On the finale of Miss Nepal USA held in New York at the mid-night of August 17, Bartika Rai was crowned the title – Miss Nepal USA 2013. After winning the title Bartika was awarded $5,000 in scholarship.
22-years-old resident of New York Bartika is 5 feet and 2 inches tall beauty. She enjoys making music, writing articles, and travelling. She was one of the 16 finalists claiming this year’s Miss Nepal US(A) title.
In a historical event, one of the most popular bands in Nepal, Nepathya, performed in UK’s Wembley Arena on August 3, 2013. Nepathya’s Wembley Arena performance was considered the largest ever Nepali musical performance so far.
Nepathya is best known for its blending of folk melodies into new, youth-friendly pop and rock tunes. Nepathya was formed in 1990 by Deepak Rana, Bhim Pun and Amrit Gurung, in Pokhara, Nepal. Nepathya was formed in 1990 by Deepak Rana, Bhim Pun and Amrit Gurung, in Pokhara.
At the time of the release of the movie, ‘Mahasush’ producers have started a promotion campaign to create traffic rule awareness by the actors of the movie. The event organized in association with Yatayat Majdoor Sangh was held in Gongabu Bus Park. The actors of the movie distributed pamphlets and distributed stickers to be posted on vehicles.
The stickers and pamphlets focus on creating awareness on the danger of driving vehicles in high speed. Actor Aryan Sigdel, actress Keki Adhikari, actress Benisha Hamal, producer Kalyan Ghimire and director Nawal Khadka were present in the event.
The movie is scheduled to release on August 16.
NOTE – the National Film Award result was posted previously.
The NFDC National Film Award 2069 ceremony was held in Kathmandu on July 21 2013.
The following video is prepared by TV Filmy to cover the first National film Award. The video starts with the introduction of the judges – actress Chaitya Devi Singh, sound engineer Pradeep Upadhya, cinematographer/photographer Manju Kumar Shrestha, production manager Narayan Dhoj Pradhan.
With 7 awards, Nepali movie ‘Saayad‘ won the best film award in the National Film Award 2069. The film award ceremony was held on the occasion of 50-years of Nepali movies at Tribhuvan Army Club, Sundhara.
In addition to receiving ‘Hira’ Best Movie award, and ‘Kusume Rumal‘ Best Professional Movie Award, following ‘Saayad’ crew members were awarded five other National awards:
July 19 is the birthday of ex-Miss Nepal and journalist Malvika Subba. To celebrate her birthday Malvika went to Safaltha HIV Sikshya Sadan, the first of its kind in Nepal. She met the kids in the institute and celebrated her birthday.
Talking about the experience in her Facebook post, Malvika said:
In a religious ceremony Rekha Thapa got married to a Bar (Banyan) tree. Banyan is viewed as the male counterpart of female plant peepal. In Hindu religion, banyan tree represents immortality.
Rekha conducted a yagya ceremony and a religious puja. Although she hasn’t revealed the reason behind the puja, some believe it has something to do with her upcoming movie ‘Kali‘. Rekha is planning to release the movie in Dashain to compete with her ex-husband Chhabi Raj Ojha‘s ‘Loafer’.
On the occasion of the 31st convention of American Nepali Association (ANA) held on July 4 to July 6, Nepali movies were shown on each day. In addition to Nepali films, popular comedy actors Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya (MaHa) also conducted a comedy program. MaHa’s program was one of the the main attractions of the event.
The movies featured in the convention include ‘Highway’, ‘Badhshala’, and ‘Visa Girl‘ on the first day. On the second day ‘Chadke’ ‘Mutu’ and ‘Uma’ were screened. The cost of each show was set at $10.
For the first time since she was diagnosed of cancer, actress Manisha Koirala has met the Nepali residents of New York. In a program organized to welcome the actress, Manisha went with her parents and enjoyed the feast. She talked about the past and her future plans and told that she is cured of cancer now.
Because of the side effects of chemotherapy, Manisha doesn’t have hair on her head. In the program she had worn a head cover and a hat to conceal her head. In a report, Manisha seemed cheerful, healthy and happy. Nepali actress and cancer survivor Gauri Malla was also present in the event.
Nepali actress Namrata Shrestha went to Bal Mandir in Naxal to celebrate her 27th birthday. The event was organized by the team of her upcoming movie ‘Maun’. To celebrate her birthday, Namrata cut the cake and feed the students. The director of ‘Maun’ Suraj Bhusal also feed the cake to the student.
Apart from celebration of Namrata’s birthday, a first look poster of the movie was also released in the program. With a tagline “a loud silence” the love story movie features Arpan Thapa and Namrataa Shrestha in the leading roles. The story and script of the movie is written by Arpan Thapa and is jointly produced by Navin Gauli and the director Bhushal.
The director of ‘Apabad’, Subash Koirala is starting a new movie named ‘Awaran’. The movie was announced in a program held on June 10 in Kathmandu. Actress Priyanka Karki is going to be featured in the lead role in the movie. The movie will also feature Divya Dev, Sushilraj Pandey, Naresh Poudel, Rabi Giri and Rashmi Bhatta in main roles.
The movie is told to be made in an unusual plot. Talking in the program Priyanka told that her role is different from other movies and it is challenging.
It has been some time the controversial journalist Rishi Dhamala got married to Eliza Gautam. He organized a huge party at Army Club in Kathmandu to celebrate the marriage. Every high level party leaders and government official were invited along with film artists, business men and other people.
In OFA 2070 award, ‘Rhythm’ was declared the most popular film released in 2069.
In the program organized in Rastriya Naachghar, Jamal the winners of OFA 2070 award were declared on June 9, 2013.
A friendly football match, Bhakundo Bhidanta, was held between the film artists and advertisement professionals held in Dasarath Stadium on Saturday May 18, 2013. The film artists lost to the advertisement professionals by 4 to 2 goals.
The artists who participated in the match include actors Rajesh Hamal, Jiwan Luitel, Jitu Nepal, Kiran KC, Hari Bamsha Acharya and actresses Jharana Thapa, Binita Baral, Garima Pant, Poojana Pradhan, Deepa Shree Niraula, Sushma Karki, Nita Dhungana etc. The football match of the artists who couldn’t control the ball was funny and full of enjoyment. Akash Khawas had scored two goals for the artists.
Ex-Miss Nepal model and actress Jharana Bajracharya has started offering mediation class in Kathmandu. The medication course titled "J’s Meditation – discover the space within" is being organized jointly by Jharana and her mother Lalana Bajracharya.
In past, Jharana had trained herself in meditation. Jharana’s interest in meditation started when she participated in Vipassana mediation in 1997. In 2011 She had spent five months in Amaravati and Chhitaviveka monasteries in England. The actress Jharana is also a painter and potter and she holds a degree in sociology.
