2015 was a terrible year for Nepal – natural calamities, economical blockade, several protests; every single industry and sector was badly affected. But if we talk about the film industry, it can be summarised as a good year for it. The year didn’t start with successful movies and then there were no releases for a couple of months after the earthquake; but the last four months were very fruitful with movies like Resham Filili, Bhairav, Hostel Returns, Woda No. 6, Lootera, Pardeshi and Kabaddi Kabaddi, which not only attracted a huge mass of audience but also displaced Bollywood flicks which are considered as the bigest competitions for the domestic cinema.

A huge number of promising films are to release in 2016 as well and we bring you eight of the most anticipated movies that will be released between January to March. Here’s the list in order of the films’ release dates.

1. Bagmati

Superstars Rajesh Hamal and Shiva Shrestha are returning to the big screen together with this film written and directed by Sunny Kerala. The starcast also includes Keki Adhikari, Shreya Karki, Ravikar Prasad and more. The action film is scheduled to release on January 8th. Watch the trailer below.

2. Fanko

One of the factors that make Fanko an anticipated film is definitely its awesome starcast. Some of the most talented actors such as Dayahang Rai, Swagat Malla, Anup Baral, Priyanka Karki and Keki Adhikari can be seen in the film directed by ‘Soongava’ director Subarna Thapa. Watch the trailer of the film that will hit the theaters on Jan 15th.

3. Pashupati Prasad

Khagendra Lamichhane wowed us with his amazing performance in 2014 film Talakjung Vs Tulke, and now he is back with yet another promising film – Pashupati Prasad. The film written by Lamichhane himself is directed by Dipendra K Khanal. The film which also stars Barsha Siwakoti, Bipin Karki, Prakash Ghimire, Rabindra Singh Baniya and Mishri Thapa; is all set to release on Jan 29th. Watch the trailer here.

4. Classic

Aaryan Sigdel and Namarata Shrestha make one of the most loved and successful on-screen couples and the couple is back with a new film titled ‘Classic’. The film produced jointly by Aryan Sigdel and Subash Giri, is directed by Dinesh Raut. The love story is to release on Feb 12th. Watch the trailer.

5. Prem Geet

The on-screen couple of Pradeep Khadka and Pooja Sharma is expected to amaze the audience with this love story. The film which also stars Saroj Khanal, Rupa Rana, Laxmi Giri and Rajaram Poudel is produced By Santosh Sen and directed by Sudarshan Thapa. It’s a little sad that the film will be clashing with ‘Classic’ as it too releases on February 12 but hopefully, both the films will do well. Watch the trailer below.

6. Ko Aafno

What makes ‘Ko Aafno’ to the list of the most promising movies is definitely its strong star-cast. The film starring Richa Sharma, Sushank Mainali, Subash Thapa, Menuka Pradhan, Shanti Giri and Rajan Khatiwada among others, is an emotional story of a poor couple from a remote village who are in a quest of finding their son who was adopted by a family in Kathmandu. The film written, produced and directed by Anil Thapa had received a fair amount of appreciation at its US Premiere held in California in December. The film is scheduled to hit the theaters on February 19th. Watch the teaser here.

7. Taandro

Dayahang Rai is undoubtedly one of the most loved actors and he seems unstoppable with some promising films lined up to release this year. One such film is Tandro, based on a book titled “Smriti Ka Dobharu’ which tells the real life story of Ganga Bahadur Lama (Comrade Kosish), a Maoist cadre. The film set during the period of civil unrest is directed by Samten Bhutia and it also stars Kamalmani Nepal, Maniram Pokharel, Rambabu Gurung, Saraswati Chaudhary, Buddhi Tamang, Aarjesh Regmi and Balmiki Pokharel. The release date of the film is yet to be announced but it is expected to hit the theaters in first quarter of 2016. Watch the trailer.

8. Dreams

There’s no doubt that Anmol KC is a crowd-puller and he has proved that with two of his earlier films – Hostel and Jerry. He is soon to hit the theaters again with ‘Dreams’. The film produced and directed by Bhuwan KC will introduce two new actresses – Samragyee RL Shah and Sandhya KC. The film is scheduled to release on March 4th. The trailer has not yet been released.

These eight films are expected to attract the audience in first three months of 2016. A lot of other promising films are to be released this year and we definitely will be bringing you all the information. Let us know which one of these films are you waiting for. Comment below.

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