How Funny

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{{Infobox film
| name = How Funny!!
| image = How Funny!! movie poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = ''How Funny!!'' film poster
| native_name = [[Nepali language|Nepali]]: ''हाऊ फन्नी''
| director = [[Nilu Doma Sherpa]]
| producer = [[Malvika Subba]]
| writer = 
| screenplay = Shan Basnyat
| story = Nilu Doma Sherpa
| based_on = 
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Priyanka Karki]]
* [[Keki Adhikari]]
* [[Dayahang Rai]]
* [[Nisha Adhikari]]
* [[Shishir Rana]]
* [[Anoop Bikram Shahi]]
}}
| narrator = 
| music = '''Songs:'''
* Basanta Sapkota

'''Background Scores:'''
* [[Shailesh Shrestha]]
| cinematography = Shiva Ram Shrestha
| editing = Nimesh Shrestha
| studio = {{plainlist|
* Eyecore Films Nepal
* A Tiny But Big Pictures
}}
| distributor = 
| released = {{film date|2016|4|22|Nepal}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = Nepal
| language = Nepali
| budget =
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}}

'''''How Funny!!''''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: '''''हाऊ फन्नी!!''''') is a 2016 [[Nepali cinema|Nepali]] [[comedy film]], directed by [[Nilu Doma Sherpa]] as her feature film debut. Produced by [[Malvika Subba]] for Eyecore Films Nepal and A Tiny But Big Pictures,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-02-28/how-funny-gears-up-for-april-release.html|title=How Funny gears up for April release|newspaper=[[The Kathmandu Post]]|first=Anukrit|last=Chapagain|date=28 February 2016|accessdate=22 May 2016}}</ref> the film stars [[Dayahang Rai]], [[Priyanka Karki]], [[Keki Adhikari]], [[Anoop Bikram Shahi]] and [[Nisha Adhikari]].<ref name="Onlinekhabar 2 May 2016"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/lifestyle/story/37847/how-funny-trailer-viewed-more-than-80-000-times.html |title=‘How Funny’ trailer viewed more than 80,000 times |publisher=[[República (Nepalese newspaper)|República]] |date=28 February 2016 |accessdate=22 March 2016}}</ref> After the film's first week of screening in the [[Kathmandu]] valley, it was reported to have netted [[Nepalese rupee|Nrs]] 30 [[lakh]] during that debut week.<ref name="Nepal Insider">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=How Funny Movie Box Office Collection Report|url=http://nepalinsider.com/how-funny-movie-box-office-collection-report/|accessdate=12 June 2016|publisher=Nepal Insider}}</ref>

==Plot==
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When Heera ([[Nisha Adhikari]]) goes missing and Police Inspector Rai ([[Dayahang Rai]]) is having difficulties in discovering her whereabouts. he then hires village girls Pushpa ([[Priyanka Karki]]) and Ramita ([[Keki Adhikari]]) in hopes he might solve the case with their assistance. The two girls are initially happy with the offer, but have plans of their own.

==Cast==
* [[Priyanka Karki]] as Ramita
* [[Keki Adhikari]] as Pushpa
* [[Dayahang Rai]] as Inspector Tej Bahadur Rai
* [[Nisha Adhikari]] as Heera Samragyee
* [[Anoop Bikram Shahi]]
* [[Sandip Chhetri|Sandip Chettri]] (Special Appearance)

==Soundtrack==
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| title1 =Yo Ke Ho Maya Jastai
| length1 =4:59
| extra1 =[[Milan Amatya]],Deepa Limbu
| title2 = How Funny
| length2 = 2:45
| extra2 = Deepa Lama,Rita K C
| title3 = Disco Dance
| length3 = 4:12
| extra3 = Subani Moktan, [[Indira Joshi]]
| title4 = Siraima Sirbandi
| length4 = 4:17
| extra4 = [[Melina Rai]]
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==Production==
In September 2014, Tiny But Big Pictures announced their intention to create the film as Nilu Doma Sherpa's first feature film,<ref name="Glamour Nepal 24 September 2014">{{cite news|url=http://glamournepal.net/how-funny-in-pictures/|title=How Funny in Pictures|date=24 September 2014|publisher=[[Glamour (magazine)#International editions|Glamour Nepal]]|last1=staff|accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref> and filming subsequently took place during December 2014 in [[Lalitpur District, Nepal|Kupondole]].<ref name="Glamour Nepal 22 December 2014">{{cite news|url=http://glamournepal.net/funny-pictures/|title=How Funny in Pictures|date=22 December 2014|publisher=[[Glamour (magazine)#International editions|Glamour Nepal]]|last1=staff|accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Online Khabar'' praised the film and related that director Sherpa made a "remarkable but messy debut".<ref name="Onlinekhabar 2 May 2016">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=‘How Funny’ movie review: Director Sherpa makes a remarkable but messy debut|url=http://english.onlinekhabar.com/2016/05/02/376297#sthash.xtejsWpH.dpuf|accessdate=12 June 2016|publisher=Online Khabar|date=2 May 2016}}</ref> In a video review, ''Canada Nepal'' also praised the film.<ref name="Canada Nepal 23 April 2016">{{cite news|last1=Baral|first1=Anup|title=''How Funny'' Movie Review on Canada Nepal|url=http://www.ecanadanepal.com/2016/04/nepali-film-how-funny-movie-review-on.html/2016/04/nepali-film-how-funny-movie-review-on.html|accessdate=12 June 2016|format=news video (flash)|language=Nepali|publisher=Canada Nepal|date=23 April 2016}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2010s crime comedy films]]
[[Category:2010s mystery films]]
[[Category:2016 films]]
[[Category:Nepali-language films]]
[[Category:Nepalese romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kathmandu]]
[[Category:2016 comedy films]]
[[Category:Nepalese films]]

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