Kagbeni (film)
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| Directed by | Bhusan Dahal |
| Produced by | Bhaskar Dhungana, Nakim Uddin, Rajesh Siddhi |
| Written by | Prashant Rasaily |
| Starring | Nima Rumba, Saugat Malla, Deeya Maskey, Hanif Mohammed, Pooja Gurung |
| Cinematography | Bidur Pandey |
| Distributed by | Quest Entertainment |
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130 minutes |
| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
Kagbeni is a 2008 Nepali movie, loosely based on W. W. Jacobs's 1902 horror short story The Monkey's Paw. Kagbeni is the directorial debut of Bhusan Dahal. The name of the movie is taken from a tourist place Kagbeni situated in the valley of the Kali Gandaki, which is a 2-hour side trek from Muktinath.
The story begins with Krishna (Nima Rumba) coming to a village to meet Ramesh (Saugat Malla) and Bishnu (Hanif Mohammed) who have been his childhood friends. Krishna is back from Malaysia after a long time. Ramesh runs a small liquor business. Although the money he earns is able to fulfill his basic needs to eat and survive, he’s not satisfied. He says that life is not easy as he had thought. Krishna says that although there is money in Malaysia, there is also hard work and suggests Ramesh to send his liquor to town to sell for more profit. Ramesh tells Krishna that he’s going to a neighboring village Marpha and Krishna tags along to meet Amo (his aunt).
On their way to Marpha, they stop at a cave for the night. A strange hermit appears shortly. Krishna hands him the blanket that he’s brought from Malaysia for Amo and asks to come near fire. In return, the hermit hands him a monkey’s paw, which he claims to be magical. The hermit explains that the paw can fulfill the owner's wish but can bring a great disaster if anyone other than its owner uses it.
They finish their business in Marpha and return. While returning, they see come across a bhatti (small alcohol shop) where they meet Pema (Pooja Gurung) and drink for a while. Krishna flirts with the girl. He also talks about marriage and that he’s got a photo of the girl with whom his parents are talking for his marriage. Pema tells them that the girl in the photo is Tara (Deeya Maskey) and that she knows her and that someone else also wants to marry her. When Ramesh sees her photo, he frowns for he is the guy who wants to marry her. He is distressed and doesn’t talk much.
That night, they do not move ahead. Ramesh wakes up in the middle of the night, takes the paw from Krishna and makes a wish to get Tara.
While getting back, Ramesh doesn’t talk much. Sometime later, as Krishna takes the monkey’s paw in his hand, he loses his balance because the mules tremble when they see it. He falls off the hill in spite of Ramesh’s efforts to save him with a rope.
The story then moves nine years later. Ramesh is married now with Tara and has got a son Bardaan (Vivek Gurung). Their business has grown up. One day, Ramesh is offered a contract by a trader from the town. He demands 5000 bottles of liquor in three months. In return, he assures Rs. 1,37,000 in advance. Tara insists to hire two three guys for the work, but he tells her that he’s going to buy an apple crusher from town.
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