Kagbeni

Kagbeniisa2008Nepalimovie,looselybasedonW.W.Jacobs's1902horrorshortstoryTheMonkey'sPaw.KagbeniisthedirectorialdebutofBhusanDahal.ThenameofthemovieistakenfromatouristplaceKagbenisituatedinthevalleyoftheKaliGandaki,whichisa2-hoursidetrekfromMuktinath.[1]Thetaglineofthemovieis&quot;whenwishescomestrue.&quot;<br/>　　ThestorybeginswithKrishna(NimaRumba)comingtoavillagetomeetRamesh(SaugatMalla)andBishnu(HanifMohammed)whohavebeenhischildhoodfriends.KrishnaisbackfromMalaysiaafteralongtime.Rameshrunsasmallliquorbusiness.Althoughthemoneyheearnsisabletofulfillhisbasicneedstoeatandsurvive,he’snotsatisfied.Hesaysthatlifeisnoteasyashehadthought.KrishnasaysthatalthoughthereismoneyinMalaysia,thereisalsohardworkandsuggestsRameshtosendhisliquortotowntosellformoreprofit.RameshtellsKrishnathathe’sgoingtoaneighboringvillageMarphaandKrishnatagsalongtomeetAmo(hisaunt).<br/>　　OntheirwaytoMarpha,theystopatacaveforthenight.Astrangehermitappearsshortly.Krishnahandshimtheblanketthathe’sbroughtfromMalaysiaforAmoandaskstocomenearfire.Inreturn,thehermithandshimamonkey’spaw,whichheclaimstobemagical.Thehermitexplainsthatthepawcanfulfilltheowner'swishbutcanbringagreatdisasterifanyoneotherthanitsownerusesit.<br/>　　TheyfinishtheirbusinessinMarphaandreturn.Whilereturning,theyseecomeacrossabhatti(smallalcoholshop)wheretheymeetPema(PoojaGurung)anddrinkforawhile.Krishnaflirtswiththegirl.Healsotalksaboutmarriageandthathe’sgotaphotoofthegirlwithwhomhisparentsaretalkingforhismarriage.PematellsthemthatthegirlinthephotoisTara(DeeyaMaskey)andthatsheknowsherandthatsomeoneelsealsowantstomarryher.WhenRameshseesherphoto,hefrownsforheistheguywhowantstomarryher.Heisdistressedanddoesn’ttalkmuch.<br/>　　Thatnight,theydonotmoveahead.Rameshwakesupinthemiddleofthenight,takesthepawfromKrishnaandmakesawishtogetTara.<br/>　　Whilegettingback,Rameshdoesn’ttalkmuch.Sometimelater,asKrishnatakesthemonkey’spawinhishand,heloseshisbalancebecausethemulestremblewhentheyseeit.HefallsoffthehillinspiteofRamesh’seffortstosavehimwitharope.<br/>　　Thestorythenmovesnineyearslater.RameshismarriednowwithTaraandhasgotasonBardaan(VivekGurung).Theirbusinesshasgrownup.Oneday,Rameshisofferedacontractbyatraderfromthetown.Hedemands5000bottlesofliquorinthreemonths.Inreturn,heassuresRs.1,37,000inadvance.Tarainsiststohiretwothreeguysforthework,buthetellsherthathe’sgoingtobuyanapplecrusherfromtown.<br/>　　Rameshbringsmachinefromtown,teachesTaratouseitandcrushesapplesandisabletomakesome500bottlesintwoandahalfmonths.Onedayastheyarereadytosleep,TaratellsRameshthatthereissomefriendtoseeRamesh.RameshissurprisedtoseeKrishna.Krishnatellshimthathesurvivedunlikeeveryonethought.<br/>　　KrishnaasksTaratogetacigaretteandalighterfromhisbag,butsheisscaredtofindamonkey’spawwhenshetakesthecigaretteout.Rameshisamazedtoseethepawstillwithhim.HeexplainstoTarathatthepawhadpowertofulfillone’swish.Meanwhile,Tara’swatchstopsrunning.<br/>　　Thatnight,Rameshrememberseverythingagainandthenextday,theyareamazedtoseeKrishnanotinhisroom.Themaindoorislockedfrominside.Whilesweepingthefloor,shefindsthepawunderthebedandkeepsitwithher.<br/>　　Thatnight,thereisabigstormandheavyrainfallthatcausesalltheapplesinhisfieldandthewholevillagetofalldownbeforeripening.So,heworriesthathewon’tbeabletomaketheremainingliquorsasperthedeal.Whenthetradercomesback,heaskshimonemonthtimefortheremainingbottles,butthetradergiveshimonlytwoweeksandtellshimthathe’dhavetoreturnthemoneygiveninadvanceifhecan’tmakeit.<br/>　　Seeingthedeterioratingsituationathome,Taramakesawishtosolvetheproblem.Thenextday,theirsonBardaanisrunoverbyatractoranddies.BothRameshandTaraareverymuchsaddenedbytheincident.Theyget1,50,000asacompensationfromtheownerofthetractor.Rameshisabletogivethetraderallthemoneyheowesthroughthis.Oneday,whilegongtobed,TaratellsRameshthatthepawworksasshe’dwishedtosolvetheproblem.Shecriesanddemandshersonback.Rameshfightswithhernottousethepawagain,butshemakesawishtoreturntheirson.Suddenly,thereisataponthedoor.ButRameshstrugglestogetthepawfromherandwishestheydon’twanttheirsonback.WhenTaraopensthedoor,thereisnoone.<br/>　　Rameshthrowsthepawoutside,whichispickedupbyBardaan.Withaflash,hedisappears.<br/>　　Themysteriousgirlnowwalkssomewhereasifhermissionhasbeenaccomplished.