Despite this, the production team remains hopeful that positive word of mouth will help improve its business.
Many believe that the heavy use of English dialogue is a major reason the film has struggled to connect with local audiences.
More than 70 percent of the film’s dialogues are in English, which reportedly made it difficult for some viewers to follow the story.
Responding to these concerns, the makers introduced two major changes from the second week onward: Nepali dubbing and Nepali subtitles.
Director Pradeep Shahi said that audiences can now read Nepali subtitles for the English dialogues, while the robot character’s lines have been fully dubbed into Nepali.
He explained that although the extensive use of English was intended to make the story more accessible to international audiences, it ended up confusing domestic viewers.
This prompted the team to re-dub parts of the film and add Nepali subtitles.
Shahi also shared that he felt encouraged after witnessing strong enthusiasm among young viewers during theater visits. “Seeing young audiences cheering during the climax and discussing the ‘Eklo-verse’ after the film made me happy,” he said, adding that the film is gradually finding its domestic audience.
According to him, Eklo-I has laid a solid foundation for its sequel, Eklo-II: The Rise of Kalki.
The film stars Pradeep Khadka, Vijay Lama, Sunil Thapa, Diya Pun, and Benisha Hamal, among others. Eklo is also set to release in the UK, Qatar, Bahrain, and other countries starting this week.
The film is backed by investment from the NRNA group, with Binod Subedi ‘Kshitij’ as executive producer.
The sequel is scheduled to go into production in 2027.
