In a program held to mark 99th birthday of the first elected prime minister of Nepal, BP Koirala, actress Jharana Thapa was honored by an award. Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala handed over the award to the actress. Other Nepali movie artists honored in the program include actress Jharana Bajracharya, actress Garima Pant, actor Krishna Malla, RP Panta, Sunil Thapa, Jitu Nepal, Deepak Raj Giri, Sambhujit Baskota and Prabhakar Sharma among others.
In response to the award, Jharana told: