Gopal Bhutani is no longer with us

Gopal Bhutani, a fight director and actor of Nepali movie industry, has died 11:00 AM on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at the age of 78. He was seriously ill for some time and when the condition deterized on Sunday, he was admitted to the Janamaitri Hospital in Balaju.

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Bhutani doesn’t have any relatives, so the last rites will be done by fight director Rajendra Khadgi. Bhutani loved Rajendra Khadgi very much and used to call him son.

Bhutani, a Tamang by birth will be put to rest according to the Tamang ethnic rituals in Shyambhu.

Bhutani started his career in movie in the 1940s in Bombay, India. His first Nepali movie was "Manko Baadh" re
leased in BS 2032. Then he started as a fight director in "Jeevan Rekha".

Our condolence to the deceased soul. (Photo credit – nagariknews)

Manisha Koirala told she wanted divorce to Facebook friends

Manisha and Samrat were having problem in their 5-month-long married life and she had moved to her parents’ house after the disagreement.

Some Indian newspapers are reporting that Manisha posted a message in her Facebook status about her desire to get a divorce. The shocking status post however was removed after a few hours. It is told that the status message told that her married life was a roller coaster ride and she is planning to get a divorce. She also added that the decision will not hurt her parents.

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TV Filmy Cake and Media attention on Rekha Thapa

The prime minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal, offered cake to all the artists during the inauguration of the only film related television in Nepal, TV Filmy. But, media attention was focused on the hot and top actress in Nepali movie industry, Rekha Thapa.

The photo above, posted by a newspaper in Nepal, Nagariknews, was discussed widely in online forums and Facebook. But, it was not much discussed that PM Nepal fed everybody the cake and only Rekha Thapa got the lime light.

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Manisha Koirala – How the divorce rumor started…

As a saying goes – there won’t be smoke without fire, there is also a reason behind the Manisha Koirala divorce rumor.

After returning from the honeymoon, Manisha Koirala and her husband Samrat Dahal were living in a rented house in Budhanilakantha. These days however, she is living in her parent’s house at Bansbari. That was the reason many suspected that she had misunderstandings with her husband and has left her home to live with her parents.

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Rekha Thapa offered tika to Maoist Brother Sagar in Bhaitika

Rekha Thapa made headlines when she danced with Maoist chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) during a protest rally in Kathmandu. She also acting in a movie named Jaljala featured as a maoist combatant.

Now, in the occasion of Tihar, her nearness to the party was evident when she took tika from YCL in-charge Chandra Bahadur Thapa (Sagar).

Rekha however wanted people to believe that the relationship is at the personal level and has nothing to do with her political or professional relationship. This year, her real brother Nawaraj Thapa didn’t come to Kathmandu from Biratnagar. Previous years she used to offer tika to hair designer Lokesh Thapa but this year, he was also not available for tika. So she had made a new brother – Sagar for bhaitika.

Gorkha Paltan to release on Laxmi Puja

The first movie of third Indian Idol, Prashant Tamang, is going to be released on the Laxmi Puja festival. The movie, Gorkha Paltan, will be released all over Nepal.

The singer has also acted in two more Nepali movies to be released later. The story of the movie Gorkha Paltan is related to Prashant Tamang himself in which the lead actor transformed himself from a singer to an actor.

The movie was produced by Rajesh and Suraj Bansal and features Ranjita Gurung, Sonia KC, Sunil Thapa, Gopal Bhutani etc.

Prashant Tamang has recently announced that he is going to get married soon to an undisclosed sweetheart he met in Bangalore India.

Prashant is also appearing as a guest actor in a popular comedy serial, Tito Satya, on October 28.

Manisha Koirala took Dashain Tika from the former king and queen

After marrying Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal, Manisha Koirala (Dahal) is seen more at home, in Nepal, in festivals and special ceremonies. This year, she was seen in the formal king’s current palace, Nirmal Niwas taking the traditional tika from the former king and queen.

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Beauty Contests in Nepal – Historical profile

This is a comprehensive list of beauty contests in Nepal. We will update the list to make it as detailed as possible after every beauty contests. Some of the details of past events are missing in some cases. The information will be updated as we could gather those information. Your help will be highly appreciated (contact us).

NOTE: This page is incomplete and will be updated when information are available.

Miss Nepal

Organizer: Hidden Treasure Pvt. Ltd.

