Biraj Bhatta to do Raju Giri movie, Yuvraj

Director Raju Giri and producer/actor GK Sharma are planning to bring Biraj Bhatt back in Nepali movie in their upcoming movie ‘Yuvraj’. The movie to be made on gangster theme is written by Raju Giri and GK Sharma is the executive producer. The movie to be made under Everest Entertainment, UAE banner, is going to be shot mostly in UAE.

raju giri and suvekshya

With more than 70 percent scenes shot in UAE, the movie will feature actors like Biraj Bhatt, GK Sharma, Poojana Pradhan, Suvekchya Thapa and others. The director is also in talks with Nisha Adhikari for probable role in the movie.

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‘Producer’ producer admits low viewers turn-out

The producer of the movie currently running in theater ‘Producer’ – Raj Kumar Rai has admitted that very few viewers have gone to theater to watch the movie. He added, the few viewers who have watched the movie have liked it.

The movie released on December 31 is made on the inside story of Nepali film industry. Rai admitted, general film viewers don’t care what happens backstage and they are more interested in social events and issues related to them. People in film industry have liked the movie but, that is not a big crowd.

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Do Nepali actresses dance in Dubai hotels and casinos?

In a recent rumor, ‘Dhuwani’ actress Sagun Shahi has started dancing in hotels in Dubai. That was not all, it is revealed that a lot of other Nepali actress have been dancing in star hotels in Dubai.

The hotels run by Indian nationals demand Indian and Nepali actresses to dance in their hotels and casinos. The pay of such dancers range from 2,500 Riyal to 4,000 Riyal per month. The actresses usually dance in the hotels for few months to a year and come back to do movies. The movies they do are only to maintain their actress status. The earning made in acting is no match to the earning they make in Dubai.

Actress and model Simpal Khanal has been dancing in Dubai for some time. Five years ago, Simpal had married Prasanna Poudel, but the marriage lasted less than two years. It is rumored that Prasanna wasn’t happy when Simpal started visiting Dubai.

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Saranga Shrestha celebrates her first marriage anniversary

It has been a year since the marriage of actress Saranga Shrestha to Ramesh Karki. They got married on February 1, 2013. In the mean time, Saranga gave birth to a daughter in September of 2013.

On the occasion of the anniversary, Saranga said, "A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."

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Real Names of Nepali artists who had changed their name after entering the film industry

Changing names is a common practice among Nepali artists for a better name or for good luck. Some astrologers suggest a different names for the success in their career. For example, Bhuwan KC changed his name to a 7-lettered Bhuwann before the release of his movie ‘Sathi Ma Timro‘. It’s a different story, the movie didn’t do well in theater. Actress Binita Baral had also changed her name to Beenita (7-letters) on the suggestion of an astrologer. The result of the change in names were not that exciting. But, that won’t deter people from changing names. Others change to a better sounding names like Shova to Nandita, Radheshyam to Ramit, Nawaraj to Nawal and so on.

A video slideshow of change in names of Nepali actresses:

UPDATED:

A photo slideshow of the actors who have changed their names:

We had compiled a list of actresses who had changed their name when they entered the Nepali movie industry. This post incorporates male actors and some additional female actresses who had changed their name to a new name.

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Wilson Bikram Rai celebrated birthday and gave presents to technicians

The actor popularly known as Takme Budho, Wilson Bikram Rai, celebrated his 26th birthday in Pokhara on January 28, 2014. The actor currently shooting for ‘Humjayega’, cut a cake in celebrated with the film unit and journalists.

In his birthday, Wilson gifted shoes to the backstage artists of the movie he is working in. He remembered the day he used to work backstage and the hardships he had faced at that time. 40 pairs of shoes he distributed in the event were sponsored by the company he is brand ambassador is – Black Horse Shoes.

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