The films that made headlines this past year, it can be safely said that comedies based on real life situations are a popular choice for Nepali film-goers.From Kabaddi Kabaddi to Wada Number Chha, comedies released last year received both financial and critical success with actors like Bipin Karki and Khagendra Lamichhane receiving much acclaim for their roles in Pashupati Prasad, the year’s highest grossing movie. Last year’s comedies also deviated from the ‘slapstick’ genre, effectively carried by popular television series, and instead used satiristic overtones to tell stories of ‘comedy of errors’. This trend, it seems, will continue this year as well with filmmakers like Nischal Basnet, Rambabu Gurung, Hemraj BC, Dpendra K Khanal, Ujwal Ghimire, Sudarshan Thapa, Nilu Dolma Sherpa, all experimenting with variations of the genre.But if history serves right, one single genre cannot sustain an entire film industry.