Hey Cafe ka baasi haru,

Trying to revive our ol' spirit..hope you all have a minute to have fun
Mav says" R U COOL ENUF TO ROCK THE CAFE?"

Deep says " R U HOT ENUF TO ROCK THE CAFE?"

aba na cool na hot huneharu ta uhi ho yai geet gaera basni hola ....

"ke jaal garyo bhaggele ni naaran na hot bhaiyo na cool ..

yasari suck huda ta ni naran laagchha chhatimai tirshul ---

munglingmai bhat maaya khaiyo ni din raat naran jindagiko laat...

Brig Ma'am

Nope, I missed the showing in NYC. Not sure if they had any in Philly.  A couple of people I know who saw it liked it.

Here's the Nepali Times Review:

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BEDROOM SCENE: Saugat Malla (Krishna) and Deeya Maskey (Tara) in a sequence from Kagbeni. This must be the boldest love scene ever in Nepali cinema, but it is done with finesse and is devoid of vulgarity.

After watching Kagbeni when it premiers on Friday, many viewers will say it is the best Nepali movie they have seen. Trouble is, that’s not saying much.

Given its inane mediocrity and crass imitation of Bollywood, anything would be better than Nepal’s pubescent film industry. But even by international standards, Kagbeni is a handsome movie: superbly crafted, seductively acted, meticulously directed. No longer will we have to be embarrassed about Nepali movies. (See also: ‘Aiming high with Kagbeni’, #381)

The film starts with the starkly scenic panorama of the trans-Himalaya forming. Combine this ethereal location with a classic thriller (based on the 1902 novel by WW Jacobs, The Monkey’s Paw) and for two hours you are transported into a Faustian dreamland.

The minimalist screenplay by Prashant Rasaily distills Jacobs down to a barebone plot. Krishna returns from Malaysia and is reunited with his childhood friend, Ramesh. But there is a sense of foreboding when they meet a sadhu who gives them a talisman with tantric powers. After this the story becomes a drama that unfolds at two levels: the real and the occult.

Director Bhusan Dahal does a surprisingly slick job, considering this is his first feature film, by getting everyone involved to give it their best. There is a perfectionist attention to detail in Dahal’s direction. The characteristic up-valley gales of the Kali Gandaki blow through the cinema in surround sound, the faces of the actors are all weathered by sun and wind as they are in real-life Kagbeni. The film’s languid pace fits perfectly with the way the hours in a day and the seasons pass in the mountains of rural Nepal.

The director has included local crudities: the lead actor wipes snot on his jacket, and Dahal even gets away with having a sleazy trader scratch his crotch in public. Empty brandy bottles clink in harmony with mule bells, creating music.

The soothing flute score by Sharad Gurung is a perfect accompaniment to the backdrop. Nothing is overdone, even though it must have been tempting to add more minutes of timelapse cinematography as the clouds race past Dhaulagiri. Bidur Panday restrains himself and has some excellent vertical shots that accentuate the stacked houses and narrow alleys of Lower Mustang.

The indoor scenes evoke the feeling of a stage set, and this is not surprising because leading actors Saugat Malla (Ramesh) and Deeya Maskey (Tara) are both from theatre. Malla does a stellar job first as a morose Ramesh, and nine years later as a responsible family man troubled by his past. Deeya’s understated performance makes the soul-wrenching grief she has to portray towards the end even more powerful. Viewers may at first be sceptical of pop singer Nima Rumba (Krishna), but he puts on an strongly convincing performance.

Kagbeni may not be a Golden Globe nominee, but producers Bhaskar Dhungana, Nakim Uddin and Rajesh Siddhi have honed their skills with this debut effort, and may do even better with their next venture, Sano Sansar, due for release later this year. Kagbeni could have been shorter, the music during the supernatural scenes could have been less melodramatic, some characters are mechanical and detached. But overall this is a film that proves Nepali cinema has finally come of age. Even in a fairy tale, it protrays a gritty, dusty, real Nepal not a sanitised, escapist one seen in most Kollywood musicals.

As you wait in excruciating suspense for a climax that you know will be tragic, the moral of the story hits you even before the end rushes come on: “Be careful what you wish for.”

Kagbeni will be shown from Friday, 11 January at Jai Nepal and Kumari (01-4442220) and in cinemas across Nepal in high definition digital format.

