Basudev is a 1984 Nepali language film, adapted from Dhruba Chandra Gautam's Kattel Sarko Chotpatak[1] by Neer Shah in his directorial debut.

[12] The song Yatri from the film, adapted from the eponymous poem by Nepali poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota, was highly acclaimed upon its release and remains popular.

When his friend Kumar (Neer Shah) asks that he help him on his illegal business scheme in return for lending him money, their relationship grows strained.

Basudev and Kumar continue to insult each other for their respective values, when among mutual friends, arguing the merits of financial well-being against a principled life.

[2] The relationship gets worse when Kumar finds out that his only daughter Sangita (Sharmila Shah) is dating Prem (Krishna Malla), Basudev's son.

He chose an already popular Nepali book "Kattel Sarko Chotpatak" written by Dr. Dhruva Chandra Gautam to adapt from.

The script for the film was written by the book's author Dhruba Chandra Gautam himself, in collaboration with Neer Shah, while the comedic bits were contributed to by Hari Bansha Acharya.

[2] The popular song Yatri adapted from the eponymous poem by Laxmi Prasad Devkota was recorded in Mumbai, sung by Rabin Sharma.

[14] Bibash Basti, for Annapurna Post Today in 2017, wrote that the film had stirred Nepali society and widened the "filmy-canvass".