Nischal Basnet is a Nepalese film director and actor who primarily appears in Nepali language films. He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the crime-thriller Loot and wrote screenplay for the film. [1] The film focuses on Hakku Kale (played by Saugat Malla), who masterminds a bank robbery. [2] The film received mixed reviews from the critics, some of whom criticized the script for not being original. [3] According to The Kathmandu Post, the film "changed the discourse of the Nepali film industry". [4] Loot earned 25.5 million Nepalese rupees (approximately US$218,000 in 2019), making it Nepal's highest-grossing film of 2012. [5] [6] Basnet went on to win the Dcine Award for Best Debut Director. [7] In 2014, Basnet acted in and produced Ram Babu Gurung's romantic drama Kabaddi. [8] In the film, Basnet plays Bibek, who tries to abduct a gangster's daughter. [9] The same year, Basnet directed the dark comedy Talakjung vs Tulke. [10] The film is set during the Nepalese Civil War, which lasted from 1996 to 2006. [11] Basnet won the Film Critics Society of Nepal Award for Best Director [12] and the National Film Award for Best Director. [13] [14] Talakjung vs Tulke was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [15]
In 2017, Basnet directed Loot 2, the sequel to Loot. [16] Loot 2 grossed 60.1 million Nepalese rupees (approximately US$524,000 in 2019) at the box office, surpassing the lifetime box office gross of Loot. [17] [18] After directing Loot 2, Basnet starred in Dui Rupaiyan (2017), portraying Jureli, one of two characters on a quest to find two rupees. [19] [20] [21] In 2018, Basnet appeared in Dinesh Raut's Prasad, playing the role of Ramesh alongside actors Bipin Karki and Namrata Shrestha. [22] [23] For his role in the film, Basnet was nominated for a Dcine Award and the Kamana Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role. [24] [25] [note 1] Besides acting and directing, Basnet has served as a judge on Sarwanam Theater (2018), Nepal Idol (2019) and Nepal's Mega Cinestar (2019). [28] [29] He has also sung " Udhreko Choli", "Hit Geet", and "Ghyampe".
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Credited as | Role(s) | Film director | Note(s) | Ref. | |
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Director | Actor | ||||||
2012 | Loot | Yes | No | — | Nischal Basnet | [30] [10] | |
2013 | Uma | No | Yes | Bhuwan | Tsering Rhitar Sherpa | [31] | |
2014 | Fitkiree | No | Yes | Baburam | Anup Baral | [32] | |
Kabaddi | No | Yes | Bibek | Ram Babu Gurung | Also a producer | [33] [9] | |
Talakjung vs Tulke | Yes | Yes | Police officer | Nischal Basnet | Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film | [34] [35] | |
2015 | Kabaddi Kabaddi | No | Yes | Bibek | Ram Babu Gurung | [36] [37] | |
Zindagi Rocks | No | Yes | Nischal, fiancé of Maya | Nikesh Khadka | Special appearance | [38] | |
2017 | Loot 2 | Yes | No | Dancer | Nischal Basnet | Special appearance | [39] [40] |
Dui Rupaiyan | No | Yes | Jureli | Asim Shah | [41] [19] | ||
2018 | Changa Chet | No | Yes | — | Dipendra K Khanal | Special appearance | [42] |
Prasad | No | Yes | Ramesh | Dinesh Raut | [43] [22] | ||
2019 | Garud Puran | No | Yes | Singer | Subash Koirala | Special appearance | [44] |
Ghamad Shere | No | Yes | Shere | Hemraj B.C. | [45] [46] | ||
Jatrai Jatra | No | Yes | Himself | Pradip Bhattarai | Special appearance | [47] | |
2023 | Dimag Kharab † | Yes | No | TBA | Nischal Basnet | Filming | [48] |
TBA | Damadol † | No | Yes | TBA | Asim Shah | Announced | [49] [50] |
