Pooja, Sir

Pooja, Sir

2025 · 115 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime, Thriller

When two boys are kidnapped in a border town in Nepal, Detective Inspector Pooja is sent from Kathmandu to solve the case. But when she arrives, the brewing political unrest and violent protests throw her off course, and she is forced to seek help from Mamata, a local Madhesi policewoman. By putting aside systemic discrimination and pushing through everyday misogyny, the women solve the case - but at what personal cost?

Directed by Deepak Rauniyar · Written by Deepak Rauniyar

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Asha Magrati Pooja Thapa
Nikita Chandak Mamata Gupta
Dayahang Rai Police captain Madan Rai
Aarti Mandal Saraswati Yadav
Reecha Sharma Headmaster Sabita Koirala
Bijay Baral Amar
Gaumaya Gurung Rama
Pashupati Rai Menuka
Ghanashyam Mishra Ram
Niraj Shrestha Headmaster's brother
Chandra Dhoj Limbu Poojas Father
Parmeshwor Kumar Jha Congressman Pravin Yadav

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