Nikita Poudel | |
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 Nikita Paudel in 2018 | |
| Born | 31 December 1982 [1] |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Spouse(s) | Rabi Lamichhane (m. 2019), [2] Abhaya Shah (divorced) |
| Children | Abhanika Shah |
Nikita Poudel (born 31 December 1982) is a Nepalese film producer [3] and former chairperson of Film Development Board. [4]
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 ]
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]
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