Chhakka Panja, defied the odds on a wet and rainy weekend to become one of the highest grossing Nepali movies of the year. Having joined the illustrious Rs 1 crore club on Saturday, the movie has ended up grossing north of Rs 25,000,000 over the weekend. The movie hit the screens on Sept 9.“The response that we have received for the movie has been quite overwhelming,” Niraula said in a conversation with the Post, “Around the country, the people are saying that the ‘rains couldn’t dampen Chhakka Panja’. We knew that the movie would do well, but the phenomenal response we have received has the cast and crew positively over the moon.”
The film features a 60-person ensemble cast with popular names like Deepak Raj Giri, Shivahari Poudel, Jeetu Nepal, Kedar Ghimire, Buddhi Tamang, and Priyanka Karki in lead roles. The movie which recants a tale of migrant Nepali workers has struck a chord with audiences in both multiplexes in urban centres and single screen halls and remained sold-out all weekend. The movie was released in over 80 movie theatres around the country.We have received a fantastic response in Pokhara and Kathmandu,” Niraula said, “and other urban centres like Narayangadh, Hetauda, Birtamod, Damak and Dharan have seen full occupancies throughout the weekend as well.”Niraula, a popular actor herself, said that the great response the movie has received has left her speechless.