We call our actors ‘heros’ because of the deeds they do in their movies. They are role models and girls dream to marry them. But, many of the top actors in the Nepali film industry are already married. Most of the wives are also the secret of their husband’s success. They might not be as popular as their husband, but they are equally important in the lives of our idols/superstars. Let me introduce you to the wives of Top 10 Nepali Actors:
Before diving into the details, watch a video I prepared a while ago:
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Dayahang Rai and Benuka Rai
One of the most popular actor in the Nepali film industry is Dayahang Rai. Known for his down-to-earth nature and natural acting talent, Dayahang is considered unconventional hero in the film industry. Dayanag is married to Benuka Rai, a singer by profession. Benuka and Dayahang met during a recording of one of her songs and they started seeing each others. Benuka and Dayahang have a son. While Benuka has found a celebrity husband, he has also found a beautiful and smart wife. Continue reading
Nepali Movie – Jyoti Starring – Sitaram Kattel, Kunjana Ghimire, Surbir Pandit, Kamal Mainali, Yaman Shrestha, Januka Poudel KC, Deepak Acharya, Suresh Thapa, Bishnu Budhathoki etc. Director – Dhurmus Suntali
About ‘Jyoti’
A social awareness comedy movie ‘Jyoti’ is made for the Government of Nepal in support of UNICEF Nepal. The child-friendly movie, features the camera of Gokul Adhikari, editing of Babin Bhatt, writing by Deepak Acharya who is also the chief assistant director.
On the 9th Republic Day, Nepal Government has honored four film artists by Prabal Janasewa Award. According to the press release by the Ministry of Home, the artists awarded by the award are:
The artists are honored for their contribution to their field. The artists will be awarded in a special program to be held later. The president Bidhya Devi Bhandari will hand over the awards to all the award winners.
In addition to the artists, singer Aani Choying Dolma is also awarded by another award in the same list. She is awarded the award for her contribution in social work sector.
Nepali movie ‘Woda Number Chha’ was released in theatres in Kathmandu on September 18, 2015. Because of the uncertainity in the the places out of Kathmandu, the release in other cities in Nepal had been postponed.
‘Woda Number Chha’ profile
Nepali Movie – Woda Number Chha Director – Ujjwal Ghimire Banner – Aama Saraswoti Release Date – September 18, 2015 Genre – Comedy Recommendation – Good comedy, good acting, well written script, original story and recommended.
The movie is set in Ward No. 6 in an unspecified village of Nuwakot. It is the story of five guys of Jhulebasti. The lives of the five guys is fun filled until one of the guys like the daughter of their master, Sushila. Then, Maoist insurgency also enters in the story-line. The movie however is not centered in Maoist war and doesn’t decide on whether the war was wrong or right. It only shows how and who benefited from the war.
This Friday, on September 18, Nepali movie ‘Woda Number Chha’ is released on theater. The unofficial sequel of the super-hit movie ‘Chha Ekan Chha’ is a solo release this week.
Because of the possibility of unrest after the release of the constitution of Nepal on Sunday, the release of ‘Woda Number Chha’ in theaters out of Kathmandu have been postponed. The distributor company AFD has decided to release the movie only the the theatres in Kathmandu. That is the reason, the promotion effort of the movie was focused only in Kathmandu.
After the success of ‘Chha Ekan Chaa’ the production team had teamed up to produce the second movie of similar theme and comedy. ‘Woda Number Chaa’ is directed by Ujjwal Ghimire and is produced jointly by Deepak Raj Giri, Deepa Shree Niraula and Nirmal Sharma. The movie is produced under the banner of Aama Saraswoti Geeta Devi Movies. The movie features Priyanka Karki, Deepak Raj Giri, Deepa Shree Niraula, Jitu Nepal, Kedar Ghimire, Sitaram Kattel, Dayahang Rai, Nir Shah and others. The movie features choreography of Gambhir Bista and Shankar BC, VFx and Editing by Gautam Raj Khadka, cinematography of Deepak Bajracharya, action by Roshan Shrestha.
