Sunil Thapa

Sunil Thapa
Native name सुनील थापा
Born (1957-05-19) 19 May 1957
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality Nepali
Other names Ratey Kaila
Sher Singh
Occupation Actor
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse(s) Rajani Thapa
Children Anmol Thapa (son)
Precious Thapa (daughter)

Sunil Thapa (Nepali: सुनील थापा) is a leading Nepalese actor [1][2][3] who has appeared in Nepali and Bollywood films. He started his career with the Bollywood movie Ek Duuje Ke Liye.[4]

He is an enigmatic figure in the Nepali movie industry, winning more number of awards, including the Motion Pictures Award Nepal twice. He is popular for his villainous roles in Nepali movies.

Career

Thapa started his modelling career in 1974 in Bombay, with Binny's and Mafatlal Fabrics.

During his early days, he was also engaged in sports and was a professional football player for ICL Club Bombay and Orkay's Sports Club.

Besides acting and sports, he also worked as a photo journalist for JS Magazine (Junior Statesman) and covered the Bhutan Coronation in 1974. In 2014 he was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Film-fare Award for his extraordinary role in Mary Kom.[5][6] He is recently working for Nepali Movie "Sher Bahadur".[7][8]

Filmography

Thapa has featured in many Nepalese and Hindi films. The following are some of the select films of Thapa.

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1981Ek Duuje Ke LiyeHindi
1981Manav HatyaHindi
1982Aaj Ki AwaazHindi
1982MashaalNepali
1989ChinoNepali
1989Manu The GreatHindi
1989AlbelaHindi
1992NaseebwaalaHindi
1997ThuldaiNepali
2000AagoNepali
2000Tan Ta Sarai Bigris Ni BadriNepali
2009God Lives in the HimalayasNepali
2014Mary Kom[9]M. Narjit SinghHindi
201510 EndrathukullaLawyerTamil


References

  1. ↑ "Biography of Sunil Thapa; An antagonist in reel life".
  2. ↑ "Most popular villain Sunil Thapa".
  3. ↑ "Actor Sunil Thapa making comeback with Sher Bahadur". Retrieved Jan 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rati Agnihotri: I was a rare North Indian girl doing well down South - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. ↑ Ganesan, Ranjita (2014-08-23). "Why Priyanka Chopra was picked to play Mary Kom". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Nepali Actor Sunil Thapa in Bhansali's Film With Priyanka Chopra". Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sunil Thapa To Portray The Character Of 'Sher Bahadur'".
  8. ↑ "Sunil Thapa being Sher Bahadur". Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ "SUNIL THAPA: HIS RETURN TO BOLLYWOOD BIOPIC WITH MARY KOM".
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