Nepali Cinema, also referred to as "Nepali Chalachitra" in Nepali, is the filmmaking industry in Nepal. This includes films in various languages of Nepal, most notably in Nepali, Maithili and Bhojpuri. The term Kollywood is also used, as a portmanteau for films produced in the Nepali language while the Nepalese films produced from Kathmandu and Janakpur in the Maithili language is known as Mithilawood. Both of these film industries are the largest viewing cinema of Nepal and are collectively known as Kollywood.
Amar Singh Thapa Chhetri distinguished as Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa(Nepali: बडाकाजी अमर सिंह थापा क्षेत्री), or Amar Singh Thapa The Elder, also known by the honorific name Bada Kaji or Budha Kaji, was a Gorkhali military general, governor and warlord in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was the overall commander of the Nepal Army in the conquest of Western Provinces and authoritative ruler of Kumaon, Garhwal in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was referred by the King of Nepal to have been deployed as Mukhtiyar of Western Provinces of Kumaon, Garhwal He is often hailed as Living Tiger of Nepal and he was posthumously regarded as one of the national heroes of Nepal, who led the Anglo-Nepalese War for the Gorkhali Army. Amarsingh Chowk Pokhara and Shree Amarsingh Model Higher Secondary School are named after the name of Amar Singh Thapa.
Bir Bikram is a 2016 romantic comedy film directed by Milan Chams. This movie features Nepalese actors Dayahang Rai, Anoop Bikram Shahi, Deeya Pun, Arpan Thapa, Menuka Pun and Najir Hussain in the lead roles.
Rastriya Janashakti Party was a liberal political party in Nepal, led by former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa. Thapa had split away from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party in November 2004. The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal in March 2005. The party merged into Rastriya Prajatantra Party on July 25, 2007.
Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal is a Hindu right-wing, cultural conservative party. It previously existed as royalist political party in Nepal from 2006 to 2016. The party was formed as a splinter of Rastriya Prajatantra Party in 2006 and was later reunified in 2016. The party was reformed in 2022 by Kamal Thapa.
Jharana Thapa is a Nepalese film actress, film producer and film director. She was one of the top star actress of late 90s and 2010s. Thapa made her Kollywood debut in Daijo (1996) opposite star actor Bhuwan K.C. She received critical acclaim for her breakout role in the 1998 movie Dharam Sankat.
Sano Sansar is a 2008 Nepali romantic comedy film directed by Alok Nembang. The film has a massive star cast which includes Neer Shah and newcomers Mahesh Shakya, Jiwan Luitel and Namrata Shrestha. Sano Sansar is director Alok Nembang's directorial debut and is the second Nepali HD movie made after Kagbeni. The film is heavily influenced by the Korean movie My Sassy Girl and the English-language movie You've Got Mail. In 2021, Sano Sansar was shown again in theaters after COVID-19 lockdown ended in the country, it was after 13 years of its official release date it was shown again in some of the theaters. They took this decision in order to bring back audience to the theaters, because producers were not ready to release their unreleased films in fear of losing potential audience, since they were unsure if people are ready to attend theater after long pandemic.
Sunil Thapa is a Nepalese actor who has appeared in Nepali, Bollywood and Bhojpuri films. He started his career with the Bollywood movie Ek Duuje Ke Liye.
Pheri Bhetaula is a 1989 Nepali romantic film. The cast includes the debutant Manisha Koirala and Prakash Adhikari. The music of this movie was composed by Ranjit Gazmer. This was the Nepali film that Manisha again never appeared, until her marriage in 2010 and return back to her country film industry for almost 2 decades later.
Yug Dekhi Yug Samma is a 1988 Nepalese film directed by Deepak Rayamajhi and starring Rajesh Hamal, and Kristi Mainali. This is Hamal's first Nepali movie as a lead actor.
Saugat Malla is a Nepalese film actor and producer. He began acting professionally in 2008 and became known for his leading role as Haku Kale in Loot (2012). Other work includes Mukhauta (2014), Sadanga (2015), Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (2012), Lappan Chhappan (2017), Kabaddi Kabaddi (2015), and Fateko Jutta (2017).
Hami Tin Bhai is a Nepali action, comedy film directed by Shiva Regmi. The film features three of biggest superstars of late 90s and 2000s era- Rajesh Hamal, Shree Krishna Shrestha and Nikhil Upreti in the lead roles supported by Rekha Thapa, Jharana Thapa, Nandita KC, Keshab Bhattrai, Sushila Rayamajhi, Ravi Giri etc. The movie praised by critics with many critics highlighting its screenplay, music, comedy and the actors' performance especially of its lead actors but over the top action scenes were criticized. The movie broke all the records at the records at the box office and was recorded as an "All Time Blockbuster" at the box office and is one of the highest-grossing films in Nepali film history. It is considered a classic movie by fans.
Arpan Thapa is a Nepalese actor, director, and scriptwriter.
Gyanendra Deuja is a Nepali film director and screenwriter. He directed his first movie, Rakshak, in 1997. It contained the first instance of an underwater action scene in a Nepali movie. He then started adding a novelty to each of his movies. One of his notable movies is Muna Madan based on the long poem of the same name by Laxmi Prasad Devkota. This movie was Nepal's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Oscars. As of May 2016, he was shooting his latest film, Buddha - born in Nepal, which is a story of a struggling Nepali student In America.
Gajalu is a Nepali movie that depicts the life of living goddess Kumari after her retirement. Shristi Shrestha plays the role of Sujata Shakya, a former Kumari. The movie is about her friendship with her six friends who happen to change her life. This movie is partly inspired by novel named Half Girlfriend by Chetan Bhagat.
A Mero Hajur 2 is a 2017 Nepali musical romantic movie directed by Jharana Thapa The second part of A Mero Hajur series, the film stars Samragyee RL Shah and debutant Salin Man Baniya in lead roles. The movie received mixed to negative response from critics with praise for its music but performances of the actors, direction, routine story and screenplay met with negative response from audience and critics. But the film had a huge opening weekend at the box office and owing to that it became a huge success at the box office. The success of the movie was credited for the massive popularity of its predecessor starring Shree Krishna Shrestha and Jharana Thapa and music of the film. The film had further two sequels.
Nepal Idol is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created and owned by FremantleMedia. Nepal Idol 2017 is the first season of Idol Franchise in Nepal which aired on AP1 TV.
Ramit Dhungana is an actor who primarily works in Cinema of Nepal and made his debut in 2003 with the film Maya Namara. He received National Film award for debutant of the year for the movie Maya Namara in 2003 and the Letter of Appreciation with promotion of Buddhism and peace by the Nepalese government in 2017.
Chhulthim Dolma Gurung(born 8 September 1986) is a Nepalese actress who works in Nepali films. She ventured into acting in The movie ‘November Rain ’ as A character "Dalli" which was released on April 24, 2014. For the former film, she won NFDC National Film Awards 2015, 8th NEFTA Film Awards in 2015 And Dcine Awards 2015 in the category of 'The Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)'.
A Mero Hajur 4 is a 2022 Nepali film directed by Jharana Thapa under the banner of Suhana Entertainment and Sunil Kumar Thapa Production. The film was released on April 14, 2022 in Nepal alongside Indian film K.G.F: Chapter 2. The film was made with an estimated budget of around 1.5 million. The movie met with mixed to negative reviews from critics but positive response from audience. The film was a commercial success at the box office collecting more than 7 million Nepali rupees.Filmmakers expressed grievances towards distributors for lowering the film's showtimes in order to provide more screens for K.G.F: Chapter 2.