In an event held in Kathmandu, a music video of upcoming movie ‘Woda No. 6’ was released. The movie produced by Deepak Raj Giri and Deepa Shree Niraula has Nirmal Sharma as the executive producer. The song titled ‘Wahiyat Love ….’ features Deepak Raj Giri and Priyanka Karki (attached at the end).
The movie scheduled to release on Ashoj 1 is made on comedy theme like their first super hit movie ‘Chha Ekan Chha’ (watch ‘Chha Ekan Chha’ here). The movie directed by Ujjwal Ghimire features Deepak Raj Giri, Priyanka Karki, Dayahang Rai, Sitaram Kattel, Kedar Ghimire, Jitu Nepal, Wilson Bikram Rai and others. In addition to Deepa, Deepak and Nirmal Sharma other comedy artists like Jitu Nepal, Kedar Ghimire, Sitaram Kattel and Kunjana Ghimire have invested in the movie.
Because of the devastating earthquake of April 24, the Nepali artists currently in the USA for cultural shows are returning back on May 2. In a video, Sitaram Kattel (Dhurmus ) and Kunjana Ghimire (Suntali) have told that they are saddened by the crisis and they don’t feel like performing in the shows any more.
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They also announced that they are returning back with other members of the team including singer Pashupati Sharma, Pramod Kharal and Sangita Thapa Magar.
After the huge success of ‘Chha Ekan Chha‘, comedy artists Deepak Raj Giri, Deepa Shree Niraula and Nirmal Sharma have started the production of their new movie ‘Wada Number 6’. The shooting of ‘Wada Number 6’, being directed by Ujjwal Ghimire, has started in Chhapagain Studio in Kathmandu.
The comedy movie ‘Chha Ekan Chha‘ was a super hit movie of the year 2071 is a presentation of Aama Saraswoti Films. The movie featuring all the popular actors of popular comedy serials was liked by the viewers because of the aggressive publicity and familiar faces. The movie features the sound track on the voices of Hari Bansha Acharya, Kiran KC, Raj Sigdel, Durga Pariyar, Yubarj Chaulagain, and Dinesh DC. Jagdishowr Thapa has written the script of the movie made on the story and dialogue of Deepak Raj Giri.
The sequel of hit movie ‘Nai Nabhannu La’ by Bikash Acharya also became a super-hit movie. The characters of two child artists Sugyani Bhattarai and Anubhav Regmi is liked by the viewers. A new child singer, Prem Pariyar, was also introduced as a playback singer in the movie. The movie features the music of Basanta Sapkota and lyrics of Prabha Acharya. The movie produced by Dinesh Pokharel is made on the story of the director – Bikash Achary.
Comedy actor Sitaram Kattel, Dhurmus and actress Binita Baral (the Chapali Girl after her debut movie ‘Chapali Height‘) have been appointed the goodwill ambassador by Nepal Agriculture Journalists Academy (JONAA). The actor and actress have taken agriculture as their profession in the recent days.
This week two new movies ‘Nai Nabhannu La 2’ and ‘Manle Manlai Chhunchha’ are released in theaters all over Nepal.
‘Manle Manlai Chhunchha’ is the last movie of the late director Shiva Regmi. The movie made under Miracle Media banner features Biren Shrestha, Garima Pant, Suman Singh, Mithila Sharma, Sirjana Basnet etc. in main roles. The movie features the cinematography of Shambu Sapkota, editing of Banish Shah, and music of Basanta Sapkota.
On Monday, the daughter of Dhurmus (Sitaram Kattel) and Suntali (Kunjana Ghimire) was named amongst a traditional naming ceremony – Nwaran. The priest suggested the name to start with ‘Do’ according to the location of celestial bodies at the time of the birth of the child.
Photo – Kunjana Ghimire, Suntali, smiles with her first child on her hand.
Although Dhurmus has jokingly stated calling the mother Donisha’s Mother, the name of the child can still be changed for the day-to-day use.