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Shan Basnyat

Screenwriter

Shan Basnyat's screenwriting path is visible in films that ask for sharply shaped story mechanics, lively dialogue and a clear sense of audience. Beginning with Vijilante 3D, he moved through a run of feature projects in which the screenplay is asked to carry thriller, comedy and relationship-driven drama without losing its pace. Jholay gave him story, screenplay and dialogue credit, and was followed by Punte Parade, Chapali Height 2, How Funny!! and Kohalpur Express. Across those films, he has worked with different directors and tones while keeping the writing grounded in the characters at the centre of each story. That variety is its own kind of accomplishment: a body of work built project by project, with the script doing the quiet work of holding a film together. His more recent credit on Masterni extends that record into a new production, with contributions spanning creative production, script, screenplay and dialogue. Basnyat's career offers an encouraging picture of a writer who has kept developing through collaboration and range, building a place in Nepali cinema through the durable work on the page that audiences eventually experience on screen.