'Resham Filili', of the popular 'Jaalma' song, was released just one day before the quake of Saturday. The first show received house full of audiences and on Saturday too, the movie experienced a similar ratio of movie goers. However, because of the quake, the film has announced a new date of release on August 28.
Before the new release date of 'Resham Filili' was broadcast, actor Nikhil Upreti had already announced the postponed date of his movie 'Bhairav' to August 28 from June 5.The earthquake has also affected 'Hostel Returns' which will now be released on August 21. The earlier date of the film was May 12.
Declared to be a high budget film, 'Chankhe Shankhe Pankhe' has also postponed its release to October. The film was scheduled to be released on May 23.
Speaking about the new date, director Sudarshan Thapa said, "Since the target date for the movie could not be possible, we chose October 20 as the new date upon the distributor's advice. And since Dashain is a good festival for show business, we thought why not release it then."
'Chankhe Sankhe Pankhe' will not be the only film releasing on Dashain. Film 'Homework' or 'Dreams' might release on the same date. Director Dayaram Dahal had long announced the release date of 'Lootera' on August 28. However, since most films are now being released on October, 'Lootera' will also be screened in theaters of Kathmandu from November 13.
Many small budget films such as 'Kamjor' and 'One Side Love' suffer from the same fate. It is unsure as to when they will get a release date. Film artists have always suffered due to the release dates of their films. Films have this tendency of not earning much profit if released on weekdays. And even if released on weekends, they have to face competition with others which ends up in the producers having to bear losses. The quake will now prompt even greater competition among films.
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