‘Eklo I’ Earns Rs 4.3m
The film ‘Eklo I’ directed by Pradeep Shahi has earned 4,300,000 at the domestic box office in the 10 days of its release. The Film Development Board on Monday released the details of the Cinepa box office.
According to the details, only 13011 tickets have been sold in the same period. The film, which is said to be a science fiction film, stars Vijay Lama, Pradeep Khadka, Dinesh DC, Kavita Nepali, Jamie Bacon and others. The figures for the movie, which released on Jan 1, are as of Jan10, i.e. last Saturday
Singer and actor Prashant Tamang dies at 43
Singer and actor Prashant Tamang passed away at the age of 43 on Sunday.
According to film critic Rajesh Ghatani, who was close to Tamang, he died at his residence in Delhi.
‘He passed away this morning at his apartment in Delhi,’ Ghatani told an online news portal, "The cause of death was suspected to be a heart attack,” he added.
Tamang rose to fame after winning the third edition of Indian Idol, a popular singing Indian reality show. He later sang for several Nepali films.
He made his acting debut in Nepali films with ‘Gorkhapaltan 2’ directed by Narayan Rayamajhi.
He worked as a playback singer for a Nepali film for the first time with ‘Himmat 2’.
Born in Darjeeling, India, Tamang married air hostess Martha Elly in 2011. They have a daughter.
After the news of Tamang’s death, condolences are pouring in on social media.
Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir dies
Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding force of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78, his family announced Saturday. A statement shared on Weir’s Instagram said he passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after surviving cancer but later facing complications related to lung illness.
Weir joined the band, then known as the Warlocks, in San Francisco in 1965 when he was just 17. Alongside Jerry Garcia, he helped shape the band’s signature sound through decades of relentless touring and improvisational live shows that defined the 1960s counterculture and beyond.
He wrote or co-wrote enduring songs such as Sugar Magnolia, One More Saturday Night and Mexicali Blues. After Garcia’s death in 1995, Weir became the band’s most visible torchbearer, continuing its legacy through projects like Dead & Company.
Weir is remembered as a tireless performer whose music united generations of devoted fans.
Sapkota tops Viberate December ranking
Singer and composer Arjun Sapkota has been named the most popular Nepali music artist of the past month, according to the December ranking released by music data platform “Viberate.”
Sapkota topped the list with a score of 492.4K. The platform publishes the popularity ranking on a monthly basis. His song Jhaliko, composed by Sapkota, has gained wide attention on social media. The song has received more than 19.5m views on YouTube, while thousands of users have also created videos using the track on TikTok.
The folk-style song features vocals by Melina Rai and Samikshya Adhikari alongside Sapkota, with lyrics written by Santosh Sapkota.
Maithili and Bhojpuri singer Sannu Kumar from Rajbiraj ranked second on the list with 444.7K points. Kumar enjoys significant popularity in Nepal’s Tarai and Madhesh regions.
Singer Sushant KC ranked third, followed by Tanka Budathoki in fourth place and Balen in fifth. The remaining artists in the top 10 are Sajjan Raj Vaidya, Trishna Gurung, Vten, Prakash Dutraj, and Melina Rai.
Viberate compiles its rankings using real-time data collected from major streaming platforms, social media, and radio, aimed at tracking artist popularity for musicians, managers, and record labels.
