Truck Driver (1994 film)

Truck Driver
Theatrical release poster
Nepaliट्रक ड्राइभर
Directed byRajkumar Sharma
Screenplay byBrajesh Khanal
Story byShambhujeet Baskota
Produced byKiran Sharma
Ashok Sharma
StarringShiv Shrestha
Karishma Manandhar
Shree Krishna Shrestha
Madan Krishna Shrestha
Alina
Hari Bansha Acharya
Bhim Bahadur Thapa
Rajaram Poudyal
Basundhara Bhusal
Kiran K.C.
Anju Ranjitkar
Vijaya Lama
Music bySambhujeet Baskota
Release date
  • 1 April 1994 (1994-April-01) (Nepal)
Running time
138 Minutes
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali
Budget₹25 lakh[1]
Box office₹60 lakh[1]

Truck Driver is a 1994 Romance/Drama Nepalese movie, written by Brajesh Khanal and directed by Rajkumar Sharma. This movie features Shiva Shrestha, Karishma Manandhar, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya in the lead roles. This film became one of the highest-grossing films of all time in Nepal. This movie also features the Maha Jodi who were popular comedians at that time. The songs of this film became popular in Nepal.[2][3] The film was made on a budget of ₹25 lakh, grossed ₹60 lakh, and made ₹25 lakh profit, one of the highest of its time, making it one of the biggest hits in Nepali cinema history.[1]

Plot

A truck driver falls in love with the daughter of a restaurant worker on a highway. As the small hotel runs well because of her youth and beauty, the cruel father does not want his daughter to marry and go away. One of his crooked friends convinces him to get rid of the truck driver. The friend compromises the brake linings of the truck, which falls down several hundred feet on the narrow windy and hilly highway resulting in the driver's death. The girl tries to commit suicide. However, she is saved by a young owner of a fuel station across from the hotel. He has been secretly in love with her over the years. He offers to marry her, giving his name to the child to be born. They move to a big city, Kathmandu, and raise the girl child. The second chapter of their lives after the daughter is born is a complete turnaround with unexpected twists in the plot.

Cast

Soundtrack

All music is composed by Sambhujeet Baskota

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Samjhana Birsana"Udit Narayan, Deepa Jha, Shambhujeet Baskota4:58
2."Meri Putali"Udit Narayan, Deepa Jha5:08
3."Ekaichhin Parkha"Udit Narayan, Tara Sharma4:38
4."Chithi Aayena"Kavita Krishnamurthy6:09
5."Timi rimjhim"Udit Narayan, Anupama Desh Pandey6:20

References

  1. ^ a b c प्यासी, नवीन (6 September 2019). "अनि कमायो 'ट्रक ड्राइभर'ले ६० लाख" [And "Truck Driver" earned 60 lakhs]. Naya Patrika (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ अधिकारी, अशेष (3 May 2019). "'ट्रक ड्राइभर'बाट रातारात 'हिट' भएका अशोक शर्मा" [Ashok Sharma became an overnight 'hit' with 'Truck Driver']. Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ थापा, रश्मी (29 September 2018). "ट्रक ड्राइभरदेखि जय भोलेसम्म" [From Truck Driver to Jai Bhole]. News of Nepal (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.