In fact, social media should be run by people! But what if the same social media starts running people? The film 'Viral Gorkhe' directed by Nigam Shrestha, currently showing in theaters, raises the issue of how social media is making people antisocial.

Why is someone in control of social media, how much will it make Nepali society social? The subject covered by this film is really important for Nepali society. However, the superficial presentation, boring dialogues and the same old style of storytelling have made this issue that ‘Bhayral Gorkhe’ has become weak. The

The story of the film is about Gopaljung Pandey alias Gorkhe (Saugat Malla). Pandey, a Gorkhe from his village, wants to go viral by using TikTok. Why? You have to watch the film to know the reason. Now what will this character do to go viral? In order to go viral, Gorkhe satirizes all those characters in Nepali society who are ready to do anything to become famous. However, this film does not present the steps taken by Pandey in a very strong way. Like

, the more the main character struggles to achieve his goal, the more obstacles he encounters on his journey, the more the character connects the audience with that character and his journey. However, in this film, Gorkha doesn't have to do much to go viral. All the main characters' difficulties are easily overcome. The goat sells its mother's goat to buy the mobile phone needed to make TikTok. Friends are always ready to help in difficult situations. It's not that Gorkha doesn't do anything to go viral. However, he is not shown to have worked hard to achieve his goal. If the scriptwriting had practiced these aspects strongly, 'Viral Gorkha' would have been a good food for the Nepali society that is leaning towards social media. Who knows? The film itself could have gone viral. On top of that, the same friend, the same Bhatti, and the girlfriend! This film does not seem new in the same element that other directors have been using to establish the main character of Nepali films. Added to that, the context of abroad is also added. Since the main character of the film cannot be made to struggle towards a career as a ticket collector, the topic of abroad is strongly connected. These issues have made the film even more long-winded.

Some scenes in the film do not even seem believable. For example, everyone in Pande village has a mobile phone in their hands. However, the Gorkhas are still unaware of TikTok. When a film that covers topics from 'Purna Bahadur's Sarangi' to the ban on TikTok shows the main character so poorly, his world should have been created in the same way on screen.

The dialogues of this film also do not sound natural. The characters of the film speak longer dialogues than they do in everyday life. The film does not have dialogues that suit the background, current situation, or the character that the corporation is trying to portray. Rather than the spoken language, it sounds like dialogues written in a script. How would it sound if the village character of a film set in a village spoke dialogues like those used in speeches, or used big words to give sermons? Even if attention had been paid to these aspects in the dialogue writing, the film would have held the attention of the audience. Moreover, the use of Nepali language in this film is also annoying. Whenever actress Shrishti Shrestha speaks dialogues in Newari love, the scripted accent is heard more than Newari in those dialogues. If that love had been embedded in the character, the audience would have quickly connected with that character. Among all these aspects that could be improved, the film is found alive in some timeless songs.

‘Batasaile Udalaigayo, Maya Mero’ is seen as an exact copy on the screen. On top of that, Saugat's imitation of Shiva Shrestha! Saugat has followed Shiva's emotions throughout the film. In this song of the film, he is seen as a 'duplicate' of Shiva Shrestha. Of course, imitating someone is not the only act. However, Saugat has proved himself to be excellent in this aspect too. However, it would have been better for an actor like him to create such an original character rather than an imitation, which would have helped to enhance his acting. In other scenes apart from Newari Love, Shrishti has also brought the character of 'Miss Geetanjali' to life. Miss Pabi's acting, who has got a short role, is befitting the character. The audience also remembers Govinda's character. The acting of these actors has become the link that binds the audience to the film.