Nepali Movies – confusing names – is Nepali language poor?

Nepali TV viewers are often irritated and confused with the Nepali movie related program and advertisements. Every report of upcoming movies adds up a confusion due to the similarity in the name. I usually exclaimed –

What? Didn’t I see this movie last year?

But, the names are not always same, they are similar! It is not only the name that is similar; thanks to the limited supply of artists, they usually have the same actor and actresses. Many get confused and prefer not to visit theaters to watch “similar” movies.

Here are some of the confusing names I came across various newspapers in various themes:

Maya ke ho?

  • Ke Yo Maya Ho?
  • Ho Yahi Maya Ho
  • Maya Ta Maya Ho

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