After that it’s a father’s struggle to keep his son and finally towards the end, a son’s accomplishment in fetching his father’s wish and all the while its Bhuwan KC who’s doing it.[break]
Bhuwan KC’s is a double role. He is the son (Abhishek) and the father too. The father is shown working on a Nepali film that would put an end to stereotypical films that have males in the lead.
On his way to a shoot location the father, Bhuwan KC, faces death in an accident and Abhishek decides to take on his father’s dream project.
Now the latter puts in so much dedication to his father’s dream that he loses almost everything. His wife, Pooja, played by Richa Ghimire decides to abscond him for two million offered by a wealthy elderly man.
The bank seizes his house for not being able to pay back the loan; his car is sold to pay the technicians, which therefore brings him and his son Anmol (Sirshak Sapkota) on the streets.
The misfortune is such that the father son duo are left begging for food and shelter spending nights in the public toilets, and trading clothes for food.
On the other hand, Asmi (Rekha Thapa) is blessed with a fairy tale for life. A “wannabe” actress, she encounters the father Bhuwan KC on a repeatedly seen “accidentally into the same cab and the fight to who saw it first” incident.
While on their ride, her vivacious personality woos the director and she is signed for the film. Being the marvelous actor that she is Asmi is showered with film offers making her the reigning queen of Nepali Cinema.
She, however, is not happy and in due course of time she has fallen for Abhishek and is in the search for him knowing little of their whereabouts. Thapa, for her part, is convincing enough though she has not much to do.
Little Sirshak is cute. He brings in a vibe of energy every time he appears and manages to quirk up even Bhuwan KC’s act which is otherwise slow and boring. It does, however, at times seem that Sirshak has been dictated a bit too much.
His naughty habit of throwing yoyo ball at ladies causes some furor and some fun. It also leads to actors delivering tacky lines like “mero aanga nai testo cha, and so I don’t mind.”
Not all the discourses are as inane and neither are the dialogues impressive enough to be considered as an advantage for the film. We could have definitely done without a few unnecessary talking that serve no purposes and only elongate the film.
The pacing of any film is one of the strongest determinants in keeping the audiences interest. As for this film, the scenes drag to such an extent that at times the audiences might feel the want to run away.
The second half of the film especially bores. A scene where a burglar runs off with Bhuwan KC’s bag takes up much of the films part and much of the audiences’ patience too.
It’s hilariously stupid at times too. For instance, when he is imprisoned for riding away the police horse, a senior official releases him simply for having read the film producers interview in a tabloid. He does this donning a peculiar look on his face and it’s not him alone; the film is a bouquet of bad actors.
The director’s job is almost absent, for here we have no edge of the seat thrill, nothing haunting or emotionally beautiful.
Musically the film has nothing special either. None of the songs are rich in melody but “Seti Khola” and the title track have been well received.
Lyrics wise, one of the songs remind you of a Hindi song just like the poster does of Will Smith’s The Pursuit of Happiness.
And that’s not all. There is to the resemblance part a few scenes whisper Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Sathi Ma Timro, in the end, has an awful lot of Bhuwan KC and nothing special.
P.S. Anmol Kc just does a special appearance!
Screening at QFX Cinemas.
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