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Nischal Basnet

निश्चल बस्नेत

Nepalese film director, actor, singer, producer

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Nischal Basnet (Nepali: निश्चल बस्नेत) is a Nepalese director, writer, actor, and playback singer who predominantly works in Nepali cinema. Considered as one of the best directors of Nepali cinema, he is widely acclaimed for "revolutionizing Nepali cinema" through his realistic, dark, and comic depiction of social problems prevalent in Nepal on the celluloid screen. Basnet has directed three feature films: Loot (2012), Talakjung vs Tulke (2014), and Loot 2 (2017). He has acted in the films Kabaddi (2014), Dui Rupaiyan (2017), Prasad (2018), Dimag Kharab (2023), and Behuli From Meghauli (2024)

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Kathmandu wd
Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, film actor wd

About

Basnet debuted as a film director with the crime-thriller Loot, which became a "cult classic" and the highest-grossing Nepali film ever, which revived the condition of fate of Nepali film at the box office and changed the way Nepali films were made. After his successful debut as a director, he made his acting debut in Uma (2013). Basnet later directed the dark comedy Talakjung vs Tulke, which was critically acclaimed and commercially successful. The film was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Basnet has received numerous awards, including the DCine Award for Best Debut Director and Best Cameo Role. He has also won a National Film Award for Best Director, and a nomination for Best Actor in a Negative Role at the Kamana Film Awards and Dcine Awards. Basnet has been married to Nepalese film actress Swastima Khadka since 2016.

Questions

When was Nischal Basnet born?
Nischal Basnet was born on 17 January 1981 in Kathmandu.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Nischal Basnet · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): निश्चल बस्नेत · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q16198160 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Nischal Basnet (3x4 cropped).jpg by Nirmal Dulal (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 9 November 2026

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"Nischal Basnet". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/nischal-basnet. Retrieved 9 November 2026.

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