‘All my writings have contained a piece of me’

Acclaimed scriptwriter Abinash Bikram Shah on his writing process, his early filmmaking inspirations, and his views on how Nepal’s filmmaking landscape is changing.

Abinash Bikram Shah has been a writer in renowned Nepali films like ‘Kalo Pothi’, ‘Highway’ and ‘Tattini’, all of which have premiered in national and international film festivals. In 2015, he even strayed away from the film industry to work as a lead writer for the ‘Singha Durbar’ TV series. Currently, he is working to direct his first feature film slated to begin production in 2022.