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FAAN Awards is an award ceremony for Nepali movies organised by Film Artistes Association of Nepal (FAAN). [1] [2]

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References

  1. "The Rising Nepal: Nominees for FAAN Awards 2073 made public". The Rising Nepal . Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  2. Nepal Who's who. Research Centre for Communication and Development. 1997. ISBN   978-99933-53-83-6.