Four Nepali movie releases this weekend with "Visa Girl", "Letter", "Jai Hos" and "Hello Pakriti" of which of course most of the people are choosing this movie that I am going to review now. Released at a time when a new Maoist party led by Mohan Baidhya, have barred foreign movies esp Hindi movies to screen in Cinema Halls, Visa Girl is going good till now with almost full occupancy in the multiplexes. CG Entertainment's first Venture along with Reecha, Vinay production, "Visa Girl" is written and directed by Prachanda Man Shrestha.
Visa Girl is a simple comedy with three guys who are crazy to go abroad esp. U.S.A. Aditya- a teacher, and three times Visa reject played by Vinay Shrestha, Sandesh- a photographer and unsuccesful flirt with foreigners played by Karma, and Riyaz-a singer/guitarist in a local restaurant played by Raymond Das Shrestha who has a drunkyard father, are ghost-riddened to go abroad (Bidesh Jane bhoot sawar) to get rid of the pollution, loadshedding and all their personal problems. As they meet a green card holder girl Stuti played by Reecha Sharma who is in Nepal to do a fundraiser for a social cause, they dream of going to America-their dream country, being her boyfriend. They mingle quite fast with her and the chemistry in each one grows to impress and make her fall in love with them. Each one tries hard to impress her with their babbling shots and divide-rule formula, which she handles diplomatically not to disappoint and hurt them.
They even search for what a girl looks in guys in trying to please her, and find honesty, sense of humor, Intelligence and Chocalates, out of which they all choose to take chocalates-the easy one to impress her.
On the other hand Reema Bishwokarma, Salony Rajbhandari, Menuka Pradhan Characters are falling for Aditya, Sandesh and Riyaz respectively and are always there when they are in need of some favors/suggestions.
Enough of storyline...I am not going to tell the whole story here... Visa Girl is sort of balanced with balanced story/screenplay yet simple and short. All the actors fit in the characters and there is not a single overacting shots to tag the actors. Funny dialogues and sequences will make you laugh loud in the theater like passport lai Dhup balera puja, funny Tshirt prints wore by karma, foreign girl speaking Nepali and a child saying "hamro hostel ko mam ko ta junga cha" and many (don't even remember now). Movie is relatively slow in the second half as compared to the pick-up of the first and one hour 45 minutes falls short having 4 songs and an expectation for big climax, now I remember why Reecha Sharma had told not to expect big from the movie. But there is not even a single dull moment in the movie as Reecha Sharma told in the recent T.V. show. Two time lapse videos, one from day to night with Shoyambu in the backdrop and another cloud moving in the sky taken at Maitighar Chowk are really splendid. A full entertainer also gives a clear cut message to all the people who take being in foreign country esp U.S.A as their ultimate dream and dare do anything to get a entry ("Visa")-Kudos to Prachanda Man Shrestha for bringing out such a simple story with creative works, comedy touch sequences and another message to care about your identity(being a Nepali) that's what the song "Yo man ta mero Nepali ho" meant being there.
Renasha Bantawa Rai's Choreography/direction in the song "Ekkai chinnma" song is awesome with the magnificent looks of Patandhoka Mandir area and the dusk in a hill. Another thing to praise is the background score that suits the mood and elements of the sequences. Keki Adhikari's "creepy" cameo is not that interesting in contradiction to Neema Rumba and Nisha Adhikari much glamorous presence and adds much fragrance to the movie.
A high recommendation to all Nepali from my side and a sure shot hit.
Let's Promote Nepali Cinema.
Here is the popular song Ekkai Chinnma from the movie.
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