diff --git a/django_nepkit/admin.py b/django_nepkit/admin.py
index cd212bf..d04cb20 100644
--- a/django_nepkit/admin.py
+++ b/django_nepkit/admin.py
@@ -198,22 +198,28 @@ class NepaliAdminMixin:
     """Provides date formatting helpers for Admin classes."""
 
     def _get_field_ne_setting(self, field_name):
+        """Return the field's ``ne`` flag, or ``None`` if the field has none.
+
+        ``None`` distinguishes "field has no opinion" from an explicit
+        ``ne=False`` (English), which the caller can use to fall back to
+        the project default without overwriting a field-level override.
+        """
         if not hasattr(self, "model"):
-            return False
+            return None
         try:
             field = self.model._meta.get_field(field_name)
             if hasattr(field, "ne"):
                 return field.ne
         except (FieldDoesNotExist, AttributeError):
-            return False
-        return False
+            return None
+        return None
 
     def format_nepali_date(
         self, date_value, format_string="%B %d, %Y", ne=None, field_name=None
     ):
         if ne is None and field_name:
             ne = self._get_field_ne_setting(field_name)
-        elif ne is None:
+        if ne is None:
             ne = nepkit_settings.DEFAULT_LANGUAGE == "ne"
         return format_nepali_date(date_value, format_string, ne=ne)
 
@@ -226,7 +232,7 @@ class NepaliAdminMixin:
     ):
         if ne is None and field_name:
             ne = self._get_field_ne_setting(field_name)
-        elif ne is None:
+        if ne is None:
             ne = nepkit_settings.DEFAULT_LANGUAGE == "ne"
         return format_nepali_datetime(datetime_value, format_string, ne=ne)
 
@@ -308,7 +314,9 @@ class NepaliModelAdmin(NepaliAdminMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
             if val is None:
                 return self.get_empty_value_display()
             ne = self._get_field_ne_setting(field_name)
-            if ne is False:
+            if ne is None:
+                # Field has no ``ne`` attribute (e.g. plain ``TimeField``)
+                # — fall back to the project default.
                 ne = nepkit_settings.DEFAULT_LANGUAGE == "ne"
             return format_nepali_time_admin(val, ne=ne)
 
diff --git a/django_nepkit/forms.py b/django_nepkit/forms.py
index bd7714c..3151382 100644
--- a/django_nepkit/forms.py
+++ b/django_nepkit/forms.py
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@ from datetime import date as python_date
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from nepali.datetime import nepalidate
+from nepali.exceptions import FormatNotMatchException
 
-from django_nepkit.utils import try_parse_nepali_date
+from django_nepkit.utils import BS_DATE_FORMAT, try_parse_nepali_date
 from django_nepkit.validators import validate_nepali_phone_number
 from django_nepkit.widgets import NepaliDatePickerWidget
 
+# Anything ``try_parse_nepali_date`` (or ``str(value)`` coercion) might
+# raise that we want to translate into a user-friendly ``ValidationError``.
+_PARSE_ERRORS = (ValueError, TypeError, FormatNotMatchException)
+
 
 class NepaliDateFormField(forms.DateField):
     """A form field for entering Nepali dates."""
@@ -32,9 +37,7 @@ class NepaliDateFormField(forms.DateField):
             if parsed is not None:
                 return parsed
             raise ValueError("Invalid BS date format")
-        except Exception:
-            from django_nepkit.utils import BS_DATE_FORMAT
-
+        except _PARSE_ERRORS:
             raise forms.ValidationError(
                 _("Enter a valid Nepali date in %(format)s format.")
                 % {"format": BS_DATE_FORMAT},