angers Bhakta and he destroys the boat, and then buys an old leaky boat from the money he had saved, but, before he can repair it, the owner of the destroyed boat calls the police and they arrive and arrest him. As they leave, his wife Manu sees her husband taken away and decides to follow him on the leaky old boat despite him telling her not to. Suddenly, the boat starts sinking and she jumps into the lake; seeing this, Bhakta jumps in as well to save her but as they reach the shore his wife dies. The film closes as Batase watches his brother Bhakta as he leaves his home with his baby on his back.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/purano-dunga-boat-ride-you-could-pass/|title=A boat ride you could pass|date=2016-11-26|work=The Himalayan Times|access-date=2017-08-06|language=en-US|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629045545/http://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/purano-dunga-boat-ride-you-could-pass|archivedate=2017-06-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/22439/|title=A different kind of hero|work=My Republica|access-date=2017-08-06|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708051228/http://www.myrepublica.com/news/22439/|archivedate=2017-07-08}}</ref>
== Cast == * Dayahang Rai as Batashe * Priyanka Karki as Chandra * Maotse Gurung as Bhakta Bahadur Bhujel * Menuka Pradhan as Manamaya/ Manu * Sudam Ck as Dohori Sau * Purnima Gurung * Maniram Pokhrel * Buddhi Tamang as Bideshi
== Soundtrack == {{track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Nira | length1 = 3:09 | extra1 = Kali Prasad Baskota | title2 = Rumani Rang | length2 = 3:32 | extra2 = Anupam Sharma, Archana Sharma | title3 = Maajhi | length3 = 3:39 | extra3 = Kali Prasad Baskota }}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible " style="width:99%;" |+ Awards received by Purano Dunga Team ! style="width:25%;" scope="col" |Ceremony ! style="width:25%;" scope="col" |Category ! style="width:25%;" scope="col" |Recipient ! style="width:8%;" scope="col" |Result |- | rowspan="5" |5th NFDC Award<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/mycity/news/purano-dunga-chhakka-panja-steal-limelight-in-5th-nfdc-award|title=Purano Dunga, Chhakka Panja steal limelight in 5th NFDC award|work=My Republica|access-date=2017-08-06|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704035030/http://www.myrepublica.com/news/22145/|archivedate=2017-07-04}}</ref> |Best Story |Ram Babu Gurung and Upendra Subba |{{won}} |- |Best Cinematography |Shailendra D Karki |{{won}} |- |Best Music |Kali Prasad Baskota |{{won}} |- |Best Actor In Supporting Role |Maotse Gurung |{{Won}} |- |Best Actress in supporting role |Menuka Pradhan |{{won}} |- | rowspan="1" |Film Critics Society of Nepal (FISCON)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/cine-artists-felicitated-with-critics-award-photo-feature/|title=Cine artists felicitated with critics award (Photo feature)|work=My Republica|access-date=2017-11-28|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030639/http://www.myrepublica.com/news/31257/?categoryId=81|archivedate=2017-12-01}}</ref> |Best Actor |Maotse Gurung |{{won}} |}
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Category:2016 films Category:2010s Nepali-language films Category:Films shot in Kathmandu Category:Nepalese comedy-drama films Category:Films shot in Pokhara Category:2016 comedy-drama films