All About Nepal And Nepalese Community
Rajesh Hamal is commonly known as Mahanayak (महानायक) in the Nepali film industry.
Rajesh Hamal was born on June 9, 1964, in Palpa, Nepal. He is 6’2″ (1.88 m) tall.
He started his career with the movie “Yug Dheki Yug Samma” in 1994.
He is considered a dominant figure in bringing professionalism to the Nepalese movie industry.
Rajesh Hamal used to be one of the highest-paid actors in Nepali films throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
| Year | Miss Teen Nepal | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pratikchhya Dangol Kathmandu District |
Susmita Adhikari Chitwan District |
Susjita Paudel Bhaktapur District |
| 2021 | Aditi Koirala Kathmandu District |
Soniya K.C. Kathmandu District |
Ashma Pandey Kathmandu District |
| 2019 | Cindy Bajracharya Kathmandu District |
Sabina karki Kathmandu District |
Pragya Bhandari Jhapa District |
| 2018 | No Competition | ||
| 2017 | Sanju Moktan Bhaktapur District[4] |
Mary Limbu Jhapa District |
Diya Mandal Sijapati Kathmandu District |
| 2016 | Jasmine Khadka Kathmandu District |
Urja Newa Lalitpur District |
Anushka Adhikari Kathmandu District |
| 2015 | Dhriti KC Kathmandu District |
Rosy Giri Kathmandu District |
Alisha Limbu Sunsari District |
| 2014 | Ritika Kharel Kathmandu District |
Samana Gurung Kathmandu District |
Malisha Maharjan Bhaktapur District |
| 2013 | Shambhani Rimal Kathmandu District |
Jyoti Sunuwar Sunsari District |
Mokshada Upreti Morang District |
| 2012 | Keshu Khadka Lalitpur District |
Monica Sapkota Kathmandu District |
Ayushma Shrestha Bhaktapur District |
| 2011 | Astha Shrestha Lalitpur District[5] |
Paridhi Sharma Banke District |
Shristi Saud Parsa District |
| 2010 | Kreety Tamang Lama Kathmandu District[6] |
Anjali Pradhanang Rupandehi District |
Alisha Kunwar Kathmandu District |
| 2009 | Shreeya Poudyal Kathmandu District |
Monika KC Kathmandu District |
Evita Tamrakar Kavrepalanchok District |
| 2008 | Anamika Gurung Kathmandu District |
Sarah Shilpaili Lalitpur District |
Raisa Banmali Kathmandu District |
| 2007 | Ayusha Karki Kathmandu District |
Prechhya Adhikari Taplejung District |
Anita Silwal Kathmandu District |
| 2006 | Khusbu Oli Kathmandu District |
Swekshya Adhikary Kathmandu District |
Samriddhi Rai Lalitpur District |
| 2005 | Priyanka Karki Sunsari District |
Shibani Pandey Kathmandu District |
Sonam Wangmo Sherpa Mustang District[7] |
| 2004 | No Competition | ||
| 2003 | Pravina Thapa Chitwan District |
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| 2002 | Amanda Manandhar Gurung Kaski District |
Rabina Shrestha Kathmandu District |
Prerana Shah Kathmandu District |
Ruby Rana (Miss Nepal 1994)
Sumi Khadka, Miss Nepal 1995
Poonam Ghimire, Miss Nepal 1996
Neelima Gurung, Miss Nepal 1997
Jharna Bajracharya, Miss Nepal 1997
Niru Shrestha, Miss Nepal 1998
Shweta Singh, Miss Nepal 1999
Usha Khadgi, Miss Nepal 2000
Malvika Subba, Miss Nepal 2002
Priti Sitaula, Miss Nepal 2003
Payal Shakya, Miss Nepal 2004
Sugarika KC, Miss Nepal 2005
Sitashma Chand, Miss Nepal 2007
Zenisha Moktan, Miss Nepal 2009
Sadichha Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2010
Malina Joshi, Miss Nepal 2011
Shristi Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2012
Ishani Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2013
Subin Limbu, Miss Nepal 2014
Evana Manandhar, Miss Nepal 2015
Asmi Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2016
Nikita Chandak, Miss Nepal 2017
Shrinkhala Khatiwada, Miss Nepal 2018
Anushka Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2019
Namrata Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2020
Even though Nepal does not have a very long film history, the industry has its own place in the cultural heritage of the country. Most of the Nepali films use Bollywood-style songs and narrative, and are shot on 16-millimeter film.
