Celebrities wish the soul of Sushil Koirala rest in peace

Nepali celebrities have remembered the ex-PM of Nepal Sushil Koirala on his death on February 9, 2016. The most hurt of the celebrities is the Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala as Sushil Koirala is her own uncle by relationship. In a Facebook message Manisha wrote: “All my fev people are leaving one by one. Helplessly I watched them go… RIP” and share a photo of herself with Sushil.

manisha koirala remembers sushil koirala

In the following video, it is claimed that Sushil Koirala had wanted to be a Hollywood actor in his youth. But, his dream wasn’t fulfilled because of the political unrest in the country. He was known to love movies and he used to watch movies in his free time.

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Loot 2 in making, Nischal Basnet interview

The director of the superhit movie ‘Loot’, Nischal Basnet, has told that he has found the story of the sequel of the movie ‘Loot 2’. It seems every successful movies (and event unsuccessful movies) are being made into sequels.

He told that he has also started the writing of the script of the movie. Talking to Setoparda, Nischal told that the formal announcement of the sequel will be done in near future.

Watch the interview:

Nischal told that he is currently busy in the preparation for the marriage. Nischal and Swastima Khadka had recently engaged and going to get married on February 17.

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Rekha Thapa promotes Rampyari in Malaysia, sings Arko Juni Kunni

Actress Rekha Thapa has finally participated in a program in Malaysia after three years of canceling her participation in the last minute. Rekha has visited Malaysia this year with her mother and her elder sister to participate in Friendship Dhamaka – 7. In the event running from February 6 to February 10, other artists including actor Sunil Thapa, actor Dinesh Thapa, singer Parmod Kharel, music video director Shiva BK, actor Kishor Bhandari, actress Reshma Timilsina and others are participating.

In the first of the series of the shows, Rekha Thapa had performed the song she had composed herself for her upcoming movie ‘Rampyari’. The song titled ‘Arko Juni Kunni…’ was liked by the audience.

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Late Neha Pun (Yoruna Pun) remembered by actresses in Kathmandu

Nepali actresses and others gathered at Maitighar Mandala on the evening of February 6 to remember late Neha Pun, the Magar film actress raped and killed in Pokhara. At the time when the murderer is yet to be identified the actresses and model in Kathmandu have gathered to pay homage to the deceased soul. The remembrance event called by actresses Richa Sharma was supported by the actresses and models.

Video report:

In the event, actresses Richa Sharma, Priyanka Karki, Keki Adhikari, Nisha Adhikari, Anna Sharma, Jharana Thapa, Nandita KC, Malvika Subba, Reema Bishowkarma, Diya Maskey, Deepa Shree Niraula etc. Miss Nepal Evana Manandhar was also present at Maitighar.

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Nikhil Upreti signed a new movie before flying to the USA

The action actor Nikhil Upreti has flown to the USA on Friday, February 5 for the show of his movie ‘Bhairav’ in California, USA. The comeback movie of Upreti, ‘Bhairav’ features him as the producer, director and the leading actor. Made on the story of a police officer, ‘Bhairav’ was well received by the viewers.

Before flying to the USA, Nikhil Upreti has signed a new film of director Madhusudhan Bhattarai. The details of the unnamed movie is not available yet.

Video report on Nikhil’s US travel:

The show of ‘Bhairav’ is scheduled to be held in a theater in California in the evening of February 9, 2016. There are no other shows of the movies yet, but Nikhil expects more demands of the movies in other parts of the USA.

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RIP choreographer Basanta Jung Rayamajhi

A veteran choreographer of Nepali film industry, Basanta Jung Rayamajhi, has died on February 3, 2016, while being treated in Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu. 81-years old Rayamajhi was taken to the hospital when he collapsed at home. The dead body of Rayamajhi is kept at Pragya Pratisthan for the last goodbye till the mid-day on Wednesday. The body is scheduled to be cremated at Pashupati Arya Ghat on the same day.

Video report:

Who is Basanta Jung Rayamajhi?

Basanta Jung Rayamajhi started as a choreographer in Bollywood movies. He had choreographed the dances of various old Hindi movies including that of Amitabh Bachchan and other well known actors. After working in more than 100 Bollywood movies, Rayamajhi, decided to return back to Nepal.

