Ujwal Ghimire

Ujwal Ghimire is a Nepalese film director, actor, producer, story writer, ad/documentary maker and film educator. He is considered one of the most well-known and leading movie directors of the Nepalese film industry. He is a three times National Film Award (Nepal) winner, two times Nefta Film Award winner and earned number of other prestigious awards for his outstanding works. He also contributed in making the first television film in the history of television industry of Nepal in 1985.

Career Ghimire acted in various dramas and standup comedies at many Nepalese theaters since 1980. That gave him the Best Negative Character Actor Award in 1987. He then worked as an actor in couple of joint venture international films such as Lady Commando and Swarth. Ghimire made number of documentaries and advertisement films for television before he got a break as a director of a feature film. He has been continuing his other career till now but he focuses more into feature film direction. Today he is considered one of the outstanding film directors of Nepalese cinema.

His first feature film was Gothalo as a director in 1996. He made his second film Jindagani in 2000 from his own company Ayush Film Pvt Ltd as a capacity of producer and director. Among his movies Suvakamana was average in business. Bishwas and Chhodi Gaye Pap Lagla were hit and Gothalo, Kismat, Jindagani, Andaj and Wada No 6 were super hit. Jindagani and Wada No 6 are considered to be one of the top grossing and the biggest blockbusters of Nepalese cinema. Nowadays he has been preparing for his next feature film which is untitled yet.

Filmography Year FilmStarring crew Ghimire's work 1984 Adarsha Nari Bijay Lama, Ujwal Ghimire, Ansumala Shahi, Punam Lama Actor 1987 Santan Bhuwan K.C., Arjun Jung Shahi, Ujwal Ghimire, Karishma Manandhar, Gauri Malla, Shanti Maskey, Kristi Mainali Actor 1988 Lady Commando Bhuwan K.C., Sabnam, Shiva Shrestha, Ujwal Ghimire Actor 1989 Swarth Shiva Shrestha, Ujwal Ghimire, Sinora Mistri Actor 1996 Gothalo Krishna Malla, Saroj Khanal, Sharmila Malla, Shree Krishna Shrestha Director 2000 Jindagani Dilip Rayamajhi, Karishma Manandhar, Rajesh Hamal, Santosh Panta, Puja Chand Director, producer 2002 Bishwas Gauri Malla, Dilip Raymajhi, Deepak Raj Giri Director, producer, writer 2003 Suvakamana Karishma Manandhar, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Jharana Bajracharya, Ramesh Adhikari Director, writer 2005 Dhadkan Rekha Thapa, Nikhil Upreti, Arunima, Ujwal Ghimire Actor 2006 Avimanue Nikhil Upreti, Pujana, Ujwal Ghimire Actor 2008 Kismat Rekha Thapa, Aryan Sigdel, Biraj vatta Director, writer 2009 Chodigaye pap lagla Raj Ballav Koirala, Biraj Bhatta, Richa Ghimire, Sanchita Luitel Director, writer 2011 Andaj Jiwan Luitel, Rekha Thapa, Sabin Shrestha Director, writer 2016 Wada No 6 Deepak Raj Giri, Sitaram Kattel, Jitu Nepal, Dayahang Rai, Kedar Ghimire, Rajaram Poudel, Deepa Shree Niraula, Priyanka Karki Director

Awards

Best Film Dabar Anmol Film Award 2004 for the film Bishwas awarded by 'Nepal One' Channel. Best Director National Film Award (Nepal) 2008 for the film Kismat given by Film Development Board, Government of Nepal. Best Director National Film Award (Nepal) 2010 for the film Chodi gaye pap lagla given by Film Development Board, Government of Nepal. Best Director NEFTA Film Awards 2010 for the film Chodi gaye pap lagla given by Nepal Film Technician Association. Best Director National Film Award (Nepal) 2011 for the film Andaj organized by Film Development Board, Government of Nepal. Best director D-Cine Award in 2011 from the film Andaj Best Director CG Kamana Jury Award 2016 in direction for the film 'Wada No 6' given by Kamana Publication associated with CG Entertainment

Honors Ghimire was honored in 2015 by Nepal Television for his contribution of making first Nepalese television drama in the history of Nepal's television industry.

Other activities Ghimire played a leading role for the development of film industry in Nepal through different professional organizations. He was founder vice president of Film Artist Association of Nepal. He also was elected as a vice president of Film Producers Association in 2006. He also played an important role to establish Film Directors Guild of Nepal and became first vice president. Now he is an active member of Directors Guild of Nepal and Nepal Film society. Ghimire also teaches Film Making in Everest Film Academy, Kathmandu. He has played a leading and an important role to establish and run this organization as a capacity of a director. Ghimire also became jury member in different award ceremonies along with first National Film Award in 2005, organized by Film Development Board, Government of Nepal.