The last release of the producer Chhabi Raj Ojha is ‘Hawaldar Suntali’, released in 2015. His next movie ‘Kismat 2’ is scheduled to release on April 8. Chhabi started film making with ‘Yug Dekhi Yug Samma’.
“Hawaldar Suntali” is a movie made on the story of Suntali Dhami, a police officer who was raped in her office by her co-workers. Three police officers were jailed in the case. The actress Shilpa Pokharel however had never met the real person whose character she was doing in the movie.
The movie ‘Lazza’ is accused of being a copy of a 2007 release Hindi movie ‘Laga Chunari Mein Daag’. Director Samjhana Upreti had made that accusation in a radio interview. Shilpa Pokharel, who had debuted in the movie was also with Samjhana at the time of the interview. Samjhan claimed that the movie was made on an original story.
The last two movies by Chhabi Ojha were Hawaldar Suntali (released in 2015) and Lazza (2014)
Lazza
Starring – Aryan Sigdel, Shilpa Pokharel, Mithila Sharma, Kiran KC etc.
Director – Nawal Nepal
Hawaldar Suntali
Starring – Kishor Khatiwoda, Sabin Shrestha, Shilpa Pokharel, BS Rana, Deshbhakta Khanal, Ramchandra Adhikari, Dhruba Koirala, Tirtha Thapa etc.
Director – Rishi Lamichhane
LoaferÂ
Starring – Aryan Sigdel, Dayahang Rai, Sushil Raj Pandey, Rajani KC, Kamal Mani Nepal etc.
Director – Aditya Bikram Lamsal
Hamesha
Starring – Rekha Thapa, Sabin Shrestha, Naren Khadka, Abhay Chand, Mohan Niraula, Siru Bista, Shishir Rana, Rashmi Bhatta etc.
Director – Sabir Shrestha
Lanka
Starring – Rekha Thapa, Kishor Khatiwada, Nandu Shrivastab, Nagendra Rijal, Dhruba Koirala, Sailaja Pandey etc.
Director – Shyam Bhattarai
RawanÂ
Starring – Rekha Thapa, Sabin Shrestha, Kamal Krishna, Kishor Khatiwada, Mohan Niraula, Kedar Dawadi etc.
Director – Kamal Krishna
Andaaz
Starring – Rekha Thapa, Jiwan Luitel, Sabin Shrestha etc.
Director – Ujjwal Ghimire
Kasle Choro Mero Man
Starring – Aryan Sigdel, Rekha Thapa, Nir Shah, Rama Thapaliya, Kamal Krishna etc.
Direction – Shabir Shrestha
Hifajat
Starring – Rekha Thapa, Aryan Sigdel, Nir Shah, Aayush Rijal, Bijaya Deuja, Kamal Krishna Poudel etc.
Director – Gyanendra Deuja
Kismat
Starring – Rekha Thapa, Biraj Bhatt, Aryan Sigdel, Nir Shah, Harihar Sharma, Subhadra Adhikari, Jitu Nepal, Gopal Nepal (Fiste) etc.
Story / Direction – Ujjwal Ghimire
Himmat
Starring – Rekha Thapa, Biraj Bhatt, Ramit Dhungana, Dinesh Sharma, Shree Krishna Luitel etc.
Direction – Deepak Shrestha
Ajambari Nata
Starring – Rajesh Hamal, Sri Krishna Shrestha, Rekha Thapa, Niruta Singh, Rabi Giri, Narayan Tripathi, Mohan Niraula etc.
Director – Pradeep Shrestha
“Yestai Rahechha Jindagi’ is not available.
Kasto Saino
Starring – Rajesh Hamal, Karishma Manandhar, Ashok Sharma, Rekha Thapa, Narayan Tripathi, Dinesh DC etc.
Director – Madan Ghimire
Hero
Starring – Rajesh Hamal, Rekha Thapa, Gauri Malla, Niruta Singh, Deepa Shree Niraula, Yubaraj Lama etc.
Director – Naresh Poudel
Janmabhumi
Starring – Shiva Shrestha, Mausami Malla, Saroj Khanal, Geetanjali, Bipana Thapa, Basundhara Bhusal, Mohan Niraula, Pawan Mainali, Ravi Dangol etc.
Director – Mohan Niraula
Nata
Starring – Bhuwan KC, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Ashok Sharma, Gauri Malla, Geetanjali etc.
Director – Bishow Basnet
Yug Dekhi Yug Samma
Starring – Rajesh Hamal, Kristi Mainali, Tika Pahari, Madandas Shrestha, Sushila Rayamajhi, Gopal Raj Mainili, Gopal Bhutani, Santu Tamang, NB Maharjan etc.
Script/Direction – Deepak RayamajhiDeepak Rayamajhi
Who is Chhabi Raj Ojha?
The producer and distributor of movies, Chhabi Raj Ojha, is one of the most successful film producers of Nepali film industry. Chhabi has been active in the Nepali film industry for the last quarter century. Chhabi celebrated his silver jubilee in the film industry during his 50th birthday in 2014.
Chhabi is called ‘ba’ or ‘daddy’ in the film industry as he is has helped a lot of actors, directors and other technicians in Nepali film industry.
Personal life
Chhabi divorced his first wife. His second wife, Gitanjali Sunuwar, committed suicide. He married Rekha Thapa as his third wife in 2057 BS. and divorced in 2012. Although they are not legally (in paper) divorced, they are formally separated and they have also divided the assets between them.
Although Chhabi has told that he won’t marry again, the rumor between Chhabi and Shilpa Pokharel has started since she debuted in his movie ‘Lazza’. In one interview Chhabi told that he is willing to marry her. At that time, Shilpa didn’t rule out the marriage but asked Chhabi to wait. They later told that the statements were deliberately made for the publicity of the movie.
5 milestones in Chhabi Raj Ojha’s filmy career:
