Cast: Aryan Sigdel, Surbina Karki, Rem BK, Bodharaj Regmi, Sarika KC, Bijay Raj Senchuri
Director: Netra Gurung

Naaike is masala action movie about gangsters, crimes and romance with fair amount of humors. Superstar Aryan Sigdel stars as Naaike, a rising don of Pokhara opposite Surbina Karki as Riya, who is a middle class girl with a dream of becoming a police inspector. The movie also gives an idea about the relationship between cops and gangsters.

“Lack of political representation and opportunities also pushes socially and politically groups excluded into gangs for power, prestige and income. Most have a history of struggle within their families, others have been victimized by the state and have a rebellious streak towards rulers and the security apparatus. ”
–nepalitimes.com

Over the past few decades, streets of Pokhara and Kathmandu have been haunted by various names of gangsters. Their networks have been steadily growing and alliances of Kathmandu-based gangsters have spread far and wide to various other cities in Nepal. While numerous crimes which are punishable by law are carried out by these gangsters or ‘dons’ of Kathmandu or elsewhere, these goons are either let off scot-free or only serve short stints in jail because they enjoy protection from big business houses and the patronage of politicians. This is often referred as politician-gangster nexus.

It is difficult to imagine a society free from crime, but a country where crime is so deep-rooted can never flourish. The movie Naaike however has the opinion that not all criminals are bad for society. I have a very mixed opinion about the movie. It has a good script, but the movie lacks a stirring factor. Maybe the dialogues could have been better at occasions. Like when Riya happen to see Dev’s brother chasing some guy and knows from people around that Dev is actually DON Naaike, there we some sloppy dialogues. With her poor performance, Surbina Karki was the breaking the flow. Next, when Dev’s dad was killed, the mother was not showing better expression of being hurt or crying. I think this was the critical point of the script and it should have been more heartwarming.

Plot
Naaike(Aryan Sigdel) is a hardcore gangster of Pokhara who would do anything for money and society . He is attracted to Riya (Surbina Karki), a middle class girl with a dream of becoming a police inspector. The other two characters Rem and Bhod are his friend who supports in gangster. And then SP DiwaKar meets Naaike and askes him to kill various other gangsters.

Watch or Not
Its an average movie. It’s a excellent movie for fan of Aryan Sigdel. For others, watch it at your own risk.

Here is the official trailer of Naaike