# Deepak Rauniyar

_Nepalese film director_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/deepak-rauniyar
Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Deepak Rauniyar is a Nepalese director, writer and producer. He is one of the few internationally acclaimed cinema directors from Nepal. He rose to prominence in 2012 as the director of Highway, the first Nepali movie to be screened at a major international festival – the Berlin International Film Festival. His second international release, White Sun (2016), was named Best Asian Feature Film at the Singapore International Film Festival and resulted in his being named in The New York Times as one of "The 9 New Directors You Need to Watch".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 29 August 1978 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43379601#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Saptari District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43379601#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43379601#P27))
- **Occupation:** film director; screenwriter; film producer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43379601#P106))
- **Spouse:** Asha Magrati ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43379601#P26))

## Questions

**When was Deepak Rauniyar born?**  
Deepak Rauniyar was born on 29 August 1978 in Saptari District.

## Related

- [Saptari District](https://diginpl.com/places/saptari-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Deepak Rauniyar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Rauniyar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): दीपक रौनियार](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q43379601](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43379601) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Director Deepak Rauniyar at 81st Venice International Film Festival for Pouja, Sir.jpg by Ariela Ortiz-Barrantes (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Director_Deepak_Rauniyar_at_81st_Venice_International_Film_Festival_for_Pouja,_Sir.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Deepak Rauniyar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Director Deepak Rauniyar at 81st Venice International Film Festival for Pouja, Sir.jpg — Ariela Ortiz-Barrantes, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Deepak Rauniyar". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/deepak-rauniyar. Retrieved 21 October 2026.