Mahajatra

Mahajatra (Nepali: महाजात्रा) is a 2024 Nepali comedy film written and directed by Pradip Bhattarai under the banner of Shatkon Arts. Produced by Max Dipesh Khatri, Yagyashwor Poudel, and Rabindra Singh Baniya, it was released on March 22, 2024.^[1] The film stars Hari Bansha Acharya, Bipin Karki, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Rabindra Jha, and Barsha Raut.^[2] It is the sequel to the 2019 film, Jatrai Jatra.^[3] The film was released in forty countries.^[4]

Mahajatra
Theatrical release poster
Nepali	महाजात्रा
Directed by	Pradip Bhattarai
Written by	Pradip Bhattarai
Produced by	Max Dipesh Khatri Yangyashwar Paudel
Starring	Hari Bansha Acharya Bipin Karki Rabindra Jha Rabindra Singh Baniya Barsha Raut
Edited by	Mitra D. Gurung
Music by	Ashish Aviral
Production company	Shatkon Arts
Distributed by	Station 5 (Kathmandu) DCN (Nepal) MSM Entertainments (International)
Release date	22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) (Nepal)
Running time	160 mins
Country	Nepal
Language	Nepali
Budget	est.रू2.5 crore (US$180,000)
Box office	रू27.08 crore (US$2.0 million)

Cast

• Hari Bansha Acharya as Punya Prasad
• Bipin Karki as Phadindra Timsina / Pharen
• Rabindra Singh Baniya as Joyesh
• Rabindra Jha as Munna
• Barsha Raut as Sampada
• Rajaram Poudel
• Arjun Jung Shahi
• Shishir Wangdel
• Mohan Niraula
• Puskar Gurung
• Prakash Ghimire
• Gaumaya Gurung
• Divya Dev as Viral Inspector Khatri
• Rajani Gurung
• Suman Karki

Soundtrack

The first song, Hamro Jodi, was released on January 15, 2024, sung by Ashish Aviral and Ashmita Adhikari. The lyrics were written by Ek Narayan Bhandari.^[5] The second song, Sathi, was released on March 27, 2024, sung and composed by Kali Prasad Baskota. The lyrics were written by Harka Saud.^[6]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hamro Jodi"	Ek Narayan Bhandari	Ashish Aviral, Ashmita Adhikari	4:01
2.	"Sathi"	Harka Saud	Kali Prasad Baskota	2:39
Total length:				6:40

Reception

Box office

The film grossed रु6.24 crore in its first week, making it a major hit in the Nepali film industry.^[7] The film grossed रु8.08 crore in Nepal and रु5 crore overseas in the first 10 days of release, totaling around रु13 crore worldwide.^[8] The film raked in रु23.1 crore globally by the end of its third week of release, including रु14.1 crore from Nepal and approximately रु9 crore from abroad.^[9] The film minted रु15.90 crore from Nepal and रु10.75 crore from overseas at the end of four weeks for a total of रु 26.65 crore.^[10] After its successful 51 days run, the film managed to collect रु16.08 crore in Nepal^[11] and रु11 crore from overseas^[12] making it the highest-grossing Nepali film of 2024, highest grossing Nepali film overseas and one of the highest-grossing Nepali film of all time.^[13]

Critical reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews from the critics.^[14][15][16]