In the Nepali new year, we are looking at the new faces, in leading roles, in Nepali movies. In the 42 movies released this year, most of the actors were well known actors like Rajesh Hamal, Biraj Bhatt, Nikhil Upreti, Rekha Thapa and so on. There were few new actors with potential to succeed in Nepali movies:

New Actress

• Saujanya Subba – from TV to big screen with ‘Takkar Dui Mutu ko’  and upcoming movie ‘Aujar’, ‘Swavhiman’, and ‘Jaya Hos’.
• Sunita Gandarva – from modeling to acting with ‘Yeti ko Khojima’ and upcoming movie ‘Chino’
• Usha Rajak – from modeling to acting – with ‘Kusume Rumal’
• Ruby Bhattarai – from modeling to acting – with ‘Kusume Rumal’
• Sushma Karki – from ‘Mero Euta Saathi Chha’
• Sneha Sharma – ‘Nishana’ and ‘Maya yo Kasto Maya’
• Jenisha Khadka – ‘Jungle Queen’
• Nisha Adhikari – from modeling and TV – ‘Mission Paisa’, ‘Naina Resham’, and upcoming movies like ‘First Love’
• Aayusha Basnet – from ‘Mission Paisa’
• Sweta Khadka – ‘Kaha Bhetiyala’, upcoming film ‘Ek fera Hasideu’  

New Actors

• Laxman Basnet (Martial Arts player), Divya Gautam (Photographer) in ‘Yeti ko Khojima’ –
• Sunny B. KC (Martial Arts trainer) in ‘Gorkha Rakshyak’
• Rose Rana (Film Producer) in ‘Mahan’ and ‘Takkar Dui Mutu ko’
• Dhruba Dutta in ‘Bish’ and an upcoming movie ‘Biratako Chino’
• Aayub KC (Music video actor) in ‘Maya yo Kasto Maya’ and upcoming movies ‘Sadak’, ‘Thegana’
• Mukesh Dhakal in ‘Afno Manche Afnai Huncha’, ‘Hulchal’ and upcoming ‘Nigrani, ‘Manmanai Man Paraya’, and ‘Parkhirakha Hai’
• Niraj Baral in ‘Kusume Rumal’, and upcoming ‘Deepsikha’
• Aayush Rijal in ‘Hifajat’ and upcoming ‘Sadak’, ‘Challenge’

This article is based on various other articles in Nepali newspapers and magazines like Kantipur, Nayapatrika, Nagariknews, and Kamana.