From cinema halls to social media: How Nepali films are facing a new piracy threat

As audiences record films from cinema seats and circulate them online, Nepali filmmakers are navigating the growing piracy problem.

When Suman Giri, one of the producers of Nepal’s third-highest grossing film ‘Gauthali’, came across a YouTube channel that had been continuously posting pirated clips of his movie, what struck him was more than the piracy itself. It was a weary reminder of human nature.