Title | Year | Role(s) | Note(s) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sarwanam Theater | 2018 | Judge | [51] | |
Nepal Idol | Guest Judge | Appeared alongside Dinesh Raut and Namrata Shrestha | [28] | |
Nepal's Mega Cinestar | 2019 | Judge | [29] | |
Himalaya Roadies | 2022 | Guest judge |
Title | Year | Credited as | Singer(s) | Film | Note(s) | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singer | Actor | ||||||
" Udhreko Choli" | 2012 | Yes | No | Indira Joshi, Nischal Basnet | Loot | [52] [53] | |
"Hit Geet" | 2015 | Yes | No | Nischal Basnet | Kabaddi Kabaddi | [54] | |
" Kutu Ma Kutu" | 2017 | No | Yes | Rajan Raj Shiwakoti, Melina Rai, Rajan Ishan | Dui Rupaiyan | Features Swastima Khadka, Asif Shah and Basnet | [55] |
"Kale Dai" | Yes | Yes | Nishcal Basnet, Meena Niraula | Parva | [56] [57] | ||
"Ghyampe" | Yes | No | Hercules Basnet ft. Nischal Basnet | Loot 2 | [58] | ||
"Poko Parera" | Yes | Yes | Nischal Basnet | Lappan Chhappan | [59] | ||
"Nacha Firiri" | 2018 | No | Yes | Mahesh Kafle | — | Features Swastima Khadka and Basnet | [60] [61] |
"Ma Ta Pirim Ma" | No | Yes | Koshish Chhetri, Manisha Pokhrel | Garud Puran | [62] [44] | ||
"Maya Pirim" | 2019 | No | Yes | Nishan Bhattarai, Manisha Pokhrel | Jatrai Jatra | Features Karishma Manandhar and Basnet | [63] |
"Sali Mann Paryo" | No | Yes | Kali Prasad Baskota, Ashmita Adhikari | Ghamad Shere | Features Swastima Khadka and Basnet | [64] [65] |
Nischal Basnet is a Nepalese film director and actor who primarily appears in Nepali language films. He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the crime-thriller Loot and wrote screenplay for the film. [1] The film focuses on Hakku Kale (played by Saugat Malla), who masterminds a bank robbery. [2] The film received mixed reviews from the critics, some of whom criticized the script for not being original. [3] According to The Kathmandu Post, the film "changed the discourse of the Nepali film industry". [4] Loot earned 25.5 million Nepalese rupees (approximately US$218,000 in 2019), making it Nepal's highest-grossing film of 2012. [5] [6] Basnet went on to win the Dcine Award for Best Debut Director. [7] In 2014, Basnet acted in and produced Ram Babu Gurung's romantic drama Kabaddi. [8] In the film, Basnet plays Bibek, who tries to abduct a gangster's daughter. [9] The same year, Basnet directed the dark comedy Talakjung vs Tulke. [10] The film is set during the Nepalese Civil War, which lasted from 1996 to 2006. [11] Basnet won the Film Critics Society of Nepal Award for Best Director [12] and the National Film Award for Best Director. [13] [14] Talakjung vs Tulke was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [15]
In 2017, Basnet directed Loot 2, the sequel to Loot. [16] Loot 2 grossed 60.1 million Nepalese rupees (approximately US$524,000 in 2019) at the box office, surpassing the lifetime box office gross of Loot. [17] [18] After directing Loot 2, Basnet starred in Dui Rupaiyan (2017), portraying Jureli, one of two characters on a quest to find two rupees. [19] [20] [21] In 2018, Basnet appeared in Dinesh Raut's Prasad, playing the role of Ramesh alongside actors Bipin Karki and Namrata Shrestha. [22] [23] For his role in the film, Basnet was nominated for a Dcine Award and the Kamana Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role. [24] [25] [note 1] Besides acting and directing, Basnet has served as a judge on Sarwanam Theater (2018), Nepal Idol (2019) and Nepal's Mega Cinestar (2019). [28] [29] He has also sung " Udhreko Choli", "Hit Geet", and "Ghyampe".
