Sangita Shrestha | |
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 Sangita Shrestha at KMG premises | |
| Born | Biratnagar, Nepal |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, Media person |
| Years active | 1998—present |
| Notable work | Katha Premkashort films series |
Sangita Shrestha is a Nepalese film director, screenwriter and media presenter. [1]
Shrestha started her career on radio, later becoming a VJ for Image Channel from 2000-2004 and then at Kantipur Television, hosting the show Music Mela. [2] She began directing music videos and a series of short films. [2] [3] She has directed over 70 videos, but is best known for her short films series Katha Premka. [4] She later based a book of short love stories on this series, Kathama Aljhiyeka Prem, released in 2016. [5]
She appeared as a member of the jury panel for Miss Nepal 2016. [6] [7]
In 2018 she became a writer/director with a featured film Katha Kathmandu , based on the interconnected lives and relationships of three men living in Kathmandu. [8] [9]
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Katha Kathmandu, sometimes known as Katha Kathmandu: Stories of Lust, Love & Life, is a 2018 Nepalese drama crime romance film directed and written by Sangita Shrestha. The film is produced by Bijay Rai under the banner of Aahana Films. The film stars Priyanka Karki, Pramod Agrahari, Ayushman Joshi, Sanjog Koirala, Sandhya K.C., and Prekshya Adhikari in the lead roles. The movie is about three inter connections of three men who live in Kathmandu.
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Miss Vibhaa 2020 pageant was the first edition of Miss Vibhaa by Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. held on 30 December 2020 at Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, organized to select the Miss Universe Nepal 2020 titleholder. Uddhab Adhikari was designated Managing Director by the Umanga Creation Pvt. ltd. after it received the official licence from the Miss Universe organisation. The National Director and the first ever representative of Nepal in Miss Universe 2017, Nagma Shrestha crowned Anshika Sharma as the "Miss Vibhaa 2020- Miss Universe Nepal" to represent Nepal in Miss Universe 2020.
Hidden Treasures Dabur Vatika Shampoo Miss Nepal 2022, the 27th Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on 18 June 2022 in Lalitpur, Nepal. During the coronation night, three winners were crowned by Miss World Nepal 2020 Namrata Shrestha, Miss Earth Nepal 2020 Supriya Shrestha and Miss International Nepal 2020 Sandhya Sharma.
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