Maha jatra 2071

Madan Krishna and Hari Bansha are the most valued celebrities of our country, and people have so much respect to them as they always stand in favor of Nepali people, apart from entertaining them with comedy and music. Every serials, live show from the comedy duo, popularly called Maha has been a major success in their career till now. Apart from comedy postures, satires and caricature of the characters around us, they don't even tire of giving good message to the society. Though they were doing good with solo performance , Madan dai and Haribansha dai started doing their program together in the anniversary program of Nepal Rastra Bank 2037 B.S and ever since Maha duo bond got glued with people's love such that they are still going firm together. So far I remember 216777 is the first comedy serial from Maha jodi that I had watched. Being a kid, I was quite afraid of the song "Ghas Katne khurkera" and horrific attire of Hari Bansha Acharya but not more than a neighboring kid who took a leak in his pants. Bakhunde Bhoot and the ever popular "Pandra Gate" were the next serials that gave us full entertainment and for me 15 gate is one of the finest comic serial from them. The versatile actors have written, directed and produced several movies with themselves as actors, spreading awareness in people at some crucial moments in the Political history of Nepal like People's Movement, Wrong way of Multiparty democracy, Killings Extortion during Maoists Revolt, Peace Dialogue, Constituent Assembly Election, Constitution making process and the ethnic division among Nepali people with the hidden motive e.t.c. Apart from politics, they even raised awareness about HIV,Corruption, Forest conservation, and many more. Audio cassette, Video CD of their stage shows were also a major hit. All of their Gaijatra shows were houseful, with which they even managed to satire the reigning Panchayat Regime and Royal Regime that time.

Today (May 22) they finished off  "Maha jatra" 2071: stage show at Pragya Bhawan Kamaladi (most happening place for such comic shows), marking the every day Gaijatra in Nepali politics, which is the duo's comeback in the stage after seven years. They started the three hour show with Maha Prathana where they questioned God for not giving single genuine leader to our country. The first stanza went like this:

Ishwor timile jagat Banayau.

Jagatkai ramro Prithvi Banayau.

Prithvi ma ramro Nepal Banayau

Yehi Nepal ma Pahad himal Tarai pani khanayau

Tara Euta swoccha man ko, safa man ko neta dina kina tauko kanayau?

The border checkpost by Rajaram Poudel and Kiran KC highlighted the New York Nepal Border issue and analyzed the similarity/difference between the political counterparts. Shivahari Poudel later cited the panacea to all problems in the country is to take away  pro US and Pro Chinese leaders towards New York and China respectively.

The duo then gave a big blow to the caste/ethnicity based federalism through a show named Sabdantachari where Hari Bansha played as Newar Bahadur and Madan Krishna played as Bahun Bahadur to mimic and satire the cast based differentiation, realizing people of the demerits of such system. Basundhara Bhusal and Mohit Bansha Acharya acted as Umpire and Tyampire for the show.

Then came Ma don ko Photo studio- where they showed how a innocent/jobless man turns into a Don accomplice with the current impunity state and the political protection to the culprits.

With some dances and songs break in-between, the show ended with a parody musical fight between Bhrastachar (Corruption) and Bikash (Development). 

As it was prohibited to take picture inside the show, I managed to took some picture before and after the show. Here are the pictures taken from my mobile phone. 

Rs 300 and Rs 500 ticket sold out. Only Rs 2000 and Rs 1000 to choose from.

Actors in the ending of the show.