The film, and especially Saugat Malla's character Haku Kale, developed a cult following in Nepali cinema.

The film was produced by Madhav Wagle and Narendra Maharjan with Princess Movies and Black Horse Pictures.

The film features an ensemble cast including Saugat Malla, Dayahang Rai, Karma Shakya, Prateek Raj Neupane, Sushil Raj Pandey, Reecha Sharma, Srijana Subba, Praveen Khatiwada and Sushma Karki.

He searches for accomplices who are in need of money and recruits gambler Naresh, drug dealer Khatri, and unemployed Golfe and Pandey.

[2] While writing the script for Loot, Nischal Basnet based lead character Haku Kale on himself.

"[2] In an interview, Basnet said Saugat Malla "brought the extra flavor and turned Kale into a Newari character plus added the name Haku (in production known as 'Kale')".

[2] When the script was being evaluated, the team wondered whether the film would ever be made because "history showed that experiments weren't taken kindly by the Nepali audience".

[1] Bijaya Adhikari of the Living wrote; "a nickname that today generates an imagery of one of the most memorable characters in modern Nepali cinema".

[1] The production crew searched for "the dirt, the puddles, the dust and the gore of the city that is originally hidden from day-to-day life" because Basnet felt those locations would "do justice to the script".

[2] The crew had to "stand on ledges without any safety equipment while handling the camera" and Basnet also said they were very nervous while filming and at the same time they "were trying hard not to look down".

[3] Sophia Pandey of the Nepali Times criticized the script of Loot for not being "entirely original and more than a little derivative", and she added; "We must concentrate on writing stories that truly matter, and develop characters with more moral and psychological complexity".

[6] Nirajan Pudasaini of The Rising Nepal wrote that Loot changed "people's perception about Nepali cinemas".

[8] Xinhua News Agency said, "[the film] was appreciated for its storyline, natural dialogues and superb cinematography.

"[citation needed] Tsering Rhitar Sherpa speaking with Friday Weekly said; "The bold use of images and narrative techniques in films like "Loot" ... show the huge leap that the Nepali cinema has taken.

[16] In a cover story of Saugat Malla, The Nepali Man, wrote that after his performance in Loot, "people really started noticing him" and that "Loot was a culmination of talented people and ideas weaved into a tremendous film that set a benchmark amongst Nepali movies".