Nikita Poudel

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Nikita Poudel
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Nikita Paudel in 2018
Born (1982-12-31) 31 December 1982 (age 42) [1]
Nationality Nepali
Spouse(s) Rabi Lamichhane (m. 2019), [2] Abhaya Shah (divorced)
ChildrenAbhanika Shah

Nikita Poudel is a Nepalese film producer [3] and former chairperson of Film Development Board. [4]

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Career

Poudel has produced Kusume Rumal 2 , Sundar Mero Naam, and Preeti Ko Phool. She became the first female to be chairperson of the Nepal Film Development Board on 15 December 2017. [5] [6] She resigned in February 2019 for violating the rules of the board. [7] She is the daughter of Uddhav Poudel, owner of Gopi Krishna Movies, and comes from a filmmaking family.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Poudel’s first marriage was to Abhaya Shah, with whom she has a daughter, Abhanika Shah. [8] After their separation, Shah moved to the United States, and Poudel has largely remained absent from her daughter’s life. In 2019, she married Rabi Lamichhane, a media personality and politician, registering their marriage amid growing media attention. [9]

Both Nikita Poudel and Rabi Lamichhane are divorcees with children from previous marriages. None of their children lives with them, and the couple has faced criticism for neglecting parental responsibilities and remaining distant from their children's upbringing. [10]

References

  1. "Nikita Poudel | Film Development Board". film.gov.np. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. Republica. "Rabi Lamichhane and Nikita Poudel get married". My City. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. "Nikita Poudel". reelnepal. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. Republica. "Chairperson of Film Development Board Nikita Paudel resigns". My City. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. "Nikita Poudel Appointed As First Women President of Nepal Film Development Board". MovieMandu. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. "'We need more quality films'". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. "Supreme Court reinstates Nikita Poudel at Film Development Board – OnlineKhabar" . Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. Trends, Nepali. "Nikita Poudel | Full Biography, Age, Husband, Education, Career". nepalitrends.
  9. "About Nikita Poudel".
  10. "RABI LAMICHHANE TIED THE KNOT WITH NIKITA". Street Nepal. Retrieved 6 February 2019.