Top 5 Nepali Actors
1. Rajesh Hamal (5-7 lakhs approx.)
Birth Place:-Tansen, Palpa, Nepal
Education
Rajesh Hamal studied at St. Xavier's School till the eighth grade. His father was a diplomat; as such he partly went to college in Moscow and finished his M.A. in English literature from Punjab University, India.
Film career In 1993, Hamal debuted in Deepak Raimajhi's "Yug dekhi yug samma" opposite to the debutant actress Kristi Mainali. The film was a huge success. In 1993 he only did one film, Adhikar. The film was moderate at the box office. 1994 proved a best year with 10 movies. All movies were hit at box office. Hamal proved himself as successful and leading actor in Nepali cinema. In 1999 Hamal's first was film "Chadani" along with actress Niruta Singh where he played a role of Arjun who was son of the rich man and fell in love with a village girl. Later he appeared in films "Ranabhomi, Dharmaputra, Pardesi Kancha, Shankar, Jindagani, Ek number ko pakhe". His last release in 1999 was "Mato bolcha" which was directed by Rajesh Raj Acharya under Sayapatri films banner. The film was super hit at box office and Hamal earned many nominations for his performance and also won best actor awards.
In 2000 he appeared in film "Basanti" along with actress Karishma Manandhar with whom he had worked in many films. This Film was based on the era of Prithivi Narayan Shah. Audiences appreciated his acting and this film proved to be the highest grossing of 2000 in Nepali cinema. Later he worked in films like Dhuk dhuki, Upakar, Asirbad, Nepal Pyaro Chha yug samma". Once again his acting was liked by his fans in the film. In 2009 he appeared in film "Raju Raja Ram" along with two other stars of Nepali film industry, Bhuwan K.C. and Shiv Shrestha, where he played role of Raju. The film became a super hit at box office. After the hits of his many films his name was turned into "Superstar of Nepal".
The most
popular actor in the history of Nepali flim industry and also known with his
populad dialog "shankher hu ma shankher".
Its no
wonder that makers of the film industry try to sign this Maha-Nayak for a role
in their films and he is the highest grossing actor in Nepal. ‘Rajesh dai’
reportedly earns around 6-7 lakhs per film.
2.
Saugat Malla (5-6 lakhs approx.)
Saugat Malla is a name which has become more popular amongst the youths
as of late. The one role he portrayed in the movie ‘Loot‘,
namely ‘Hakku Kale’ propelled him to stardom. He has not looked back ever
since. But Saugat Malla was not born with a silver spoon. He has struggled to
climb the summit and has been successful so far. He is considered to be one of
the most talented actors of Nepal havingcome from the prestigious background of
Gurukul theater. His acting skills were first seen in the movie Kagbeni thereby
acquiring widespread acclaim.
Saugat
Malla is a name which assures the movie to be a success. His acting prowess is
acknowledged by many and he is one of the most in-demand actors in Nepal. It
comes as a no surprise that he charges 5-6 lakhs per movie as per our sources.
3.
Dayahang Rai (4-5 lakhs approx.)
A small
package with a big bang is what best describes Mr Dayahang Rai.
Regarded as one of the biggest movie stars of Nepal, Mr Dayahang Rai started
his career in the early 2000’s. Dayahang Rai is known for portraying different
characters without much difficulty. Such is his talent that he fits easily into
any genre, be it comedy, romance or serious roles which has spilled success for
many movies like Kabaddi, Loot and so on. He has won National Award for the best actor
too.
Dayahang Rai belonged to
a middle class family. He came to Kathmandu in the year 2001 to pursue his
undergraduate degree in journalism. However he could not do well in his studies
and decided to engage himself in stage acting and drama. Dayahang is one of the
leading actors of Nepal and the sum of 4-5 lakhs that he charges per movie is
worth every penny. His acting skills does not cease to amaze us in every role
he plays.
4.
Jiwan Liutel (2.5-3.5 lakhs approx.)
Success
is the first thing that strikes our mind when the name Jiwan Luitel is talked about. Jiwan
Luitel is a Nepalese actor who made his debut in the Nepali film industry in
2007 with ‘Tirkha’. Although his career in the Nepali film industry took a
rapid start after his debut, he had managed to gain the limelight in 2002, when
he was graced with the title of Mr. Nepal.
At the
age of just 34 years, his illustrious career includes 25 movies till this date.
His voice is enough to mesmerize the audience. His remarkable acting skills can
be seen in movies like Sano
Sansar (2008), Nai nabhannu la (2010), Andaz(2011), Notebook(2013).
He
received the award of KTV best debutant actor for his film Nasib
Aafno in 2010 and also awarded as Best Actor in National Films Award
for Maliti Ko Bhatti in 2013. His popularity can be thoroughly seen
just by one song Simple Simple of his movie Andaaz.
5. Aryan Sigdel (2.5-3 lakhs approx.)
One of the best looking
actors of Nepal, Aryan
Sigdel is
an actor who has a lot of followers especially in the female category. He made
his acting debut from the movie Kismat and gone on to play a number of films including the hit
movie, Mero Euta Sathi Cha. Furthermore, his portrayal of Jay Shumsher Junga
Bahadur Rana is regarded to be one of the best male character ever depicted in
Nepali silver-screen.
He
studied at Dipendra Police School and later completed his schooling from
Mangloday High School, Thankot. A very good student in school, Aaryan went
to Ratna Rajya
College. With the desire of becoming an actor, he started taking
acting lessons and could not complete his studies. He started taking acting
lessons from Pariwartan Nepal, a theater troupe with whom Aaryan has
participated in several street plays as well.
At the
age of just 31, it seems that he is just approaching his heydays. And it is
comes barely as a surprise that he is one of the highest paid actors in Nepal.
