Basundhara Bhusal

Nepali movie and theater actor

Basundhara Bhusal

Nationality| Nepalese
Years active| 1964–present
Notable work| Aama, Truck Driver, Paral Ko Aago, Chhakka Panja
Spouse| Chet Narayan Bhusal

Basundhara Bhusal (Nepali: वसुन्धरा भुसाल) is a Nepalese movie and theater actor. She was one of the actresses in the first Nepali movie Aama (1964).[1] Since then, she has acted in at least 135 feature films and 60 TV programs.[2] She started her career in theater, acting in plays at the Rastriya Nachghar[3] since the 1960s.[4]

Some of her notable films are Ek Number Ko Pakhe, Truck Driver, Hijo Aaja Bholi (first Nepali film under a private banner and fourth overall), Paral Ko Aago (adapted from eponymous story by Guru Prasad Mainali), Chhakka Panja (second highest grossing Nepali film of all time) and Prasad (2018 film).

Bhusal received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Film Awards (Nepal) in 2016.[5]

Bhusal is the co-founder and president of Bhuwan Chaitya Basundhara Foundation.[1] She is known to volunteer for social awareness programs to help educate the public on important issues.[6] She has spoken about gender pay gap in the Nepali movie industry.[2]

## Filmography

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Bhusal has played in over 135 feature films;[2] the list here only includes a small number of them.

Year  | Title  | Role(s)  | Notes  | Ref(s)

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1964  | Aama |  |  | [7]
1968  | Hijo Aaja Bholi |  |  |
1973  | Man ko bandh |  |  |
1978  | Paral Ko Aago |  |  |
1980  | Sindoor |  |  |
1982  | Jeevan Rekha |  |  |
1989  | Santan |  |  |
1989  | Pachhis Basanta |  |  |
1991  | Kanyadaan |  | Best Actor in a character Role (Female)  |
1993  | Adhikar |  |  |
1994  | Truck Driver |  |  |
1995  | Jali Rumal |  |  |
Seeta |  |  |
1999  | Ek Number Ko Pakhe |  |  |
2016  | Chhakka Panja |  |  |
2018  | Shatru Gate |  |  |
Prasad |  |  |
2019  | Dal Bhaat Tarkaari |  |  |

## See also

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* Bhuwan Chand
* Gauri Malla
* Mithila Sharma

## References

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1. ^ a b "भुवन, बसुन्धरा र चैत फाउन्डेसनमा". Rajdhani (in Nepali). 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
2. ^ a b c Sharma, Lochana (10 June 2011). "Nepali Female Actors Say Males Paid Much More". Women's eNews. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
3. ^ Aryal, Timothy (18 August 2018). "Rastriya Nachghar and its discontents". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
4. ^ Gautam, Prawash (23 April 2019). "A celebration called Hare Rama Hare Krishna". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
5. ^ "यस बर्षको राष्ट्रीय चलचित्र पुरस्कार बितरण,अभिनेता अभिनेत्रीको पुरस्कार दयाहाङ र नम्रता लाई". News24 Nepal. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
6. ^ Lohani, Sunita (4 June 2017). "Jaywalking, no more". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
7. ^ "History of Cinema in Nepal".

## External links

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* Basundhara Bhusal at IMDb

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