Pension Patta Arrives in Australia: Maotse Gurung's Nepali Drama Brings a Lahure Family Story to Australian Screens
Pension Patta is now releasing across Australia. Find the latest Australian screening dates, cities, tickets, cast, story and everything about Maotse Gurung's Nepali drama starring Dayahang Rai and Gaumaya Gurung.
By Nepalese Events Australia
Published: 2026-10-01T06:58:42.000000Z
Category: Entertainment
One of the biggest Nepali films of the year has reached Australia. Pension Patta (पेन्सन पट्टा), written and directed by Maotse Gurung, began its Australian theatrical run on 21 September 2026, just ten days after its Nepal release on 11 September — one of the fastest international rollouts for a Nepali film this year.
The film is being screened across Australia by Backup Events and D'Boyz Entertainment, who acquired the Australia/New Zealand rights. Nepal distributor is RR Films.
Confirmed Australian sessions
- Sydney — Auburn, NSW: Friday 2 October (sold out) and Saturday 3 October, 6:00 PM at Reading Cinemas Auburn, 100 Parramatta Rd. Tickets via Mero Tickets — $30, limited seats remaining.
- Brisbane — New Farm, QLD: Friday 9 October, 6:00 PM at Five Star Cinemas, 701 Brunswick St. Tickets via Mero Tickets — $30.
Screenings in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra have been flagged by the distributors as coming soon — the Pension Patta movie page lists every confirmed cinema and session as it is announced.
What the film is about
At its heart, Pension Patta is a story about a Lahure pension — the document that sustains so many Gurkha families. Rajan and his mother Chhalu are already struggling when Rajan's father, Ganga Bahadur, dies. With a moneylender demanding repayment of the family's debt, their last hope is the pension document left as collateral.
But when they go to claim it, the name on the pension does not match Chhalu's. What looks like a clerical problem sends Rajan on a search that pulls him away from home — and turns the film into a much larger story about identity, greed, sacrifice and the people we become when family is on the line.
Why it matters to the diaspora
Maotse Gurung — whose earlier films Purano Dunga and Dayarani connected strongly with audiences at home and abroad — has described Pension Patta as an honest look at the Lahure community: not just the prestige of the uniform, but the family relationships, expectations and hardships behind it. For Australian Nepalis, many of whom have fathers, grandfathers or uncles who served, it is a story that lands close to home.
The film also marks one of the final screen appearances of veteran actor Sunil Thapa.
Cast & crew
The ensemble stars Dayahang Rai and Gaumaya Gurung, with Wilson Bikram Rai, Buddhi Tamang, Pashupati Rai, Luniva Tuladhar, Suraj Tamu, Raj Kaucha Magar and the late Sunil Thapa. Music by Manoj Thapa Magar, Shiva Baraili and Suraj Tamu; cinematography by Sushan Prajapati; background score by Rohit Shakya.
Box office & international rollout
Pension Patta earned roughly Rs. 1.5 crore in its first five days in Nepal and continues to perform strongly. Australia and Spain (Barcelona) were the first international markets; the UK, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Europe and the Gulf are in the pipeline.
Details
Title: Pension Patta (पेन्सन पट्टा) | Director/Writer: Maotse Gurung | Runtime: approx. 2h 8m | Language: Nepali | Rating: Universal (U) | Nepal release: 11 September 2026 | Australia: from 21 September 2026
Full cinema list, trailer, cast and every announced session: Pension Patta — Nepali movie in Australia. Upcoming screenings also appear on our Nepali events calendar — see Sydney session details and Brisbane session details.
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