The Nepali New Year is coming within a week, and this year’s last movie was released yesterday. Bahaab movie was released yesterday, whereas next Friday is the first day of the new year. Let’s discuss the movies released this year, and how many movies were able to recover their investment will be listed in this post.
This year, in total, 46 Nepali movies were released. And among them, ten movies could only succeed in recovering their investment. After the pandemic scenario, the Nepali film industry was fully operational by this year only. And the opening movie of this year was lucky for the Nepali film industry. On Baisakh 1, A Mero Hajur 4 was released, and this movie turned out to be a success. A Mero Hajur 4 has collected around Rs. 8 crore from the domestic market. The final collection has not been revealed by the makers yet.
This year we received the All-Time Highest Grossing Nepali Movie as well. Kabaddi 4, released on Jestha 13, did business for around 23 crore in the Nepali market. This made this movie the highest-grossing Nepali movie of all time. A film with a budget of three crores grosses twenty-three crores. The movie is directed by Ram Babu Gurung and features Dayahang Rai, Saugat Malla, and Miruna Magar.
Jingedaau, released on Bhadra 17, turned out to be another hit movie. Jingedaau, directed by Gyanendra Deuja, featured Keki Adhikari and Aanchal Sharma in the lead roles. The movie proved to be a commercial success, it doesn’t need a sequel if the content is strong. Jingedaau is accepted by all age groups, and its content has won the hearts of its audience. The movie was written by Pradeep Bhardwaj.
Ainaa Jhyal Ko Putali is another surprise for the Nepali film industry. Although this movie didn’t get a wide release due to its lack of stars, it was critically acclaimed. The movie did well at the multiplex and was able to recover its investment. This movie will win many international awards at film festivals. The movie did well at the major multiplexes in the Kathmandu valley and was running for a couple of weeks with good occupancy.
Prem Geet 3, released on Ashwin 7, turned out to be another superhit movie of the year. In the Nepali market, the film grossed around 10 crore. The film was also released in Hindi, but it was not commercially successful in that language. But this movie has opened the international market for Nepali films. Prem Geet 3 features Pradip Khadka and Kristina Gurung in the lead roles.
Dui Numbari, which was released on Ashwin 21, turned out to be another hit movie of the year. The movie, starring Dayahang Rai, Saugat Malla, and Upasana Singh Thakuri, is directed by Dipendra Lama. The film grossed approximately Rs. 7 crore in its lifetime. The movie’s opening-week business was 4 crore 45 lakh. The movie succeeds in recovering its investment from its first-week collection. The movie also shared the profits with the technicians.
Dipendra K. Khanal’s directorial venture ‘Ke Ghar Ke Dera’ also turned out to be a hit movie of the year. The movie released on Kartika 4 was able to recover its investment. Another movie, Mahapurush, released on Kartik 11, turned out to be another super hit movie of the year. The movie did a business of around Rs 11 crore and became the third highest grossing movie of the year after Kabaddi 4 and Chhakka Panja 4.
Ram Babu Gurung’s directorial venture, the movie ‘Fulbari, also did average business and was able to recover its investment. Although the film did not have a strong start, it remained in theaters for an extended period of time, allowing it to recoup its investment. The movie could make money from the international market and digital rights. The film did business for around Rs. 4–5 crores in Nepal.
Deepak Deepa’s Chhakka Panja 4, released on Falgun 19, is another blockbuster movie of the year. The movie is still running in theaters, and it has done a business of around Rs. 12 crore plus. The recent business of the movie will be revealed this week by the distributors. The movie is still doing well at multiplexes and single screens. It has more than one week to run, as from Baisakh 1, a major screen will be replaced by a new release.
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