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Rekha Thapa , Gauri Malla, Richa Sharma, Rajesh Hamal and Dayahang Rai talk movies in Literature festival in Pokhara (video)

Three actresses, Rekha Thapa, Gauri Malla and Richa Sharma were in Pokhara in the Literature Festival talking about the roles of actresses in Nepali movies. They have pointed that there is gender discrimination in the industry and it has to be eliminated. The actresses were being coordinated by journalist Kishor Nepal in a session titled “Cinemako Dukha Sukha”.

Kishor introduced Gauri Malla as Mina Kumari of Nepali movie industry. He told Rekha Thapa is the hero, leading actor of Nepali movies. He said Richa Sharma – is known for excellent performance in ‘Loot’, ‘Talakjung VS Tulke’ and ‘Uma’.

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Karishma, Saroj Khanal and Ashok Sharma named Baburam Bhattarai Naya Shakti members

The former Prime Minister, Baburam Bhattarai, has announced a 35-member interim central council of Naya Shakti Nepal in an event organized in Buddha Nagar, Kathmandu. In the interim central council of Naya Shakti Nepal, three Nepali film industry personalities are also included. Actress Karishma Manandhar, actor and producer Ashok Sharma and actor Saroj Khanal are listed as the council members of the new political party, yet to be formally announced.

Video report with the full list of the council members:

The most noted personalities in the council are former finance secretary Rameshwor Khanal, Mumaram Khanal (a political analyst), Keshavman Shakya (former lawmaker), Ganesh Rai (former AIG), and the three film artists.

Also present in the event was the noted businessman Binod Chaudahary, who told that he supports politics of constructive developments and wished best for Naya Shakti.

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Top 5 Movies of Bhuwan KC by Bhuwan himself (Full movies link)

The actor who had been active in Nepali movie industry for the last 30 years, Bhuwan KC, is one of the most successful actors. Apart from acting in a number of hit movies, he has also produced many hit films. Bhuwan’s super hit movies include ‘Kusume Rumal’, ‘Karodpati’, ‘Saino’, ‘Kanyadan’, ‘Chino’, and ‘Ma Timi Bina Marihalchu’.

Bhuwan has entered in a new role – a director in his upcoming movie ‘Dreams’. Apart from acting in movie, Bhuwan also likes to watch movies. Looking back to his acting career, he has chosen the top five movies he liked the most:

Kanyadan

Bhuwan says, ‘Kanyadaan’ is the movie he liked the most among his movies. The movie directed by Prakash Thapa is fun to watch. Bhuwan says, “The movie is about child marriage. The movie features both the entertainment and a good message to the viewers. With Bhuwan KC the movie also features actors like Gauri Malla, Rabi Shah, Subhadra Adhikari, Gopal Raj Mainali, Basundhara Bhusal, Laxmi Giri and Muralidhar.

Watch ‘Kanyadan’ by clicking on the following link:

The movie was released in 1991. In 2011, another movie by the same name was released featuring Biraj Bhatt, Dhiren Shakya, Arjun Karki, Ranjana Sharma, Sirjana Basnet and Shovit Basnet. You can watch new ‘Kanyadan’ here.

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Sunil Thapa and Wilson Bikram Rai to be featured in a Bipasha Basu Bollywood movie

The actor of Nepali film industry Sunil Thapa is going to be featured in a Bollywood movie with actress Bipasha Basu in ‘Bhai Must be Crazy’. The actor popularly known as Takme Budha, Wilson Bikram Rai, will also be featured in the movie with Sunil Thapa. The movie is going to be directed by Vinay Sharma.

The movie was initially planned to be shot in Nepal. But, because of the Indian blockade and shortage of fuel and cooking gas, the shooting has been affected. A 45-days long shooting is now scheduled in Thailand at the end of January. According to report, Sunil Thapa has already signed the agreement but, Wilson is yet sign the agreement.

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Malvika Subba and Jharana Bajracharya announced their pregnancy (video blog)

Two ex-Miss Nepal – Miss Nepal 1997 Jharana Bajracharya and Miss Nepal 2002 Malvika Subba have announced their pregnancy at the same time. Both chose Instagram, a social networking site, to break the news to their fans.

