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As India and China Repair Ties, a Tibet Film Tells the Story of a Forgotten Resistance

PVR INOX postponed the release after Chinese state media accused the film of separatism, as India and China moved to repair strained ties.

  • Multiplex operator PVR INOX postponed the release of Four Rivers Six Ranges in India by a week, citing pressure ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival for a BRICS summit and meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Director Shenpenn Khymsar filmed the historical drama Four Rivers Six Ranges as a 'covert operation' in Nepal, depicting Chushi Gangdruk, a resistance group that waged a 13-year guerrilla campaign against Chinese forces before disbanding in 1974.
  • Actor Tenzin Rigzin Phurpatsang stars in the film, which anthropologist Carole McGranahan calls a vital 'Tibetan telling of the history of Tibet' aimed at preserving Tibetan identity during China's tight control.
  • Chinese state media accused the film of 'promoting separatism,' while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly assured Chinese officials that India would not allow 'anti-China activities' on its soil, according to China's readout.
  • The 91-year-old Dalai Lama's succession plan looms over Tibet's future as China asserts sole authority to approve the next leader, making the film's preservation of Tibetan history especially significant amid geopolitical uncertainty.
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As India and China repair ties, a Tibet film tells the story of a forgotten resistance

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — In the mountains of Nepal's Mustang region, just hours from the homeland he had never seen, Tenzin Rigzin Phurpatsang struggled to breathe the air his Tibetan ancestors had adapted to over generations. The thin air felt heavy.

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Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer broke the news on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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