Watch Kagbeni Trailer

Juggy - you have curly hair, she has curly hair - AHEM! Man, something is cooking here! Something big, I tell you, Brig Ma'am. We need to find out what's going on. How about an investigation to be headed Flippy Nancy Drew to get to the bottom of this?

LOL!

Read the review..I always liked Bhushan Dahal's music videos and I'm sure he's made a great movie..want to watch it but let's see..I'll tell u if I do hai ?

Looks like Cafe bepar is going well .... sndy le khole ko Cafe...gaath ta tannai uthne bho.....

Read the review..I always liked Bhushan Dahal's music videos and I'm sure he's made a great movie..want to watch it but let's see..I'll tell u if I do hai ?

Ha ha ok! While in the theater, watch out for the guy in the middle row, third seat from the left - with curly hair and sitting next to a girl also with curly hair and large beautiful eyes - who knows they might be people you know

Deepjyu, hajur haru ko aagaman le nai chaleko ho ni..gaath ni baadi chudi khaula ni hunna?

I'm too alchi to do all that..if someone comes up to me and introduces I'm fine..otherwise bhaihalyo..he he..

aba gaatha ta ke badi chudi khaanu ni...tyo kagaj khana kei maja hunna..chanchun ta jhan toknai sakinna....baru masu bhat khana pae po...thapi thapi tyo pani...  :)

Aight folks, gotta head out in a bit. Have fun.

Good night.

Ha ha Deepjyu, sure thing..maasu bhaat uso bhaye..

Capt. saab, good night (yaha ta bharkhar afternoon bho)..see you..

her 4 years long chaos at chaoland re? juggs, didn't get it . who you talking about? the one next to me is an east european. do you know her?...more details please

camo,
HAHAHA...the hottie will beat the crap out of me if she knows i am talking about her in sajha LOL. she must be getting hiccups in a bit :D

caps,
that fb story had me in thinking for a while. although i don't add those stupid applications, i have other infos including my birthdate and others. i might go delete them one of these days haha

btw, just want to share you sth. the other day, out of curiosity, i added an application which tells you when you will get married and i got the answer--after 20 years re hahaha..i was like what the? i would rather remain 'brahamachari' than get married in my forties hahahaha.

sn di,
why do you want mademoiselles? hum kya kum hai kya? if you really want to push i can wear sari/skirt for a day just for you HAHAHAHA..

hello deep/flips

Loots, She went from princess to toad and now back to princess mode!!
Oh Did she married a polish or wat??
Oh my, Thank god, she is still listed single on facebook!! lol
Oh yeah, Who is next lovely girl u r with in that pic where u had DCH goatee and specs with those hanuman Kattu??

HAHAHAHA..juggs you must have seen somebody else not me for sure. i ain't have goatee soatee these days ...not in any of my pics in fb (oh wait, may be in 1 or 2 ), tara i don't have any lovely girl in those pics--ones that have are all set 'private' . plus hanuman kattu re? HAHAHA...looks like you saw the profile of some wrestler or sth :D

Juggs, r u in jasoosi mode? LOL

Loots, I'd love to see you wearing saree he he..will be fun..looote kukur ani sari ma..wow..

LOL sndi. juggs trying to wear sherlock holmes' hat. must have gotten inspiration from nancy drew i believe LOLOL...

aba, anything for you ni di...saree ko ke kura re ke HAHA..
btw, i watched TZP the other day. liked it. we south asians are too emotional at times no? :P
any new movies worth a watch?

So you finally watched it? Good..isn't it beautifully made movie? I liked U, me aur hum too..another serious movie..watch it hai..how was your lunch? Mine was delicious..

yeah it was a good movie; although i felt the finale was a bit too dramatical but which hindi movie is not? :P

u, me aur hum? that ajay devgan starrer? i dunno if i am going to watch it. but kajol's in it so must be quite good. i feel sleepy half the way through a movie these days, dunno why :D...

my lunch was okay. didn't want to go outside today so brought some leftovers. so you had tandoori and all? from indian restaurant? ki you made it? as i said, i don't believe you did, must be baba  :P

I can't make a tanduri chicken..I wish I could though..tara too alchi for all that..can eat a lot..not alchi to eat..he he..

What's your plan for the weekend?

see i knew it haha...

oh this weekend, i am driving to my friend's place....few hundred miles from here. need to do some catching..chit chatting, fishing and prolly some drinking as well :P

what about you? :D