The Red Suitcase: Fidel Devkota's story from his ‘inner heart’

Fidel Devkota

Fidel Devkota (L) is the director of The Red Suitcase, screening at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024. Credit: Supplied

This year’s Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), now in its 15th year, has been screening over 65 films in 26 different languages, including Nepali, at various cinemas in Victoria since Thursday, 15 August. The festival will wrap up on Sunday, 25 August. ‘The Red Suitcase’, one of the four Nepali films at the IFFM, won the ‘Best film from the subcontinent’ award. SBS Nepali caught up with director Fidel Devkota to talk about his filmmaking journey, the story behind his award-winning movie, and his recipe for success.


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