Remembering Basanti

Despite showing their resentment towards Bollywood for the wrong depiction of Gautham Buddha's birthplace, Nepali people have also shown their love for Hindi films. What more could our dream girl Hema Malini ask for than this homage to her character's role, made by the Himalayan nation for her most famous character.

In Nepal, a locally made three-wheeled vehicle have been named "Basanti".
This new transport medium made from the discarded motorcycle parts from the scrap heaps have found many takers as making travelling in it much cheaper when compared to cycle rickshaws.

The people who named the vehicle Basanti say that the name was fixed by them one day as they were talking about the film 'Sholay' and the horse cart driven by Hema Malin's character.

Basanti running on pertrol has been introduced in a district named Sunsari situated at the Terai plains in the India-Nepal border. As of now 16 vehicles are ready to undertake trips between Inaruwa town in the Sunsari district and Bhandabari village.

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