Nischal Basnet filmography

Nischal Basnet is a Nepalese film director and actor who primarily appears in Nepali language films. He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the crime-thriller Loot and wrote screenplay for the film.[1] The film focuses on Hakku Kale (played by Saugat Malla), who masterminds a bank robbery.[2] The film received mixed reviews from the critics, some of whom criticized the script for not being original.[3] According to The Kathmandu Post, the film "changed the discourse of the Nepali film industry".[4] Loot earned 25.5 million Nepalese rupees (approximately US$218,000 in 2019), making it Nepal's highest-grossing film of 2012.[5][6] Basnet went on to win the Dcine Award for Best Debut Director.[7] In 2014, Basnet acted in and produced Ram Babu Gurung's romantic drama Kabaddi.[8] In the film, Basnet plays Bibek, who tries to abduct a gangster's daughter.[9] The same year, Basnet directed the dark comedy Talakjung vs Tulke.[10] The film is set during the Nepalese Civil War, which lasted from 1996 to 2006.[11] Basnet won the Film Critics Society of Nepal Award for Best Director[12] and the National Film Award for Best Director.[13][14] Talakjung vs Tulke was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[15]

Nischal Basnet at a news conference supporting the hunger strike of Govinda K.C.

In 2017, Basnet directed Loot 2, the sequel to Loot.[16] Loot 2 grossed 60.1 million Nepalese rupees (approximately US$524,000 in 2019) at the box office, surpassing the lifetime box office gross of Loot.[17][18] After directing Loot 2, Basnet starred in Dui Rupaiyan (2017), portraying Jureli, one of two characters on a quest to find two rupees.[19][20][21] In 2018, Basnet appeared in Dinesh Raut's Prasad, playing the role of Ramesh alongside actors Bipin Karki and Namrata Shrestha.[22][23] For his role in the film, Basnet was nominated for a Dcine Award and the Kamana Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role.[24][25] [note 1] Besides acting and directing, Basnet has served as a judge on Sarwanam Theater (2018), Nepal Idol (2019) and Nepal's Mega Cinestar (2019).[28][29] He has also sung "Udhreko Choli", "Hit Geet", and "Ghyampe".

Films
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
TitleYearCredited as Role(s) Film director Note(s)Ref.
DirectorActor
Loot 2012 Yes No — Nischal Basnet [30][10]
Uma 2013 No Yes Bhuwan Tsering Rhitar Sherpa [31]
Fitkiree 2014 No Yes Baburam Anup Baral [32]
Kabaddi No Yes Bibek Ram Babu Gurung Also a producer [33][9]
Talakjung vs Tulke Yes Yes Police officer Nischal Basnet Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film [34][35]
Kabaddi Kabaddi 2015 No Yes Bibek Ram Babu Gurung [36][37]
Zindagi Rocks No Yes Nischal, fiancé of Maya Nikesh Khadka Special appearance [38]
Loot 2 2017 Yes No — Nischal Basnet [39][40]
Dui Rupaiyan No Yes Jureli Asim Shah [41][19]
Changa Chet 2018 No Yes — Dipendra K Khanal Special appearance [42]
Prasad No Yes Ramesh Dinesh Raut [43][22]
Garud Puran 2019 No Yes Singer Subash Koirala Special appearance [44]
Ghamad Shere No Yes Shere Hemraj B.C. [45][46]
Damadol TBA No Yes TBA Asim Shah Announced [47][48]

Television
Title Year Role(s) Note(s) Ref
Sarwanam Theater 2018 Judge [49]
Nepal Idol Guest Judge Appeared alongside Dinesh Raut and Namrata Shrestha [28]
Nepal's Mega Cinestar 2019 Judge [29]

Music videos
TitleYearCredited as Singer(s) Film Note(s) Ref.
SingerActor
"Udhreko Choli" 2012 Yes No Indira Joshi, Nischal Basnet Loot [50][51]
"Hit Geet" 2015 Yes No Nischal Basnet Kabaddi Kabaddi [52]
"Kutu Ma Kutu" 2017 No Yes Rajan Raj Shiwakoti, Melina Rai, Rajan Ishan Dui Rupaiyan Features Swastima Khadka, Asif Shah and Basnet [53]
"Kale Dai" Yes Yes Nishcal Basnet, Meena Niraula Parva [54][55]
"Ghyampe" Yes No Hercules Basnet ft. Nischal Basnet Loot 2 [56]
"Poko Parera" Yes Yes Nischal Basnet Lappan Chhappan [57]
"Nacha Firiri" 2018 No Yes Mahesh Kafle — Features Swastima Khadka and Basnet [58][59]
"Ma Ta Pirim Ma" No Yes Koshish Chhetri, Manisha Pokhrel Garud Puran [60][44]
"Maya Pirim" 2019 No Yes Nishan Bhattarai, Manisha Pokhrel Jatrai Jatra Features Karishma Manandhar and Basnet [61]
"Sali Mann Paryo" No Yes Kali Prasad Baskota, Ashmita Adhikari Ghamad Shere Features Swastima Khadka and Basnet [62][63]

Notes
  1. Dcine Award has 15 categories and Kamana Film Award has 27 categories. Both awards are given guest actors, and are awarded yearly.[26][27]

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