# Jharana Thapa

_Nepalese actor-model_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Jharana Thapa (Nepali: झरना थापा) (born as Kamala Raj Bhandari on March 28, 1977) is a Nepalese film actress, film producer and film director. She was one of the top star actress of late 90s and 2010s. Thapa made her Kollywood debut in Daijo (1996) opposite star actor Bhuwan K.C. She received critical acclaim for her breakout role in the 1998 movie Dharam Sankat.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1981 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6190977#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6190977#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6190977#P27))
- **Occupation:** model; actor; film director; screenwriter ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6190977#P106))
- **Spouse:** Sunil Kumar Thapa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6190977#P26))
- **X (Twitter):** jharana_thapa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6190977#P2002))

## About

After working in Nepali cinema for 20 years, she turned into a film director. Her debut directorial movie A Mero Hajur 2 was released in September 2017.

## Questions

**When was Jharana Thapa born?**  
Jharana Thapa was born on 1981 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jharana Thapa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharana_Thapa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): झरना थापा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6190977](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6190977) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Jharana Thapa at movie premier (cropped).jpg by Bijay Chaurasia (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jharana_Thapa_at_movie_premier_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Jharana Thapa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jharana Thapa at movie premier (cropped).jpg — Bijay Chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Jharana Thapa". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jharana-thapa. Retrieved 8 November 2026.