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Nepal’s first female superstar Rekha Thapa has rarely been seen outside of films. While many of her contemporaries and juniors ventured into music videos, Thapa remained largely absent from the scene. Throughout her nearly 25-year-long career, she has only appeared in one music video — and that too during the early struggling phase of her career.
That sole music video was for popular singer Anand Karki’s hit song “Lagchha Man Herirahu”.
Despite receiving offers with film-like remuneration over the years, Rekha never accepted another music video role. But now, she is set to appear in her second music video, which is expected to release on 16th of Shrawan. The video is composed and directed by Prakash Saput.
So, why did Rekha agree to do a music video after so long?
According to Rekha, it was the subject matter of the Teej-themed song by Prakash Saput that motivated her.
“The song titled ‘No Means No’(Nai BHanesi Nai) raises the issue of self-respect of a girl child, a young woman, a mother, and all women — that’s why I agreed to do it,” she said. “In the past too, I’ve always stood for daughters and their rights. You’ve seen me on many platforms advocating for them. This time, the musical platform felt appropriate. Now that I’m not just a woman but also a mother to a daughter, I felt this was something I couldn’t say no to — so I agreed without a second thought.”
Singer-turned-producer-director Prakash Saput, who previously released the film ‘Basanta’, shared that he couldn’t release a Teej song last year due to the film. But this time, while developing the concept, he had Rekha Thapa in mind.
Although he had heard that Rekha generally doesn’t do music videos, he believed the topic was strong enough to convince her.
“When I explained the theme, she even asked, ‘Can’t we make this into a film?’” said Saput. “Since I wasn’t ready to make a film yet, I said, ‘Let’s spread this message through a music video — it will reach more people, even in remote villages.’ And she agreed.”
Prakash shared that he composed 5–7 melodies for this song.
The song features vocals by Eleena Chauhan and Samikshya Adhikari. He is confident that the audience will connect with it.
The four lines he personally finds most powerful are:
Ma ta sundari parijasti hu,
Ma ta swatantra charijasti hu
Charilai jelaima thunna nakhoj
Khelauna thanera chumna nakhoj.
