Kabaddi Kabaddi is a 2015 Nepali romantic comedy film directed by Ram Babu Gurung. The film stars Dayahang Rai, Saugat Malla and Rishma Gurung. It is a sequel to the 2014 film Kabaddi. It was one of the highest-grossing films in Nepal at the time of its release. It was followed by a sequel named Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi. The final sequel, Kabaddi 4: The Final Match, was released on 27 May 2022.
Reecha Sharma, is a Nepalese film actress, model, and video jockey. She was one of the ten semi-finalists of Miss Nepal 2007 pageant, and has been popular for her acting in music videos and ramps. She made her acting debut in the Nepali film First Love (2010). She then acted in Mero Love Story and Highway in 2011. The most successful box office movie of 2012 Loot marked a turning point in her acting career. She acted in a youth-focused movie Visa Girl in 2012, and critically acclaimed 2014 film Talakjung vs Tulke. In 2015, she played the role of a cop in the featured film Zindagi Rocks. She is also one of the judges of Nepali comedy reality show Comedy Champion.
Highway is a Nepali Anthological Film produced by Aadi Productions in association with Louverture Films. Highway was officially selected for and screened at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. It was critically acclaimed but it did not perform well at the box office.
Loot is a 2012 Nepali crime thriller film that was directed and written by Nischal Basnet as his debut. The film was produced by Madhav Wagle and Narendra Maharjan with Princess Movies and Black Horse Pictures. The film features an ensemble cast including Saugat Malla, Dayahang Rai, Karma Shakya, Prateek Raj Neupane, Sushil Raj Pandey, Reecha Sharma, Srijana Subba, Praveen Khatiwada and Sushma Karki.
Roshan Thapa is a singer and music director (composer) in the Nepali music industry. He is known for his work on his first movie, Loot. The item song 'Udhreko choli' was famous at the time. Another song of the movie, 'Mera ti khushi haru', was nominated for Best movie song at the Image Music Awards of 2012.
Saugat Malla is a Nepalese film actor and producer. He began acting professionally in 2008 and became known for his leading role as Haku Kale in Loot (2012). Other work includes Mukhauta (2014), Sadanga (2015), Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (2012), Lappan Chhappan (2017), Kabaddi Kabaddi (2015), and Fateko Jutta (2017), Kabaddi 4, Dui Numbari, Agastya, Kaagbeni, Haatichhap.
Dayahang Rai is a Nepalese actor, director, and playwright. Dayahang is known for his uniqueness in Nepali cinema. He is one of the most popular and acclaimed actors of Nepal. He has starred in over 40 films and is one of the leading contemporary actors of Nepal. He has received various accolades throughout his acting career. Dayahang is a veteran theatrical actor who made the jump to Nepali cinemas.
Nischal Basnet is a Nepalese director, writer, actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Nepali cinema. Considered as one of the best directors of Nepali cinema, he is widely acclaimed for "revolutionizing Nepali cinema" through his realistic, dark and comic depiction of social problems prevalent in Nepal on celluloid screen. Basnet has directed three feature films: Loot (2012), Talakjung vs Tulke (2014) and Loot 2 (2017). He has acted in the films Kabaddi (2014), Dui Rupaiyan (2017), and Prasad (2018).
The National Film Awards is the most prominent and prestigious award of Nepali cinema. The first National Film Award was held in 2005, in the presence of His Majesty's King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah. The event is held at the residence of the president of Nepal and the president gives the awards to the winners in various categories. It is yearly organised by Film Development Board, Nepal.
Swastima Khadka is a Nepalese actress who predominantly works in Nepali cinema. She has appeared in Love Love Love (2017), Chhakka Panja 2 (2017), Nai Nabhannu La 5 (2018), and Bulbul (2019).
Talakjung vs Tulke is a 2014 Nepalese action drama film directed by Nischal Basnet and produced by Rabindra Singh Baniya. It was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. The film is based on the 2003 Nepal's maoist revolution.
Nepal Literature Festival is an annual international literary festival which takes place in Pokhara, Nepal. It was founded in 2011 by Bookworm Foundation, a not-for-profit organization.
Loot 2 is a Nepali film directed by Nischal Basnet and produced by Madhav Wagle. The sequel of the Nepali blockbuster film Loot (2012), it was released on 24 February 2017, garnering रू15 million on its opening day, which is one of the biggest openings in Nepali film history. By the end of its fifth day in theaters, it successfully earned over रू105 Million.
Lappan Chhappan, is a Nepali gangster film directed by Mukunda Bhatta Written by Prabesh Poudel and Prakash jung shah.produced by Damber Bahadur Chand and co-produced by Indra Prasad Kharel. Inspired by the "Lappan Chappan” titled song from Kabaddi Kabaddi, Lappan Chappan is set for release on 24 March 2017. The meaning of the title refers to the act of dishonesty or deception. The majority of the film was shot in Belgium.
Jai Bhole is 2018 Nepalese drama romance film, directed by Ashok Sharma and written by Khagendra Lamichhane. The film is produced by Kiran Sharma, Kriti Sharma, and Ankit Sharma under the banner of AA Group of Companies. The film stars Khagendra Lamichhane, Saugat Malla, Swastima Khadka, Buddhi Tamang, and Salon Basnet in the lead roles.
Nischal Basnet is a Nepalese film director and actor who primarily appears in Nepali language films. He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the crime-thriller Loot and wrote screenplay for the film. The film focuses on Hakku Kale, who masterminds a bank robbery. The film received mixed reviews from the critics, some of whom criticized the script for not being original. According to The Kathmandu Post, the film "changed the discourse of the Nepali film industry". Loot earned 25.5 million Nepalese rupees, making it Nepal's highest-grossing film of 2012. Basnet went on to win the Dcine Award for Best Debut Director. In 2014, Basnet acted in and produced Ram Babu Gurung's romantic drama Kabaddi. In the film, Basnet plays Bibek, who tries to abduct a gangster's daughter. The same year, Basnet directed the dark comedy Talakjung vs Tulke. The film is set during the Nepalese Civil War, which lasted from 1996 to 2006. Basnet won the Film Critics Society of Nepal Award for Best Director and the National Film Award for Best Director. Talakjung vs Tulke was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Dayahang Rai is a Nepali actor who made his debut in the 2009 romantic comedy film Mero Euta Saathi Chha. The same year, Rai appeared in the mystery Dasdhunga, in which he portrays the suspected killer of Madan Bhandari, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal; this performance garnered the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2012, his breakthrough role came in Loot, in which he starred as Gofle, who with his four friends sets out to rob a bank in Kathmandu. Rai's performance was praised and the film was a commercial success. He then starred in Deepak Rauniyar's drama Highway (2012). In 2013, he appeared in Badhshala, a film about the Nepalese Civil War and the human rights abuses committed by the Nepali Army. This film was later banned in Nepal by the military and criticised for empathising with Maoists.
Badhshala is a 2013 Nepali historical drama film written and directed by Manoj Pandit and produced by Mohaan Dotel under the banner of Smashing Apple. It features Dayahang Rai, Saugat Malla, Khagendra Lamichhane, Anup Baral, and Arpan Thapa. Badhshala concerns the torture done by the Nepali Army to the Maoists during the Nepalese Civil War. It was briefly banned in Nepal but was cleared for screening after filmmakers deleted the "problematic torture scenes".
