Kathmandu. The film directed by Pradeep Shahi, ‘Gorkha: Beneath the Bravery’, which was released last year, will be dubbed in Spanish and released on Amazon Prime Video. This film is going to be streamed in 90 countries under the name of ‘1915 Legend of Gorkhaz’.
Earlier, the English language film was released in America, UK, Australia, South Korea, Taliban and Japan.
The film is based on the true story of Kulveer Thapa, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for the first time for Gurkhas. The story of Gorkhali’s sacrifice, compassion and friendship is shown in the film. The entire shooting of the film has been done in the UK.
On September 25, 1915, British forces launched a major attack on Luce, France. In that battle, 26-year-old Rifleman Kulveer Thapa of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles was seriously injured. But he managed to survive. His story was shown in this film. At this time, since 26th September, Thapa worked to rescue the victims. It was after this incident that he was awarded the Victoria Cross, the first for the Gurkhas.
Produced under the banner of SAI Productions, the film stars Sameer Gurung, Gaumaya Gurung, Stuart Walker, Agistino Oberhofer, Oli Bassi, Robin Friberg, Rajan Gurung, Surya Gurung, Seon Shahi and others. The film ‘Antim Sanskar’ directed by Pradeep Shahi has already been screened. The upcoming film ‘Eklo’ directed by him is currently in post production.
