Darpan Chhaya

Darpan Chaya
Promotional Poster
Directed by	Tulsi Ghimire
Produced by	Shrawan Ghimire
Written by	Tulsi Ghimire
Starring	Niruta Singh Dilip Rayamajhi Uttam Pradhan Tulsi Ghimire
Release date	1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) (Nepal)
Country	Nepal
Language	Nepali
Box office	Nrs. 7 crore (equivalent to Nrs.15 crore of 2016)

Darpan Chaya (Nepali: दर्पण छायाँ) is a 2001 Nepalese musical romantic film directed by Tulsi Ghimire, starring Dilip Rayamajhi, Niruta Singh, Uttam Pradhan and Tulsi Ghimire. Darpan Chaya is regarded as one of the best movies of Nepali film industry that talks about love and friendship. It is considered as one of the best movie in romantic genre made in Nepal. This movie was at the top of list of highest grossing Nepali films until its record was supprased by movie Kohinoor in 2014 after 13 years. Being one of the most critically and commercially acclaimed movie, it is still one of the most loved and remembered movie of Nepal. It also opened market it varous parts of Nepal at the time when Nepali industry was at dull phase. Due to the success of the movie, main leads of the movie i.e. Niruta Singh and Dilip Rayamajhi can in limelighand made them established actors t where as Uttam Pradhan, who debuted from the movie also became popular .

The film is about the friendship of two best friends, Raj and Abhi. They are college students. Though Abhi is blind, Raj takes all his care. On the day of new session of college, they meet a new student named Smriti. Abhi has a good friendship with Smriti, but Raj and Smriti has a bad starting. Once the college plans for picnic where all the students were coming. When Raj comes to know that Smriti is coming he denies to come. But his friends force to come. At picnic when all boys go for swimming, Smriti and her friends hide their clothes which they had left with Abhi. When Abhi comes to know that clothes were gone, it was too late and girls had already left with bus. All the boys now didn't knew the way and were wearing leaves of itchy plants which brings an allergy to Raj. Next morning they return by a truck.

When principal of the college comes to know about this, he scolds Smriti, as Raj was about to participate in basketball competition and was the main player of the team. When Smriti hears this, she apologize to Raj. Soft-hearted Raj easily forgives her, as his friends were also asking to do so. After this incident the trio becomes very good friends. When the basketball was going on Smriti cheers for Raj and with that he easily wins the competition.