Kunjana Ghimire

Kunjana Ghimire (; born 29 June 1984) , popularly known as Suntali , is a Nepalese philanthropist, comedian, actress and a social worker. She is one of the main characters of the Nepali TV series Meri Bassai. She is considered one of Nepal's most talented actresses because she had played various roles in her own sitcom Meri Bassai. She is highly devoted towards in social work in Nepal.

Early life She was born in the Lalitpur District of Nepal where her early life and schooling were completed. She used to help her father in his field during her schooling. She used to perform dancing during her school life. Her dances were well appreciated by many people. So, she ran away from this field hoping to be a good dancer, actor, and comedian. Her first successful career as an actor was Meri Bassai. There, she met Sitaram Kattel and got love marriage with him in 2009.

Career

She started to play the role of Suntali, love interest, and later the wife of Dhurmus in the Nepali television program Meri Bassai from 2006. Her acting career got popularly highlighted as her role, acting and the television program became highly acclaimed among the Nepalese citizens.

Social works

Dhurmus Suntali Foundation

Kunjana Ghimire, along with Sitaram Kattel is a founding member of Dhurmus Suntali Foundation. The foundation recently completed Sindhupalchowk Giranchour Integrated Model Colony Construction Project . The formal handing ceremony was held on 28 October 2016 in the presence of President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, parents of Sitaram and Kunjana, Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya. The construction project has built a colony of 67 houses with dedicated areas for children parks, public taps, public toilets, parking areas and health post. The colony is dedicated to the victims of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. now also kunjana ghimire somtime making home made short video (facebook reels)

source: https://www.facebook.com/kunjanaghimire facebook page.

Cleanliness programs

They are providing information related to cleanliness all over Nepal. They have run a campaign for cleaning the Bagmati river of Kathmandu, one of the holy rivers of Nepal that flow beside the Pashupatinath Temple. Appreciating and following the path of DhurmusSuntali, many different groups and social clubs have been established in Nepal to carry on the various cleanliness and social awareness programs in various places. Suntali (Kunjana Ghimire) and Dhurmus (Sitaram Kattel) are cleanliness ambassador of the Nepal Government.

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Director Reference 2008 Daud Actor 2015 Woda Number 6 Producer Dinesh Raut 2020 Senti Virus Actor Ram babu Gurung 2021 Ma Ta Marchhu Ki Kya Ho Actor / Director Kunjana Ghimire / Sitaram Kattel

Television Meri Bassai (Not: Kunjana Ghimire, who played the role of Suntali for a long time in the hit TV show Meri Bassai, has now left the program in 2025.)

Awards SN Award Title Film Name / Project Year Result / Reference 1 Kantipur Icon Award (Socio-Political Category) Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation 2018 2 Madan Bhandari National Award Humanitarian & Social Work 2016 3 Best Comedic Actor Meri Bassai —