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Credited as | Role(s) | Film director | Note(s) | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director | Actor | ||||||
2012 | Loot | Yes | No | — | Nischal Basnet | [30] [10] | |
2013 | Uma | No | Yes | Bhuwan | Tsering Rhitar Sherpa | [31] | |
2014 | Fitkiree | No | Yes | Baburam | Anup Baral | [32] | |
Kabaddi | No | Yes | Bibek | Ram Babu Gurung | Also a producer | [33] [9] | |
Talakjung vs Tulke | Yes | Yes | Police officer | Nischal Basnet | Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film | [34] [35] | |
2015 | Kabaddi Kabaddi | No | Yes | Bibek | Ram Babu Gurung | [36] [37] | |
Zindagi Rocks | No | Yes | Nischal, fiancé of Maya | Nikesh Khadka | Special appearance | [38] | |
2017 | Loot 2 | Yes | No | Dancer | Nischal Basnet | Special appearance | [39] [40] |
Dui Rupaiyan | No | Yes | Jureli | Asim Shah | [41] [19] | ||
2018 | Changa Chet | No | Yes | — | Dipendra K Khanal | Special appearance | [42] |
Prasad | No | Yes | Ramesh | Dinesh Raut | [43] [22] | ||
2019 | Garud Puran | No | Yes | Singer | Subash Koirala | Special appearance | [44] |
Ghamad Shere | No | Yes | Shere | Hemraj B.C. | [45] [46] | ||
Jatrai Jatra | No | Yes | Himself | Pradip Bhattarai | Special appearance | [47] | |
2023 | Dimag Kharab † | Yes | No | TBA | Nischal Basnet | Filming | [48] |
TBA | Damadol † | No | Yes | TBA | Asim Shah | Announced | [49] [50] |
Title | Year | Role(s) | Note(s) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sarwanam Theater | 2018 | Judge | [51] | |
Nepal Idol | Guest Judge | Appeared alongside Dinesh Raut and Namrata Shrestha | [28] | |
Nepal's Mega Cinestar | 2019 | Judge | [29] | |
Himalaya Roadies | 2022 | Guest judge |
Title | Year | Credited as | Singer(s) | Film | Note(s) | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singer | Actor | ||||||
" Udhreko Choli" | 2012 | Yes | No | Indira Joshi, Nischal Basnet | Loot | [52] [53] | |
"Hit Geet" | 2015 | Yes | No | Nischal Basnet | Kabaddi Kabaddi | [54] | |
" Kutu Ma Kutu" | 2017 | No | Yes | Rajan Raj Shiwakoti, Melina Rai, Rajan Ishan | Dui Rupaiyan | Features Swastima Khadka, Asif Shah and Basnet | [55] |
"Kale Dai" | Yes | Yes | Nishcal Basnet, Meena Niraula | Parva | [56] [57] | ||
"Ghyampe" | Yes | No | Hercules Basnet ft. Nischal Basnet | Loot 2 | [58] | ||
"Poko Parera" | Yes | Yes | Nischal Basnet | Lappan Chhappan | [59] | ||
"Nacha Firiri" | 2018 | No | Yes | Mahesh Kafle | — | Features Swastima Khadka and Basnet | [60] [61] |
"Ma Ta Pirim Ma" | No | Yes | Koshish Chhetri, Manisha Pokhrel | Garud Puran | [62] [44] | ||
"Maya Pirim" | 2019 | No | Yes | Nishan Bhattarai, Manisha Pokhrel | Jatrai Jatra | Features Karishma Manandhar and Basnet | [63] |
"Sali Mann Paryo" | No | Yes | Kali Prasad Baskota, Ashmita Adhikari | Ghamad Shere | Features Swastima Khadka and Basnet | [64] [65] |