In the film industry idiom, Kathmandu, the capital and the center of the Nepali-language film industry, is called Kollywood within Nepal (different than India’s Tamil-language film industry, Kollywood, based in Chennai). The making of Nepali films is said to have begun with D. B. Pariyar’s Satya Harishchandra, which was the first Nepali language film to be shot. It was produced from Kolkata, India, and was released on September 14, 1951.
Aama was the first film produced in Nepal, and was released on October 7, 1964. It was produced by the Information Department of His Majesty’s Government of Nepal (now Government of Nepal), directed by Hira Singh Khatri with Shiva Shankar Manandhar and Bhuwan Thapa as the lead actors, who are also regarded as the first actors in the history of the Nepali film industry.
The first film to be produced under a private banner was Maitighar, which was released at the end of 1966 by Sumonanjali Films Pvt. Ltd. Although being a Nepali movie, it had many Indians contributing toward the making of the film. Mala Sinha had the lead role, along with C P Lohani. It had special appearances of Sunil Dutt and comedian Rajendra Nath.
It was directed by B S Thapa and music composed by Jaidev, a veteran music maestro, it had established Indian singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, and Manna Dey, doing the playback-singing along with the household names of Nepali music, like Narayan Gopal, Prem Dhoj Pradhan, C P Lohani, and Aruna Lama.
The government later established the Royal Nepal Film Corporation in 1971 which produced Mann Ko Bandh with Prakesh Thapa as the director of the film and Nati Kaji and Shiva Shankar as the music composers. Amber Gurung scored the background music. The film premiered in 1973 in Kathmandu. It was followed by Kumari (the first color Nepali film) in 1977, Sindoor in 1980, and Jeevan Rekha in series. The success of these films opened up avenue for private parties to enter into film making as industrial endeavor.
The Nepali film industry started to ruin during the Maoist revolution. Fewer films were made with low budget and even lower performance during that period which resulted in even smaller audiences. In the later years of the conflict, the production and release of Nepali films had come to a standstill with many actors and filmmakers leaving the country in search of work because there were no films being made.
In 1971, the Nepal government established the Royal Nepal Film Corporation and produced the first film ‘Mann Ko Bandh’ which was premiered in 1973 in Kathmandu. The film was directed by Jay Rana and music was composed by Nati Kaji and Shiva Shankar, while the film’s background music scored was done by Amber Gurung.
Mann Ko Bandh was followed by Kumari (the first Eastman color Nepali film) in 1978, Sindoor in 1980, and Jeevan Rekha in a series, and “Badlindo Aakash” in 1984. Their success opened up the avenue for private parties to enter into filmmaking as an industrial endeavour.
Besides this, the black-and-white movie ‘Paral Ko Aago’ proved to be a great success due to its story and melodious music.
The first Nepali-language film was Satya Harischandra, which was released in 1951 in Darjeeling, India, and produced by D. B. Pariyar. The first Nepali-language movie made in Nepal was Aama, which was released in 1964 produced by the Nepalese government. However, the first Nepali-language movie made by the Nepalese private sector was Maitighar, which starred Mala Sinha and was released in 1966. The first color Nepali-language movie was Kumari.[4][5]
Satya Harischandra is a 1951 Indian Nepali language film based on Raja Satya Harischandra. It was the first ever Nepali language movie.
Aama is a 1964 Nepali film directed by Hira Singh Khatri in his directorial debut. The film is written by Durga Shrestha and Chaitya Devi. Aama was produced by King Mahendra of Nepal under the banner of Information Department of Government of Nepal. The film stars Shiva
Maitighar is a 1966 Nepali film directed by B.S. Thapa. It was the third Nepali film produced and the first featured film under a private banner. This film features bollywood actress Mala Sinha in the lead role with Nepali actor Chidambar Prasad Lohani. It is considered as a classic in Ne
Kumari was the first Eastman color Nepali film released in 1977. The movie was made on the story of the popular author Bijaya Bahadur Malla. Prem Bahadur Basnet wrote the script of the movie and Pradeep Rimal wrote the dialogues. The subject of the movie is based up on indigenous Newar community