Start :1994

Event Date Miss Nepal 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
1994 Ruby Rana
1995 Sumi Khadka
1996 Poonam Ghimire
1997 Nilima Gurung Jharana Bajracharya
1998 Niru Shrestha (after Jyoti Pradhan was dethroned)
1999 Shewta Shah
2000 Usha Khadgi
2001
2002 Malvika Subba Nira Gautam
2003 Pretty Sitoula
2004 Payal Shakya Anita Gurung
2005/06 Sugarika KC Shavona Shrestha
2007 Sitashma Chand Bandana Sharma
2008 Canceled
2009 Zenisha Moktan Richa Thapa Magar Kunchhang Moktan
2010  Sadichha Shrestha  Sahana Bajracharya  Sanyukta Timilsina
2011  Malina Joshi  Anupama Aura Gurung  Sarina Maskey
2012  Shristi Shrestha  Nagma Shrestha  Subekshya Khadka

Miss Tamang

Start :2006

Organizer: Nepal Tamang Art & Culture Center

Event Date Miss Tamang 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006 Zenisha Moktan
2007
2008
2009 Upali Gyabak
2010 23rd January 2010 (To be held)

Miss Teen Tamang

Start : (Information not available)

Event Date Miss Teen Tamang 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006
2007
2008
2009 Tsering Moktan Amrita Moktan Dechhen Chukti Dong
2010

Miss Teen

Start :2004

Event Date Miss Teen 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Miss Newa

Start :2006

Event Date Miss Newa 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2005 Sabita Shrestha
2006 Subita Pradhan
2007 Supriya Tuladhar
2008 Akasha Bajracharya
2009 Yogita Maharjan Sabina Dangol Alisha Shrestha
2010

Miss Sherpa

Start :2004

Event Date Miss Sherpa 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Miss Gurung

Start :2004

Event Date Miss Gurung 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Mr. and Miss. Kathmandu

Event Date Miss. Mr.
2009 Rajani Maharjan Rabindra Singh

College Ambassador

Event Date Miss. Mr.
2009 Ajita Singh Suraj Giri

Miss Nepal USA

Start :2001 ( and held only once)

Organizeer: The Association of Nepalese in Americas

Event Date Miss Nepal USA 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2001 Nepolina chhetri Sabina Shrestha Smriti Gurung

Miss Hong Kong Nepal

Start :1998

Event Date Miss HK Nepal 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
1998 Junu Pun
1999
2000 Mamita Gurung Kavita Gurung Saiyan Amatya
2001 Pooja Subba
2002
2003
2004
2005 Purnima Gurung Deepa BK Sunita Thapa
2006 Basanti Pun
2007 Susmita Gurung
2008 Rina Gurung
2009 Anju Ghising Sangita Gurung Manjila Rai
2010

 

Miss Pearl Hong Kong

Start :NA

Event Date Miss Nepal Australia 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2009 Deepa Gurung Roji Pun Jyoti Gurung

Miss Nepal Australia

Start :2009

Event Date Miss Nepal Australia 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
2009 Sanam Dangol Karishma Shrestha Prada Pradhan

There are many more contests like

Miss Teen Pokhara

Little Star and Little Champ (two contests)

Sunny Girl Teej Contest

Miss Little Newa Miss Little Idol Miss Angel Miss Ecollege Talent Show

College Ambassador

Republica Miss Teen

Riddhi Siddhi Miss Teen

Miss Mangol

Miss India Worldwide Nepal

Kid Queen

Miss Lumbini

Miss Aryan

Karishma Manandhar – ‘Red’ is much better than ‘Black’

Do you remember the photo of Karishma Manandhar in which she shows her panties – the black one on brown dress ?

Seems like, after seeing the photo published in web, she realized the bad combination – black panties on brown dress!

After the incident, she might have decided to try on a better combination.. How about a red panties on black skirts?

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Manisha Koirala to produce a movie, Dharma audio release

After 20 years and hundreds of movies in Bollywood, the Indian movie world, Manisha Koirala did her second Nepali movie under the direction of  Dipendra K. Khanal.

The movie named "Dharma" will mark as the reentry of Manisha in Nepali cinema. After her marriage with Samrat Dahal, she is seeking ways to settle down in Nepal. Her desire to produce a Nepali movie can be taken as the indication that she wants to move back home.

Talking in a program organized in the World Trade Center in Kathmandu for the release of audio of Dharma, Manisha told that she is planning to produce a Nepali movie. She also told that she has already started working on the script.

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Manish Koirala appointed brand ambassador of Home TV

Nepali actress of Bollywood, Manisha Koirala, participated in the shooting of a Direct-To-Home Television Channels Service (Home TV DTH) advertisement recently. The advertisement was previously set to feature actor Bhuwan KC but in the last minute KC was replaced by Koirala for the advertisement.

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Cybersansar.com taken offline after Kasaju brothers were arrested

After the arrest of Kasaju brothers, the owner of the largest modeling site in Nepal, cybersansar.com was taken offline. Although the arrest has nothing to do with cybersansar.com, the site was taken offline along with their another site givemehd.com.

The arrest can be considered the largest operation of against internet crime in Nepal.

Although the arrest is justified, the role of Kasaju brothers in establishing Cybersansar.com and promoting internet based modeling for more than a decade should also be appreciated.