‘Ek Bhagavat Ra Ek Geeta’ tries too hard

A gender-fluid boy, a kidnapping case, one-dimensional villains and Bipin Karki as a trans woman—this film chews more than it can swallow.

‘Ek Bhagavat Ra Ek Geeta’ opens to the scenic scape of the Janaki Mandir in Janakpurdham. The elaborate palace made of stone and marble is truly a sight to behold—the shrine is jewelled with Mithila paintings and warmed by the footsteps of loyal devotees. It is here that we meet a Bhagavat and a Geeta, an unusual (and inseparable) duo made up of a little boy and an adult woman.