The third edition of INAS Film Award was held in Pragya Bhawan, Kamaladi in Kathmandu. The award ceremony held on Sunday awarded director Tulsi Ghimire with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award has has a cash prize of Rs. 100,000. The award ceremony was organized by the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRN) and the Film Development Board (FDB). In the program, NRN Upendra Mahato appreciated in the improvement in the quality of Nepali movies. Actor and musician Muralidhar expressed his happiness to be honored in a Nepali film award ceremony.

Watch the INAS Award winning movies here in xnepali:

• Watch ‘Chha Ekan Chha’ (Popular Film Award)
• Watch ‘Talakjung VS Tulke’ (Best Movie, Popular Actress Award)
• Watch ‘Kabaddi’ (Best Script and Best Cinematography)
• Watch ‘November Rain’ (Best Actor Award)
• Watch ‘Biteka Pal’ (Best Actress Award)
• Watch ‘Lazza’ (Best Action Director)
• Watch ‘Nai Nabhannu La 2’ (Best Lyrist)

The winners of the award are:

• Popular Film Award – Chha Ekan Chha
• Popular actress award – Richa Sharma (for ‘Talakjung Vs Tulke’)
• Popular actor award – Dayahang Rai  (for ‘Kabaddi’)
• Best Director Award – Nischal Basent (for ‘Talakjung Vs Tulke’)
• Best Actress Award – Keki Adhikari  (for ‘Biteka Pal’
• Best Actor Award – Aryan Sigdel (for ‘November Rain’)
• Best Playback Singer (Female) – Anju Pant (for ‘Stupid Mann’)
• Best Playback Singer (Male) – Sworoop Raj Acharya (for ‘Stupid Mann’)
• Best Musician – Arjun Pokharel (for ‘Stupid Mann’)
• Best script – Ram Babu Gurung and Uprendra Subba (for ‘Kabaddi’)
• Best Choreography – Basanta Shrestha
• Best Child Artist – Sangam Bista (from ‘Love You Baba’)
• Best Lyricist – Dr. Krishna Hari Baral (for ‘Nai Nabhannu La 2’)
• Best Action director – Chandra Panta (for ‘Lazza’)
• Best Editor – Bipin Malla (for ‘Biteka Pal’)
• Best Cinematographer – Purushottam Pradhan (for ‘Kabaddi’)

INAS Special Awards:

• Sweta Khadka – in memory of late Shree Krishna Shrestha
• Ramesh Twayna – for producing movies like ‘Hami Teen Bhai’, ‘Adhi Bato’ while living abroad
• Saugat Bista – for being the youngest director in the world
• Muralidhar
• Shankar BC
• Baboo Bogati
• Tulsi Ghimire – Lifetime Achievement Award

The award ceremony also featured the dance of Shankar BC, Keki Adhikari and Rohit Rumba. Comedian Shailendra Simkhada had also presented a comedy program in the ceremony.