Release of Nepal's first colour film 'Kumari', directed by Prem Basnet. The film starring Salyan
KC and Chaityadevi is considered the first Nepali film to be subtitled. The film was screened at Taskand Film Festival, a biennial festival held in Taskand, the capital of Uzbekistan in the then Soviet Union. The leading actress Chaityadevi had taken six years to do a Masters in stage and
cinema acting from All Union State Institute of Cinematography.