The Dream of Bringing Millions of Fathers Home is a Nepali social and motivational short video presented by KushmaZ Entertainment in 2018 (2075 B.S.). Directed, edited, and color-graded by filmmaker Bishal Lohani (Bishal Lohane), the film tells an emotional story about a daughter who dreams of bringing her father back home from abroad.
The story reflects the painful reality of many Nepali families separated because of foreign employment and migration. Through a child's innocent dream, the film presents a much larger hope: to see Nepali fathers and migrant workers return to their homeland and live together with their families.
The Story Behind the Film
In Nepal, many parents leave their families and travel abroad in search of employment and better economic opportunities. Although foreign employment can provide financial support, it can also create emotional distance between family members.
The Dream of Bringing Millions of Fathers Home explores this reality through the perspective of a daughter who wants her father to return home.
For a child, a father's presence is more valuable than money. The daughter's dream therefore becomes a powerful symbol of the feelings experienced by thousands of Nepali children whose parents work overseas.
The film asks an important question:
How many families have sacrificed their time together in the search for a better financial future?
A Daughter's Dream Becomes a National Hope
The central idea of the film is simple but powerful.
A daughter wants her father back.
However, her personal dream represents the dreams of countless children across Nepal. Behind every migrant worker is a family waiting at home.
The film transforms this personal emotion into a broader social message — the dream of bringing millions of Nepali fathers home.
It is a story about family, sacrifice, migration, patriotism and hope.
A Story Inspired by Nepal's Foreign Employment Reality
Foreign employment has played a major role in the lives of many Nepali families. For decades, Nepali workers have traveled abroad seeking employment and opportunities that may not be available at home.
While remittances support families and the national economy, the human cost of migration is often less visible.
Children grow up without their parents. Parents miss important moments in their children's lives. Husbands and wives spend years apart. Families celebrate festivals and special occasions while waiting for their loved ones to return.
The Dream of Bringing Millions of Fathers Home focuses on this emotional side of migration.
Rather than presenting migration through statistics, the film presents it through human relationships and family emotions.
Directed by Bishal Lohani
The film was directed by Bishal Lohani, who also handled the editing and color work.
As a Nepali filmmaker, writer, director and editor, Bishal Lohani has worked on a range of social, motivational, inspirational and entertainment projects.
His filmmaking approach often focuses on stories connected to ordinary people, family relationships, social issues and human emotions.
In this project, the direction uses a simple family story to communicate a larger social message about Nepali migrant workers and the families they leave behind.
The film is also part of Bishal Lohani's earlier independent filmmaking journey and represents his interest in using audiovisual storytelling to address meaningful social subjects.
Production Credits
Title: The Dream of Bringing Millions of Fathers Home
Original Nepali Title: Lakhau Babaharulai Swadesh Farkaune Sapana
Year: 2018 / 2075 B.S.
Presented by: KushmaZ Entertainment
Genre: Social, Motivational, Inspirational
Speech: Prativa Lamichhane
Written by: Shankar Lamichhane
Direction: Bishal Lohani
Editing: Bishal Lohani
Color: Bishal Lohani
Camera: Ramesh Shrestha
Post Production: Panchase Media House
Cast / Artists
Ram Shrestha
Arjun Sharma
Lal Bahadur Chhetri
Hari Kumar Shrestha
Tara Panday
Kusm Kharer
Purnima Sharma
Devi Sharma
Aayusha Adhikari
Raj Kumar Paudel
Watch the Original Video
The original 2018/2075 B.S. Nepali social and motivational video is available on YouTube.
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“Who Wants to Leave Their Family?”
One of the central thoughts behind the project is:
“In reality, who wants to leave their family and go abroad? But this is what is happening in our country...”
This statement captures the emotional conflict experienced by many Nepali migrant workers.
Most people do not leave their families because they want to be separated from their loved ones. They leave because they hope to create a better life for those very family members.
This contradiction is at the heart of the film.
A father leaves his child to provide for the child.
The child, however, simply wants the father to come home.
The Emotional Power of the Story
The strength of The Dream of Bringing Millions of Fathers Home comes from its simplicity.
It does not need a complicated storyline to communicate its message. The relationship between a child and her father is enough to represent a much larger social reality.
The daughter's dream becomes a metaphor for:
Family unity
The emotional cost of migration
The sacrifices of Nepali parents
The dreams of children
The importance of being together
Hope for a better Nepal
The desire to bring migrant workers back home
Why the Film Still Matters
Although the film was produced in 2018, its subject remains relevant.
Nepal continues to experience significant migration for employment and education. Many Nepali families continue to live with the emotional consequences of having loved ones abroad.
This makes the film more than an old motivational video.
It is also a visual record of a social reality in Nepal.
The emotions presented in the story can still be recognized by families today.
A Part of Ahuri Entertainment's Creative Archive
The Dream of Bringing Millions of Fathers Home represents an important part of the creative history associated with the filmmakers and artists who later continued developing independent Nepali cinema and digital storytelling.
For Ahuri Entertainment, preserving such projects is important because independent films and videos document not only filmmaking journeys but also the social conditions and emotions of their time.
Projects like this demonstrate how simple filmmaking can be used to communicate meaningful ideas about society, family and the future of Nepal.
The Message
At the heart of the film is a universal message:
Money can help build a home, but it cannot replace the presence of a loved one.
The daughter's dream is therefore not just about bringing one father home.
It represents the dream of countless Nepali children who want their parents back.
It represents the hope that one day Nepal will be able to create enough opportunities for its citizens to build their lives without being forced to leave their families behind.
Conclusion
The Dream of Bringing Millions of Fathers Home is a 2018 Nepali social and motivational short film/video that tells a simple but emotional story about a daughter's desire to bring her father home from abroad.
Presented by KushmaZ Entertainment, written by Shankar Lamichhane, and directed, edited and color-graded by Bishal Lohani, the project explores family separation, foreign employment, sacrifice and hope.
More than a motivational video, it captures a reality experienced by many Nepali families.
The daughter's dream remains clear:
Bring the fathers home.
And behind that dream lies a bigger hope — a Nepal where families can stay together while building a better future in their own homeland.
