Nepali Cinema, also referred to as Kollywood or "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.
Mahanayak Rajesh Hamal is a Nepali film actor, singer, model, and television host. He is regarded as one of the most influential and popular actors in the history of Nepalese cinema. He is popularly known as the "Maha Nayak" of Nepalese film Industry and the highest paid Nepali actors throughout the 1990s and 2000s, he is the first Nepalese actor to receive popularity across South Asia. He is a great living actor. He holds several box office records in Nepali cinema, including most commercially successful film as lead actor, most consecutive hits, and most awards as an actor.
Mero Euta Saathi Chha is a Nepali movie released on September 11, 2009. This movie was a hit in 2009, and is an unofficial remake of the Korean hit A Millionaire's First Love. The film was a box office success.
Sushma Joshi is a Nepali writer, filmmaker based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her fiction and non-fiction deal with Nepal's civil conflict, as well as stories of globalization, migration and diaspora.
The 1973 Nepal plane hijack was the first plane hijacking in the history of Nepal. Girija Prasad Koirala planned the hijack to steal money that the Nepal Rastra Bank was having transported from Biratnagar to Kathmandu.
Palpasa Cafe is a novel by Nepali author Narayan Wagle. It tells the story of an artist, Drishya, during the height of the Nepalese Civil War. The novel is partly a love story of Drishya and the first generation American Nepali, Palpasa, who has returned to the land of her parents after 9/11. It is often called an anti-war novel, and describes the effects of the civil war on the Nepali countryside that Drishya travels to.
Summer Love is a 2019 Nepalese romance drama film, based on Subin Bhattarai's novel Summer Love (2012). The film is directed by Muskan Dhakal, produced by Khagendra Shrestha, Indu Bhandari, written by Subin Bhattarai. The film stars Ashish Piya and Rewati Chetri in the lead roles alongside Suraj Singh Thakuri and Namrata Sapkota.
Occupy Baluwatar, also known as Baluwatar Satyagraha, was a peaceful protest movement calling on the Nepali state to better address the widespread problem of impunity and gender-based violence. Protesters had gathered beginning on 28 December 2012 outside the prime minister’s official residence in Baluwatar from 9:00 -11:00 am daily.
Banira Giri was a Nepalese poet and novelist. She is best known for novels such as Karagar, Nirbandha and poetry collections such as Jiwan: Thayamaru, Euta Jiundo Jung Bahadur, etc. In 1999, she received the Sajha Puraskar for her novel, Shabdatit Shantanu, becoming the first woman writer to win the prize.
Summer Love is a Nepali novel by Subin Bhattarai published by Fine Print in 2012.
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, popularly known as Krishna Dharabasi is a Nepali writer, novelist and literary critic. He has wrote multiple essays, short stories, poems and noevls. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Radha in 2005. Jhola—one of his short story has been adapted into a film of the same title. He is known for using meta-writing style in his fictional works.
Subin Bhattarai is a Nepali writer and columnist. His second book and first novel, Summer Love, was a trendsetter and popular among youths. His first book was an anthology of short stories, Kathaki Paatra.
Chhakka Panja is a 2016 Nepalese comedy drama film directed and produced by Deepa Shree Niraula. The film is Niraula's directorial debut and features Priyanka Karki, Deepak Raj Giri, Jeetu Nepal, Kedar Ghimire, Buddhi Tamang, Shivahari Poudel, Barsha Raut and Namrata Sapkota. The film received highly positive reviews for its screenplay and story, performances, humor and its social setting. However, due to piracy problems, the movie was released on YouTube. Due to the piracy, the international screening of the movie was highly affected. The film was " All Time Blockbuster " and is the 2nd highest grossing Nepali film of all time overtaken by its 3rd part. The film had two sequels :- Chhakka Panja 2 and Chhakka Panja 3, both of which were commercial blockbusters. Thus, it is the highest grossing Nepali movie franchise.
Nepal Literature Festival is an annual international literary festival which takes place in Pokhara, Nepal. It was founded in 2011 by Bookworm Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. IME Group is the current title sponsor of the festival.
Yogesh Bhattarai is a Nepali politician and a former Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Taplejung constituency in the 2017 general elections.
Pradip Bhattarai is a Nepalese film director. He made his debut in Nepali Cinema Industry in 2016 with Jatra. His first Movie Jatra is a 2016 Nepali language Heist Comedy film which was produced by Singe Lama and Yadav Poudel under Shatkon Arts banner. It stars Bipin Karki, Ravindra Singh baniya and Rabindra Jha in pivotal roles with supporting cast of Barsha Raut, Prakash Ghimire, Praween Khatiwada, Bholaraj Sapkota, Kamalmani Nepal, Sajan Thapa Magar, Nilkaji Shakya, Priyanka Jha, Susmita Karki, Prem Pandey and Safar Pokhrel. Bhattarai is also the judge of the TV show Comedy Champion
Pranaya SJB Rana is a writer, editor and journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is currently editor of The Record, a digital-native news publication focusing on long form reporting, essays, and explainers. Rana was previously Features Editor and Op-Ed editor of The Kathmandu Post and a reporter for Nepali Times. Rana is also the author of a collection of short stories, City of Dreams: Stories, published by Rupa Publications, India.
Kishor Nepal is a Nepalese journalist and writer. He worked for and groomed Kantipur and Nagarik Nepalese publications.
The Wayward Daughter: A Kathmandu Story is a 2018 novel by Shradha Ghale. It was published on 1 December 2018, by Speaking Tiger Books. It is the debut novel of the author. It is a coming of age story of a girl in 1990s Kathmandu during the Nepalese civil war.
