# Anil Budha Magar

_Nepali filmmaker and journalist (born 1993)_

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> Anil Budha Magar is an independent Nepali film maker, writer and journalist based Remote Mountain region of the Taksera, Eastern Rukum District, Nepal. His films often explore socio-cultural and political issues in Nepal. He had studied a filmmaking at IFA. He is known for Lomba (The Leadership) (2012), Aagre (The Iron Digger) (2021), The Last Shepherd (2023), Gharjwai (2024), Mitjyu (2026) and Rato Ghera (The red circle (2026).

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130355821#P27))
- **Occupation:** filmmaker ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130355821#P106))

## About

His short film and documentaries had received many awards at various Film Festivals. But Magar's first commercially directional movie was Gharjwai  which was critically acclaimed and commercially successful. According to announcement of the Film Development Board, Nepal Gharjwai was in top 10 highest grossing films of 2081 (Nepali calendar).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Anil Budha Magar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Budha_Magar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q130355821](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130355821) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Anil B. Magar.jpg by ElbortBCyberSec (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anil_B._Magar.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Anil Budha Magar". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/anil-budha-magar. Retrieved 4 November 2026.