Rekha rocked CG Digital Film Awards

Like last year, Rekha Thapa and Aryan Sigdel have again become the top actress and actor in the CG Digital Film Awards, held in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Rekha’s own production, the movie Kasle Choryo Mero Man received the best movie award, director Suraj Subba Nalbo received the best director and Shreeman received the critic’s award.

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Movie Awards in Nepali Film Industry and NEFTA Film Awards

When we see a couple of movies being released in Nepal almost every weeks, we get a feeling that the Nepali film industry is a successful industry. Every actor/actress seem very busy in one shooting or the other. The film personalities are busy in a number of events including movie launch, music launch, premiere shows, foreign shows and so on. Question arises – can the ‘book’ (film industry) be judged by its cover (all the hypes)? 

Movie awards is another aspect the industry has progressed a lot. In the last two years, we have seen a huge increase in the number of Nepali Film Awards. Different organizations and associations are organizing such film awards without any coordination with each other. A few years back in the history, there were only music awards and there were nothing like movie awards. Now, the situation has reversed and there are more movie award ceremonies than music award events. 

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Dasdhunga won the Merocinema Popular Award 2010

The result of the online voting for Merocinema Popular Award 2010 is announced today. Dasdhunga has become the  most popular movie of the year.

The most successful movie has become Bato Muni Ko Phool with 6 awards in different categories. Other winners are:

• Best movie – Dasdhunga
• Best director – Suroj Singh "Nalbo" (Bato Muni Ko Phool)
• Best actor – Rajesh Hamal (from Desh / Swabhimaan / Didi Bhai)
• Best actress – Rekha thapa (from Bato Muni Ko Phool/Kasle Choryo Mero Man)
• Best musician – Mahesh Khadka (Nai Nabhannu La)
• Best singer (male) – Dipak Limbu (Nai Nabhannu La)
• Best singer (female) – Prakriti Giri (Bato Muni Ko Phool)
• Best actor (supporting) – Vinaya Shrestha (First Love)
• Best actor in comic role – Nirmal Sharma (Afno Manche Afnai Huncha)
• Best actor in negative role – Saugat Malla (Dashdhunga)
• Best script writer – Suroj Subba "Nalbo" (Bato Muni Ko Phool)
• Best action director – Rajendra Khadgi (Desh/Ranasangram)
• Best choreographer – Alok Nembang (Kohi Mero)
• Best editor – Simosh Sunuwar(First Love)
• Best cinematographer – Sanjay Lama (Bato Muniko Phool)
• Best new face (male) – Yash Kumar (Bato Muni Ko Phool)
• Best new face (Female) – Richa Sharma (First Love)

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Congratulation Anuradha Koirala – The CNN Hero of the Year 2010

We knew it! And, I feel proud to be one of the voters to make it happen! Congratulation to Anuradha Koirala and all the well-wishers and voters who helped her to make it.

American television network, CNN has announced its CNN Hero of the Year 2010, and the winner is our own Anuradha Koirala. Loved by everybody, including 12,000 women and girls rescued from being sold as sex slaves, Anuradha was named the hero today.

She was chosen by a public poll, that ran for 8 weeks in CNN.com. As the CNN Hero, Anuradha will receive $100,000 to continue her work in Maiti Nepal. (Photo credits CNN)

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Miss Nepal 2010 is Sadichha Shrestha

Sadichha Shrestha, 19, has become this year’s Miss Nepal. Contestant no. 1 Sadichha was crowned the Darbur Special Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal 2010 during a special program held at Tribhuwan Army Officers Club, Bhadrakali, Kathmandu on Sept. 1, 2010.

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Remisha is Miss Little Newa 2010

Rimisha Shakya won the Miss Little Newa of this year. 13 year-old Rimisha is currently in 7th grade at Heartland Children Academy. Rimisha received a cash prize of Rs 10,000 along with the crown.

First runner up of the contest was Solina Tamrakar who received Rs. 7,000 and second runner up was Rima Maharjan who recieved Rs. 5,000. 

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MaHa, congratulation for a Rs. 100K award!

Congratulation MaHa, for the selection to receive this year’s Basudev Luitel award!

MaHa, the Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bamsha Acharya comedy artists duo, is selected to receive this year’s Basudev Luitel award for the theaters category. The award has a cash prize of Rs. 111,111.00.

Basudev Luitel award is given away in three different fields every years and theater is one of the fields. Selection of the winners of the other two fields, literature and cartoon art, is yet to be announced.

The prize is distributed on the birthday of Basudev Luitel on Bhadra 23 (this year, September 8, 2010).

Miss Angel 2010 is Sunny Amatya

One of the July hat-trick of beauty contests, Miss Angel, was held today (July 17, 2010) in Kathmandu.

Defeating 21 participants, Sunny Amatya of Lalitpur was crowned Miss Angel 2010 in a program held in Soltaee Crown Plaza, Kathmandu. First Miss Nepal, Ruby Rana, handed over the 17-year-old Sunny, the Miss Angel crown. Nabaraj Acharya of White Horse company handed over a check of Rs. 1,00,000 to the winner. Sunny also received a Anna Lifan Motorbike and a 1 year subscription of Home TV. Sunny will also be the brand ambassador of Home TV services.
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Tele Award 2067, Tito Satya got most awards

In-spite of the controversies, TAFON-Media Hub Tele Awards 2067, was held successfully in Kathmandu on May 17, 2010. In the Award ceremony, comedy serial, Tito Satya, won the most number of awards (seven out of 14 awards). Deepak Raj Giri of the serial bagged 3 awards for story, script, and direction categories. The serial Tito Satya was also awarded the best comedy serial. Deepashree Niraula got the best actress, Raj Acharya got the best child actor, and cameraman Bashanta Rupakheti bagged the best cameraman awards.

Shivahari Poudel of Jire Khursani got the best actor award and Jitu Nepal of the same serial got the best dialogue award.

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Miss Nepal nominated Best Comedy Actress, Meri Bassi to boycott Tele Award 2067

Comedy tele-serial ‘Meri Bassai’ unit is to boycott the 2067 Tele Award as the popular television program is not included in the nomination of Best Comedy Serial award. The first television award ceremony to award television programs and artists of 38 different categories is going to be held on May 13, 2010.

The actors and director-duo of Meri Bassai, Sitaram Kattel (Dhurmus) and Kedar Ghimire (Magne Budha), organized a press conference to announce their dissatisfaction on Wednesday. Although the serial is not included in the nomination of the Best Comedy Serial, it is nominated in 8 other categories including best story, best script, best acting (male), best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best child actor, and best editing categories. The serials nominated for the Best Comedy Award are:

1. Yahako Chalan
2. Tito Satya
3. Jire Khursani
4. College
5. Gharbeti Ba

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