Theater operators say it will take years to recover losses incurred in pandemic as this sector remains closed for nine months

Following the success of his latest flick 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, Ayushmann Khurrana's on Monday said that it is fulfilling that along with delivering back to back hits he has also tried his hand at different and meaningful stories.

By the time director Anurag Kashyap was 14, he had read works of acclaimed crime authors inside out and his fascination for the genre eventually spilled into the stories he chronicled on the big screen.

Dark and delicious

November 1, 2019 09:52 am

Bong Joon Ho has officially cemented his name as the best auteurs working in cinema right now. And his new film Parasite further emphasizes this fact. The film, released this very year, won him a Palm D’or at the Cannes Film Festival (becoming the first Korean film to do so). The film stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, and Park So-dam.

With his production "Tribhanga" slated to debut on Netflix, Ajay Devgn is the latest Bollywood star to join the streaming boom in India and the actor is of the opinion that the two mediums can happily co-exist rather than being competitors.

Sarita speaks on hoax

June 5, 2019 19:15 pm

Famous media personality Sarita Lamichhane is one of the candidates for the upcoming election of film artistes Association of Nepal (FAAN).Former secretary general of FAAN, Lamichhane spoke to media about her agendas and grievance.

Actor Arjun Kapoor says 'India's Most Wanted' is a film he is proud to be a part of as he believes artistes must go beyond mere entertainment and tell stories that matter to the people.

Actor Huma Qureshi says it is difficult to get well-written female parts in films, which she believes, is a reflection of how the society does not always like strong, opinionated women.

Who is Namrata Dating with?

March 21, 2019 14:00 pm

A good date begins with a good company, tasty food, and a comfortable ambiance. Radio Nagarik 96.5 has started a new series ‘Food with the Dude’ on its official YouTube channel.

‘Jatrai Jatra’ to release on May

March 18, 2019 15:29 pm

The movie ‘Jatrai Jatra’ is all set to release on May 10. Pradeep Bhattarai is the director and the Rabindra Singh Baniya has presented the movie.

Superstar Aamir Khan says filmmaking does excites him, but currently he wants to focus on acting

The makers of 'Notebook' have dropped a BTS video of Zaheer Iqbal capturing the candid moments during the making of the film

Thursday’s eve saw the grand premiere of ‘The Man from Kathmandu’ at Labim Mall. A throng of national and international film enthusiasts gathered to mark the premiere show of the much-awaited film.

After making a splash at the domestic box office with her film ‘Luka Chuppi’, co-starring Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon will next be seen in a cop-comedy ‘Arjun Patiala’, opposite Diljit Dosanjh.

If you have a good combination of passion, dedication and hard work, that’s sufficient to become a filmmaker, but if you want to develop film-making into a career then you must get a related degree.

The promotion of the movie ‘The Man from Kathmandu’ is gaining much pace with its release date nearing.

Kartik Aaryan is making waves at the box-office and has owned the weekend like nobody’s business.

Singer Pashupati Sharma stirred much controversy with the satirical song against corruption titled ‘Lootna Sake Loot’.

The most appreciated couple of ‘Lilly Billy’ is to come together on screen for the upcoming Nepali film ‘Love Station’.

After a close race for the top spot in North America, Universal and DreamWorks’ “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” pulled ahead to secure the domestic box office crown.

City, dreams and cinema

March 2, 2019 11:05 am

These days I’m seeing trends in social media putting status like I am fond of my thousand dreams (malai ti mera hajar sapanaharuko maya lagera aauchha ).

Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: a new movie about the antics of 1980s metal hellraisers Motley Crue, a band known as much for their hedonism as their music, has it all.

Under the collaboration of seven different theater groups of the country ‘Nepal International Theater Festival’ is scheduled to be inaugurated at the premises of Mandala Theater, Anamnagar.

Nepal International Film Festival – NIFF kicked off on 21 February.

Actor Anmol KC is not a huge fan of football and neither likes to play. Though he is not into football, he has a keen interest football and also has featured as a footballer in the upcoming film ‘Captain’, set to release on March 1.

The film ‘The Red Phallus’ made under the united production of Nepal is competing in 69th Berlin Film Festival that is scheduled to be held in Berlin.

‘Adalat’ releases itslove song

February 9, 2019 19:42 pm

UpcomingNepali film Adalat has released a romantic song, ‘Mitho Boli’. It was launched by Politician, Dev Gurung amidst an event organized on Friday.

Upcoming Nepali Film, ‘Rumalai Chha Chino’ has created buzz in the town with its trailer and songs. And now the production team has surprised the audience by launching four posters recently

Hosting an award function abroad, is the latest trend in Nepali film industry. And following the same trend Everest Entertainment Pvt is all set to host ‘Everest International Film Award’ in Hong Kong.

Actors Pradeep Khadka and Jassita Gurung who are the main characters of film ‘Love Station’ has returned on Friday after a music video shoot for the film in Vietnam.

Teaser of ‘Yatra’ launched

February 2, 2019 20:00 pm

‘Yatra: A Musical Love’ has launched its teaser amidst an event organized on Thursday in capital. The movie reflects on the circumstances that a traveler tends to face while traveling.

