Mahajatra

{{Short description|2024 Nepalese film written & directed by Pradip Bhattarai}}

{{Infobox film | name = Mahajatra | image = Mahajatra poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = {{Infobox name module|Nepali|महाजात्रा}} | director = Pradip Bhattarai | producer = Max Dipesh Khatri<br>Yangyashwar Paudel | writer = Pradip Bhattarai | based_on =  | starring = {{plainlist| *Hari Bansha Acharya *Bipin Karki *Rabindra Jha *Rabindra Singh Baniya *Barsha Raut }} | music = Ashish Aviral | editing = Mitra D. Gurung | studio = Shatkon Arts | distributor = Station 5 {{small|(Kathmandu)}}<br> DCN {{small|(Nepal)}}<br> MSM Entertainments {{small|(International)}} | released = {{Film date|df=y|2024|03|22|Nepal}} | runtime = 160 mins | country = Nepal | language = Nepali | budget = {{estimation}}{{NPRConvert|4.5|c|year=2024|1k=}} | gross = {{estimation}}{{NPRConvert|26.68|c|year=2024|1k=}} }}

'''''Mahajatra''''' ({{langx|ne|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-01-02 |title=चैत ९ मा फिल्म 'महाजात्रा' प्रदर्शन हुने |url=https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/319316/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103130017/https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/319316/ |archive-date=2024-01-03 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Setopati |language=ne}}</ref> The film stars Hari Bansha Acharya, Bipin Karki, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Rabindra Jha, and Barsha Raut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=गिरी |first=कुवेर |date=2024-03-12 |title='महाजात्रा'ले नेपाली राजनीतिलाई झ्याली पिट्छ : हरिवंश आचार्य |url=https://www.ratopati.com/story/416101/haribansa-acharya- |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312060707/https://www.ratopati.com/story/416101/haribansa-acharya- |archive-date=2024-03-12 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Ratopati |language=Nepali}}</ref> It is the sequel to the 2019 film, ''Jatrai Jatra''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Mahajatra team embarking on Maha comedy journey |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/39320 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321091302/https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/39320 |archive-date=2024-03-21 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=The Rising Nepal}}</ref> The film was released in forty countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-19 |title='महाजात्रा' ४० मुलुकमा रिलिज हुने |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2024/03/1451570 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319142243/https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2024/03/1451570 |archive-date=2024-03-19 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Online Khabar |language=ne}}</ref>

== Cast == {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * 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 {{Div col end}}

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-01-15 |title='महाजात्रा' को पहिलो गीत सार्वजनिक (भिडिओ) |url=https://www.setopati.com/art/music/320328/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116020029/https://www.setopati.com/art/music/320328/ |archive-date=2024-01-16 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Setopati |language=ne}}</ref> The second song, ''Sathi'', was released on March 27, 2024, sung and composed by Kali Prasad Baskota. The lyrics were written by Harka Saud.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title='महाजात्रा' को दोस्रो गीत 'मुरी मुरी साथी' |url=https://ekantipur.com/entertainment/2024/03/27/the-second-song-of-mahajatra-is-muri-muri-saathi-18-26.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327164704/https://ekantipur.com/entertainment/2024/03/27/the-second-song-of-mahajatra-is-muri-muri-saathi-18-26.html |archive-date=2024-03-27 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Kantipur Publications |language=ne}}</ref>

{{Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Hamro Jodi | length1 = 4:01 | lyrics1 = Ek Narayan Bhandari | extra1 = Ashish Aviral, Ashmita Adhikari | title2 = Sathi | length2 = 2:39 | lyrics2 = Harka Saud | extra2 = Kali Prasad Baskota | 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.<ref name="gross">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-03-29 |title='महाजात्रा' ले पहिलो हप्तामा कति कमायो? |url=https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/325894/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331032632/https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/325894/ |archive-date=2024-03-31 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Setopati |language=ne}}</ref> The film grossed रु8.08 crore in Nepal and रु5 crore overseas in the first 10 days of release, totaling around रु13 crore worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-04-03 |title='महाजात्रा' को अहिलेसम्मको कमाइ कति? |url=https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/326264/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404020155/https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/326264/ |archive-date=2024-04-04 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Setopati |language=ne}}</ref> 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.<ref name=:third>{{Cite web |last=Setopati |first=सेतोपाटी कला |title='महाजात्रा' ले तीन सातामा कति कमायो? |url=https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/326963/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412233456/https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/326963 |archive-date=2024-04-12 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Setopati |language=en-US}}</ref> After its successful 51 days run, the film managed to collect रु15.68 crore in Nepal and रु11 crore from overseas<ref>{{Cite web |title=शनिबार ५१ औं दिन मनाउँदै 'महाजात्रा', अहिलेसम्मको व्यापार कति? |url=https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/328802/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Setopati |language=en-US}}</ref> making it the highest grossing Nepali film overseas and one of the highest-grossing Nepali film of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=५१ औँ दिनमा ‘महाजात्रा’ |url=https://www.nepalpress.com/2024/05/11/464320/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Nepal Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=६० वर्षे इतिहासमा सर्वाधिक कमाइ गर्ने २५ नेपाली फिल्मको सूची सार्वजनिक |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2025/06/1713178/list-of-25-highest-grossing-nepali-films-in-60-year-history-made-public |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=Online Khabar |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Critical reception === The film received mixed to positive reviews from the critics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=मोक्तान |first=रीना |date=2024-03-22 |title=फिल्म समीक्षा : राजनीति र अतिरञ्जनाभित्र जेलिएको 'महाजात्रा' |url=https://ekantipur.com/entertainment/2024/03/23/film-review-mahajatra-trapped-in-politics-and-exaggeration-01-26.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325214409/https://ekantipur.com/entertainment/2024/03/23/film-review-mahajatra-trapped-in-politics-and-exaggeration-01-26.html |archive-date=2024-03-25 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Kantipur Publications |language=ne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=तिमल्सिना |first=असीम |date=2024-03-26 |title='महाजात्रा' को बरालिएको यात्रा |url=https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/140801/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327163712/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/140801 |archive-date=2024-03-27 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Himal Khabarpatrika |language=ne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=मास्के |first=चिरञ्जीवी |date=2024-03-28 |title=महाजात्रा : विकृत राजनीतिको विम्ब |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2024/03/1455907 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331032603/https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2024/03/1455907 |archive-date=2024-03-31 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Online Khabar |language=ne}}</ref>

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