Hijo Aaja Bholi
Hijo Aaja Bholi( A.K.A. Hijo, Aaja, Bholi) it was the fourth Nepali film produced and the first under a private banner.
This movie features Shreedhar Khanal, Bhuwan Chand, Mitra Lal, Shanti Maskey and Uttam Nepali in the lead roles.
Shreedhar Khanal also wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues.
He was also the lyricist and the chief Assistant Director.
When Hira Singh Khatri fell ill while shooting the major portions in the studios of Calcutta, Khanal took the responsibility on his shoulders to see the work was not disturbed.
Bhuwan Chand
Bhuwan Chand( born June, 1949) is a Nepali actress.
She is known for Aama, the first Nepali feature film which was produced in 1964.
Owing to her lead role in the first feature film produced in Nepal, which was produced by the Nepal government, she is known as the first actress of Nepal.
Her other works include" Hijo, Aaja, Bholi"( 1967)," Manko Baandh"( 1973)," Sindoor"( 1980)," Jivan RekhaKe ghar ke dera"( 1987)," Pachchis Basanta"( 1988) and" Santideep"( 1989) among others.
Chand is one of the leading faces of Rastriya Nachghar, the iconic national theatre on Nepal.
She is also set to receive" Extraordinary Services Award( Actress), 2019" from the Film Development Board, in its 19th anniversary celebration event.
Lester James Peries
Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries
( Sinhala: ශ් රී ලංකාභිමාන් ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Considered as the father of Sri Lankan cinema, Lester worked as a filmmaker from 1949 to 2006, and was involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries.
He received critical acclaim for directing" RekavaGamperaliyaNidhanayaGolu HadawathaKaliyugayaAwaragira" and" Yuganthaya".
His movie" Wekande Walauwa", starring Ravindra Randeniya and Malini Fonseka, was Sri Lanka's first ever submission for the Academy Awards and the film" Nidhanaya" was included among the top 100 films of the century by the Cinémathèque Française.
Peries' films often deal with Sri Lankan family life in rural settings and conflicted characters.
He helped create an authentic expression of Sinhala Cinema.
Sunil Santha
Sunil Santha (Sinhala:සුනිල් සාන්ත; 14 April 1915 – 11 April 1981) was a renowned and influential Sri Lankan composer, singer and lyricist.
He was pivotal in the development of Sinhala music and folk songs in the mid to late 1940s and early 1950s.
He composed the beloved soundtracks to Lester James Peries' "Rekava" and "Sandesaya" in 1956 and 1960.
In a later comeback, he produced several experimental works.
Francis Gouldman
Francis Gouldman(" c." 1607–1688/89) was a Church of England clergyman and lexicographer whose Latin- English dictionary( 1664) went through several editions.
Gouldman was also one of the directors who oversaw the publication of the monumental" Critici sacri", a major collection of Biblical criticism.
Sandesaya
Sandesaya( Sinhalese language word meaning" The Message") is a 1960 film.
The film based on the war between the Sinhalese people and the Portuguese invaders in Sri Lanka.
It was directed by Sri Lankan film director Lester James Peries.
It was produced by K. Gunaratnam on behalf of the Cinemas Company on the request of Raj Kapoor.
Hira Singh Khatri
Hira Singh Khatri is the director of the first Nepali movie," Aama".
After the success of the first movie, he directed two more movies for the Nepal government.
Basundhara Bhusal
Basundhara Bhusal is a Nepali movie and theater actor.
She was one of the actresses in the first Nepali movie" Aama"( 2021 BS).
Since then, she has acted in at least 135 feature films and 60 TV programs.
She started her career in theater, acting in plays at the" Rastriya Nachghar" since the 1960s.
Some of her notable films are" Ek Number Ko Pakhe", Truck Driver," Hijo Aaja Bholi"( first Nepali film under a private banner and fourth overall)," Paral Ko Aago"( adapted from eponymous story by Guru Prasad Mainali)," Chhakka Panja"( second highest grossing Nepali film of all time) and Prasad( 2018 film).
Bhusal received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Film Awards( Nepal) in 2016.
Bhusal is the co-founder and president of Bhuwan Chaitya Basundhara Foundation.
She is known to volunteer for social awareness programs to help educate the public on important issues.
She has spoken about gender pay gap in the Nepali movie industry.
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor.
He has appeared in both films and television series.
Aama (film)
Aama is a 1964 Nepali film directed by Hira Singh Khatri in his directorial debut.
The film is written by Durga Shrestha and Chaitya Devi." Aama" is produced by Mahendra of Nepal under the banner of Information Department of Government of Nepal( formally Royal Nepal Film Corporation).
The film stars Shiva Shankar and Bhuwan Chand in the lead roles, alongside Basundhara Bhusal, Hira Singh Khatri and Hari Prasad Rimal in supporting roles.
The film's plot follows a young man who returns home after serving in his country's army.
Film director Hira Singh Khatri, was request by Mahendra of Nepal to direct" Aama."
The film's post-production and indoor filming were mainly done in Kolkata, India.
It was released on 7 October 1964.
After the release," Aama" became the first Nepalese film to be produced in Nepal.
After the film's release in Nepal, it quickly became popular in the country.
After the success of" Aama", Khatri directed the films" Hijo Aaja Bholi"( 1967), and" Parivartan"( 1971) for the Nepalese government, both of which were used to convey patriotism to Nepalese citizens.
" Aama" is regarded as one of the most important films in the history of Nepalese cinema.

Question: Do both films, Hijo Aaja Bholi and Sandesaya, have the directors who are from the same country?
Answer: no