Chhakka Panja 3

{{short description|Nepalese film directed by Deepa Shree Niraula}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Chhakka Panja 3

| image = Chhakka_panja_three_ver2.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| native_name = {{infobox name module|language=ne|title=छक्का पन्जा ३}}

| director = Deepa Shree Niraula

| writer = Deepak Raj Giri
Kedar Ghimire
Jeetu Nepal
Yaman Shrestha

| producer = Deepa Shree Niraula
Deepak Raj Giri
Kedar Ghimire
Jeetu Nepal

| starring = Deepak Raj Giri
Kedar Ghimire
Jeetu Nepal
Deepika Prasain
Buddhi Tamang

| cinematography = Purshottam Pradhan

| editing = Bipin Malla

| music =

| studio = Aama Saraswati Movies
IME Group

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2018|10|1|df=y}}

| runtime = 145 minutes

| country = Nepal

| language = Nepali

| budget = रु 2 Crore {{cite web|url=https://moviefit.me/titles/366164-chhakka-panja-3|title='छक्का पञ्जा ३' budget figures|publisher=|accessdate=10 October 2018}}

| gross = रु 20.3 Crores{{cite web|url=https://ujyaaloonline.com/story/10878|title='छक्का पञ्जा ३' ले पूरा गर्‍याे प्रदर्शनको ५१ दिन|publisher=|accessdate=2 December 2018}}

}}

Chhakka Panja 3 ({{langx|ne|छक्का पन्जा ३}}) is a Nepalese comedy film from 2018, directed by Deepa Shree Niraula, and produced by Deepa Shree Niraula, Deepak Raj Giri, Kedar Ghimire and Jeetu Nepal for Aama Sarswoti Movies. It is the third film of the Chhakka Panja series.{{cite web |url=https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-08-03/chhakka-panja-3-to-tackle-nepals-education-system.html |title=Chhakka Panja 3 to tackle Nepal's education system |author= |date=3 August 2018 |work= The Kathmandu Post|publisher= |access-date=21 June 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Pyakurel |first=Diwakar |date=11 October 2018 |title=Chhakka Panja 3 movie review: Entertainment first, social issues later |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/chhakka-panja-3-movie-review-entertainment-first-social-issues-later.html |access-date=21 June 2022 |website=Online Khabar |language=en-GB}} The film tells the story of the daughter of a headmaster (played by Deepika Prasai) and popular news reporter who marries the rich and illiterate Raja, the son of a big politician of her village and tries to improve conditions at a government school but faces hurdles in her goal. The film met with positive response from critics and audience for its story, screenplay, social message, comedy and performance of the cast especially of Kedar Ghimire. The film was a massive blockbuster at the box office breaking several and surpassing its predecessor Chhakka Panja to become the highest-grossing film in Nepal until Kabaddi 4: The Final Match surpassed it. The 4th Part of the series was announced in July 2022 with new ensemble cast with only Deepak Raj Giri, Kedar Ghimire, Deepa Shree Niraula and releases in 2024 on occasion if Dashain.