Video report on Jharana Bajracharya’s pregnancy:

Video report on Malvika Subba’s pregnancy:

Malvika had waited five and a half months into her pregnancy to announce the news. Sharing a photo of herself with her husband Malvika wrote: “Five years of being together and married in between, we finally decided on being parents again (another story here but maybe for later). And here we are – post-earthquake, post my PCOS and vitamin-D deficiency, in our 2nd trimester, having tried so hard to hide it for the past 5 and half months. It feels so good to share this news publicly as now I can show off my ever growing belly and be healthy and happy.”

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Anmol and Shristi love story, Gajalu to release on May 6

The movie featuring Anmol KC and Miss Nepal 2012, Shristi Shrestha in lieading role – ‘Gajalu’ is scheduled to release on May 6, 2016. According to the producer of the movie, Rohit Adhikari, the shooting of the movie has been completed in 45 days, on January 12. The movie was shot in locations in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Chitlang, Daman and Kulekhani. The movie directed by Hemraj BC is considered the most awaited movie of the year.

With Shristi and Anmol the movie also features Gaurav Pahadi, Rhitik Shahi and Salon Basnet in main role. The movie is made on the love story of youths. The romantic thriller movie had received a minimum guarantee of Rs. 3.5 million by FD Company in the initial days of the shooting of the movie. The producer has estimated the cost to reach Rs. 12.5 million by the end of post-production.

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Rajesh Hamal says Bagmati did not live up to his expectation, viewers feel cheated

There was high hopes from the movie released on Friday, ‘Bagmati’. The movie featuring well known actors like Rajesh Hamal, Shiva Shrestha, and Keki Adhikari was told to have produced spending the highest production cost in the history of Nepali films. The movie directed by a South Indian director and the technicians, was also well promoted. But, the final result is considered below average by most of the viewers and even the actors. The lead actor, Rajesh Hamal, in his Facebook post that he is sad that the movie was left incomplete.

Rajesh had watched the movie with his wife Madhu Bhattarai and Shiva Shrestha. After watching the movie he has appreciated the cinematography and thrill but was apparently not happy by the execution of the movie. He has also revealed that the details of the sequel wasn’t worked out with the film artists. He has also expressed his dissatisfaction on the return back of the director Sunny Kerala back to India a day before the release of the movie.

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Suvekshya Thapa uses religious ‘khada’ to cover herself, protest

UPDATE: After the protest of various Sherpa organizations, Suvekshya Thapa has apologized for the mistake and has told that she had no intention of hurting Buddhist people. In the mean time, various organizations had asked Thapa to be punished for undermining their faith and beliefs by using holy Khada to cover her body parts.

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Actress Suvekshya Thapa is known to create controversy for the promotion of her movies. Like her previous movies, Suvekshya has chosen to show off her body to promote her upcoming movie ‘Bindaas 3’. In the photos published in onlinekhabar, Suvekshya has covered her body under religious shawl-like cloth – ‘Khada’. ‘Khada’ is used to honor and appreciate people and it is also offered to the god in Buddhist culture.

In the photos, Suvekshya has wrapped a blue khada to look like skirt and a white one to cover the upper body parts. She is well covered and this looks a lot better than the photos she did for the promotion of her previous movie ‘Miss Nepal’. The promotional photo of her earlier movie was copied from Bollywood actress pose in which she had used a fish to cover the upper part of her body.

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Rekha Thapa, the new singer actress of 2016 after Priyanka, Pooja and Chhulthim

A After the release of music video of actresses Priyanka Karki, Pooja Sharma and Chhulthim Gurung, another actress, Rekha Thapa, has given voice to one of the songs of an upcoming movie ‘Lal Jodi’. Within a week of new year, five Nepali actresses have shown their singing talent. Three actresses Priyanka, Pooja and Chhulthim released music videos in YouTube, actress Gauri Malla showed off her singing talent in a musical program and actress Rekha Thapa sang for a movie. The question arises, are they really talented as singers? The listeners will surely make their judgments. (Read the previous report on 3 singing actresses)

For Rekha, singing is not a new hobby. She had given voice to a couple of songs in movies and has also released an album. During the ‘Lal Jodi’ song recording, Rekha told that she will only sing for movie, not for YouTube uploads.

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