A social film with bits of situational comedy, ‘Gopi’ reflects into the world of agriculture and the farmers. The film lends a vision to the typical lives of farmers who bear financial brunt of unequal government policies.

‘Yatra’ launches its first look

January 27, 2019 17:06 pm

Upcoming Nepali film titled ‘Yatra: A Musical Love’ released three posters on Thursday. the film is based on the story of traveling .Directed by Samrat Shakya, the film features Salinman Baniya and Malika Mahat in the lead roles.

Unique characters that Bipin karki Potrays on each of his films make him different form the rest. He started his silver screen journey via ‘Loot’ in 2012, and collected further appreciation through films like ‘Chadke’ and ‘Pashupati Prasad’.

Trailer of bulbul released

January 17, 2019 20:19 pm

Swastima Khadka starrer film bulbul is gaining popular among K-Town movie freaks. To maintain their grasp, the production team has decided to go with promotional activities every week. This time the team has overwhelmed its audience with its alluring trailer.

Upcoming Nepali film ‘Prem Leela’ was scheduled to hit the theaters on February 8. However, the release date has been postponed. Deepshikha Khadka, one of the lead characters of the film, cited the incomplete VFX work as the reason for the delay in release.

Journey from Tiktok to silver screen

January 12, 2019 18:04 pm

Actor Priyanka Singh is all set to debut from the upcoming Nepali film ‘Garud Puran’.” Her acting has impressed the movie’s director. Before featuring in the movie, she was famous in Tiktok.

The changing face of Nepali Cinema

January 12, 2019 17:46 pm

From late 90s to mid 2000s, Nepali cinemas were quite monotonous- actor wise, script wise, story wise, and to an extent music wise. Then came the digital era—the picture quality was totally different all of a sudden. Kagbeni, Loot and Sano Sansar pulled back the audiences to the theaters. Nepali films were so different now. The storylines were unique. The action sequence looks so real.

After the commercial success of ‘Dream Girl’, director Rishi Raj Acharya is all set for his new film titled ‘Churifuri’. Acharya stated that the film will not just entertain the audience, it will be informative as well.

Kagajpatra set to release in March

January 3, 2019 17:17 pm

Upcoming Nepali film ‘Kagajpatra’ released its first look, announcing its releasing date on March 22. The first look features the four lead artist of the film-Najir Hussen, Shilpa Maskey, Bholaraj Sapkota and Sarita Giri.

Gopi set to release on February, 2019

November 15, 2018 10:01 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 15: Dipendra Lama’s directorial movie ‘Gopi’ is set to be released on February 1, 2019 where its releasing schedule was on March 29, 2019 before.

YEMEN, Sept 4: Yemenis file into a makeshift cinema for the first time since fighting broke out in their city of Aden more than three years ago - and watch some of their own story reflected back at them on the projector screen.

A lot of people remember this particular line from Kingsman: The Secret Service and it is rather appropriate for what I’m about to write on – manners at the cinema. Just for the record, manners maketh woman too, lest any ‘meninists’ (yes, there is such a thing) accuse me of being one sided or worse – sexist. Anyway, I was at a sold out cinema last week watching Sanju and it was anything but an enjoyable experience. I will readily admit that I’m a fussy movie goer – fussier than most – but even for a person with high levels of tolerance, a trip to the cinema here can really test your patience right from the moment you park to the time you leave.

Cinema, films and movies

July 7, 2018 04:15 am

Getting inside the hall was a challenge and the final sitting on the seat felt like being in heaven despite the noisy fans.

Youths’ woes in cinema

December 24, 2017 09:07 am

POKHARA, Dec 24: Hundreds of youths fly abroad, especially the Gulf countries, every year in search of better employment opportunities and many of them return in coffins. ‘Maan Ta Pardesi’ by Dev Nepal depicts this bitter reality of our country.

MUMBAI, Oct 29: National Award winning actor Akshay Kumar, who attended the grand audio launch of his debut Tamil film ‘2.0’ here, said that the Hindi film industry has a lot to learn from southern cinema. Akshay along with filmmaker S. Shankar, megastar Rajinikanth, Oscar winning composer AR Rahman, actress Amy Jackson and producer Allirajah Subaskaran of Lyca Productions attended the audio launch of the 3D sci-fi entertainer here at the Burj Park on Friday.

'There is no good or bad cinema'

October 24, 2017 10:00 am

MUMBAI, Oct 24: With films such as 'Munna Bhai MBBS', 'Lage Raho Munnabhai', '3 Idiots' and 'PK' to his credit, Rajkumar Hirani is one of the most sought-after directors in Bollywood, but the filmmaker believes there is no formula for success in movies.

MUMBAI, August 27: Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, whose new film 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz' has released in theatres, said as an artist he is more concerned about the art of cinema rather than focusing on its budget.

Actor Vinay Pathak, who has acted in critically acclaimed films like ‘Bheja Fry’ and ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’, says no matter how much people talk about blurring lines between mainstream and indie cinema in India, the struggling phase of the latter continues.

Nepali cinema over the years

February 17, 2017 10:00 am

The Nepali film industry has progressed a lot over the years. Both the directors and the audience have seen changes in the sector. Some back-to-back hit movies have not only helped increase the stardom as well as the fan following of certain actors but have also made significant contribution to Nepal’s economy.