Mero Hajur 2, actor Jharana Thapa’s debut directorial venture, has continued its unprecedented run at the box office.

After four days of its release on Friday, the film has raked in a total of Rs 3.9 million, according to the film’s distributors.

The film’s Kathmandu Valley distributor, Govinda Shahi, informed that the film, from 38 screens in the Valley, has amassed over Rs 2 million, as of Monday evening.  According to him, the long-weekend helped the movie pull throngs of viewers to cinemas, with it drawing in close to a million rupees on Saturday alone. “This is quite an extraordinary run, one of the best I have seen as a distributor,” said Shahi, adding, “For once, the film’s songs resonated with the audience, and besides that, the Jharana Thapa factor might also be in play here.”

The film’s collection in the moffussil stands toe-to-toe to that of the Valley’s. In cities outside Kathmandu, the film has amassed a total of Rs 1.8 million. According to the film’s mofussil distributor, Kedar Prasad Parajuli, the film’s showing has been comparable to the biggest hits of the recent past. “I have been distributing films for the past 22 years and the only film that attracted the mass as A Mero Hajur 2 was Silsila. The film has done particularly impressive business in cities like Pokhara and Narayangarh,” Parajuli told the Post.

Speaking to the Post, the film’s director, Jharana Thapa, said that she is overwhelmed with the film’s commercial success. “Before starting the project, I was a little apprehensive. I stepped into the Nepali film industry as an actor and was one for about two decades. The project would mark my departure from acting, and sure, it was not an easy decision,” Thapa said, “I am really excited with the response and would like to thank all the audiences. It’s nothing I had imagined. Many have even demanded A Mero Hajur 3 already!”

When asked whether she would continue to direct films or return back to acting, she said that for now she is putting all her efforts in becoming a better director. “Of course, I can’t leave acting completely, but for now my focus will be on how to become as good a director I can,” Thapa said.

Written by Samipya Timalsena, A Mero Hajur 2, a romantic comedy, features actors Salin Man Baniya, Samragyee RL Shah, Salon Basnet, Amber Subedi, Suman Poudel, Buddhi Tamang and Wilson Bikram Rai, among others.