

Thus Kohinoor is also termed as the first blockbuster film of Nepal. This movie was the first in the history of Nepali cinema to exceed NRP रु 10 crore at the box office. Then came a great box office success in the form of Kohinoor directed by Akash Adhikari, a social drama action thriller that was the last film of movie star Shree Krishna Shrestha before his death. Both became blockbuster hits and had a huge impact, and the former was received with wide critical acclaim. This was again overtaken after many years when the highly influential movies, Loot and Chapali Height were released.


Its record was broken by all-time blockbuster musical Darpan Chayya, directed by Tulsi Ghimire. The highest-grossing film was previously Kusume Rumal, which celebrated Rajat Jayanti in Nepal. Many recent Kollywood films (so called because the main hub of Nepali films is Kathmandu) have been commercially successful, as the entertainment industry is booming throughout the major cities of Nepal.
