Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi

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Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi
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Nepali कबड्डी कबड्डी कबड्डी
Directed by Ram Babu Gurung
Written byRam Babu Gurung
Upendra Subba
Produced byMani Ram Pokharel
Arjun Karki
Om Chand Rauniyar
Starring Dayahang Rai
Upasana Singh Thakuri
Rishma Gurung
Karma
Wilson Bikram Rai
Buddhi Tamang
Bijay Baral
Puskar Gurung
Kabita Ale
Maotse Gurung
Production
company
Cinema Arts
Release date
  • 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)(Nepal)
CountryNepal
Language Nepali Language
Budgetरु 2.5 crore
Box officeरु 13.5 Crore

Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi is a 2019 Nepali romantic comedy film, directed by Ram Babu Gurung. The film is produced by Mani Ram Pokharel, Arjun Karki, and Om Chand Rauniyar under the banner of Cinema Arts. The film stars Dayahang Rai, Upasana Singh Thakuri, Rishma Gurung, Karma, Wilson Bikram Rai, Buddhi Tamang, Bijaya Baral, Puskar Gurung, Kabita Ale, and Maotse Gurung. In the film, Kaji tries to live rest of his life with Maiya's memories but he falls in love with another girl. The film generally got positive feedback from the critics. Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi is the third film in Kabaddi franchise. It is followed by its sequel Kabaddi 4: The Final Match breaking all records of Nepal.

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Plot

Following the incidents of Kabaddi Kabaddi , Kaji has become more arrogant. He says that love is not his agenda anymore. Kaji wants to live with Maiya's memories for the rest of his life. He falls in love with his cousin Kashi but she loves someone else.

Cast

Soundtrack

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [1]
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Dubo Phulyo"S.D. YogiHark SaudHemanta Rana, Hritika Shrestha4:04
2."Maya Pirati" Kali Prasad Baskota, Sabin Ektaare Kali Prasad Baskota Kali Prasad Baskota 2:41
3."Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi" Kali Prasad Baskota, Anupam SharmaSunny Sunam Kali Prasad Baskota, Anupam Sharma2:39

Release and reception

Diwakar Pyakurel of Online Khabar praised the lead actors' performance, writing: "Not only popular Daya Hang Rai, but emerging Thakuri and Baral have given an impressive performance in the project." [2]

Sunny Mahat of The Annapurna Express said that the film is "an all-out entertainer and also offers a great lesson to Nepali filmmakers—you don't need to bar foreign films in order for the Nepali films to be successful. Just make good cinema." He rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, and described it as "a complete family entertainer". [3]

Rupak Risal, writing for Moviemandu, said that the "viewers will have a gleeful time at the theater". [4]

Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi was listed in eighth place on a "Best Nepali Movies of 2019 You Need to Watch" list by Nepali Sansar. [5]

Abhimanyu Dixit of The Kathmandu Post said: "Kabaddi 3 is redundant. There's nothing we haven't seen before." [6]

Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi grossed 14.7 million Nepalese rupees (NPR) on its first day of screening, which set the record for the highest-grossing opening of a film in Nepal. [7] [8] [9]

In three days, it collected 43.2 million NPR. [10] The film collected around 110 million in total. [11]

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