# Ujwal Ghimire

_Film director of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Ujwal Ghimire is a Nepalese film director, actor, producer, story writer, ad/documentary maker and film educator. He is considered one of the most well-known and leading movie directors of the Nepalese film industry. He is a three times National Film Award (Nepal) winner, two times Nefta Film Award winner and earned number of other prestigious awards for his outstanding works. He also contributed in making the first television film in the history of television industry of Nepal in 1985.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28341239#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28341239#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28341239#P27))
- **Occupation:** actor; film director; film producer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28341239#P106))

## Questions

**When was Ujwal Ghimire born?**  
Ujwal Ghimire was born on 1960 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ujwal Ghimire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujwal_Ghimire) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q28341239](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28341239) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: UjwalGhimireWithDovSimens.jpg by Rohkum (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UjwalGhimireWithDovSimens.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ujwal Ghimire, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: UjwalGhimireWithDovSimens.jpg — Rohkum, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Ujwal Ghimire". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ujwal-ghimire. Retrieved 7 November 2026.