# Nikhil Upreti

_Nepalese actor and film director_

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Last updated: 2026-10-12

> Nikhil Upreti is a Nepalese actor, director, producer, and martial artist who appears primarily in Nepali-language films. He is known for his roles in action and social drama genres. Upreti has performed his own stunts in several films and was one of the highest-paid actors in the Nepali film industry during the peak of his career.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 10 August 1980 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7034887#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Janakpurdham ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7034887#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7034887#P27))
- **Occupation:** film producer; actor; model; action choreographer; voice actor; film actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7034887#P106))
- **Spouse:** Sanchita Luitel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7034887#P26))
- **Facebook:** nikhilupretii ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7034887#P2013))

## Questions

**When was Nikhil Upreti born?**  
Nikhil Upreti was born on 10 August 1980 in Janakpurdham.

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- [Sanchita Luitel](https://diginpl.com/people/sanchita-luitel)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Nikhil Upreti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikhil_Upreti) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): निखिल उप्रेती](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7034887](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7034887) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Nikhil Upreti.jpg by Pyarb (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nikhil_Upreti.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Nikhil Upreti". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/nikhil-upreti. Retrieved 21 October 2026.