''Jatra'' is a 2016

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i-language Heist

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written and directed by

Pradip Bhattarai Pradip Bhattarai ( ne, प्रदिप भट्टराइ; also spelled Pradeep) is a Nepalese screenwriter and film director. He made his directorial debut in 2016 with the film ''Jatra''. It was a heist-comedy film which was produced by ...

. Produced by

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, Singe Lama and Yadav Poudel under banner of Shatkon Arts. It stars Bipin Karki,

and

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in pivotal roles with supporting cast of

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, Prakash Ghimire, Praween Khatiwada, Bholaraj Sapkota, Kamalmani Nepal, Sajan Thapa Magar, Nilkaji Shakya, Priyanka Jha, Susmita Karki, Prem Pandey and Safar Pokhrel. ''Jatra'' is primarily shot in

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Valley, and it tells the story of three individuals who have many problems because of lack of money. The story revolves around the रु. 3 crore

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s which was found by Phadindra Timilsina ( Bipin Karki), The various ideas they implement to protect the money from its real owner and impact that occur in his and his friends life. ''Jatra'' was released on 11 November 2016 in cinemas all over Nepal. It was a sleeper hit at the time of its release and emerged surprise hit at Nepalese Box Office. It also gained praise by the critics for its situational comedy and genuine acting by lead actors. The film had sequel ''

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'' which was also commercially successful. The 2020 Hindi film ''

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'' was heavily inspired by the core plot of this movie.

Synopsis

Phadindra Timsina ( Bipin Karki) is an innocent, poor and hardworking man. He finds a sack full of three

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s Nepalese

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s, stolen from a bank. He then consults with his three friends Jayas (Rabindra Singh Baniya) and Munna (

) in order to hijack money. The movie deals with all the strategies and hurdles planned and faced by the group of hijack planners in the course of hijacking the money. Poor and innocent Phadindra who is often blamed for his sincerity having been poor finally finds a way to prove his haters wrong. Now, will he be able to show them in real life? This is what the page looks like.

Cast

* Bipin Karki as Phadindra Timsina/Pharen *

as Joyesh *

as Munna *

as Sampada; Pharen's wife *Prechya Bajracharya as a Pari *Prakash Ghimire SasuraBa * Praween Khatiwada *Kamalmani Nepal as Don *Bhola Raj Sapkota * Nilkaji Shakya *Sajan Thapa Magar *Priyanka Jha *Suresh Karki *Safar Pokharel

Soundtrack

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, music1 = Hari Bansha Acharya , extra1 = Hari Bansha Acharya , total_length = 4:31

References

2016 films 2010s Nepali-language films Nepalese comedy films Films shot in Kathmandu 2016 comedy films