Tulsi Ghimire

Tulsi Ghimire
Born 15 July 1951
Kalimpong, kalimpong district, India
Residence Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Film editor
Spouse(s) Bharati Ghimire
Children Bhawana Ghimire and Panchami Ghimire

Tulsi Ghimire (Nepali: तुलसी घिमिरे) is an Indian Gorkha Film director, screenwriter, film editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist in Cinema of Nepal .[1] He is one of the most well-known and successful directors of the Nepali film industry.

Personal life

Tulsi Ghimire was born in Sindeybong, Kalimpong, Darjeeling district, India to Nepali parents Dhojman Ghimire and Narbada Ghimire.[2] He has two younger brothers and a sister. Tulsi studied at the Mani Memorial Primary School in Sindeybong up to second grade, and then from grade 3 to 11 at the Scottish University Mission Institute (SUMI), Kalimpong. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kalimpong College. He is married to Bharati Ghimire (Gazmer), who has sung in many of his films. His brother Shrawan Ghimire is a successful film producer. Tulsi's children, Bhawana Ghimire and Panchami Ghimire, have also appeared in a Nepali children's film Swarg Ko Pari.

Films

In addition to being a film director, Tulsi Ghimire has also been a successful screenwriter, editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist.

Tusli Ghimire initially moved to Mumbai from Kalimpong in 1974 to work in the Indian film industry, Bollywood. Tulsi’s mentor and Bollywood editor Kamlakar Karkhanis advised him to make Nepali movies at that time. Tusli debuted in the Nepali film industry with the Nepali movie Bansuri in 1981 as a director. He made his second movie Kusume Rumal in 1985, based on his own story, which became very successful.

Among his movies, Kusume Rumal, Lahure, Deuta, Chino, Balidaan, Dakshina and Darpan Chhaya are considered hits. Darpan Chaya is considered to be one of the top grossing and the biggest blockbusters of Nepali cinema.

Tulsi Ghimire is currently working on an animated movie, the first in the Nepali movie industry. The movie made on the story of Buddha is expected to be released in 2013 and will be dubbed in seven different languages. The movie was reported to cost over 80 million rupees. but till now the film has not been released.

Filmography[3]

YearFilm TitleTitle MeaningStarring CrewGhimire's work
1981BansuriFluteDirector
1985Kusume RumalSilk handkerchiefBhuwan K.C., Tripti Nadakar, Udit Narayan, Neer ShahDirector, Editor, Story writer
1988AnyayInjusticeMeera Madhuri, Biswa Basnet, Prakash AdhikariDirector
1989LahureSoldierShrawan Ghimire, Tripti NadakarDirector, Actor, Editor, Story
1991ChinoGiftShiva Shrestha, Bhuwan K.C., Sunil Thapa, Kristi Mainali, Sharmila Malla, Sinaura Mistry, Subhadra Adhikari, Aaron Malla, Sushila RaymajhiDirector
1992Dui Thopa AansooTwo drops of tearsBhuwan K.C., Shrawan Ghimire, Anuradha SawantDirector
1993KoseliGiftTripti Nadakar, Krishna Malla, Bharati Ghimire, Shrawan Ghimire, Bijaya LamaDirector
1994DakshinaTeacher’s debt dischargedTulsi Ghimire, Bhuwan K.C., Bharati GhimireDirector, Actor
1996DeutaGodRajesh Hamal, Srijana Basnet, Shrawan GhimireDirector, Editor, Story writer, Screenwriter, Lyricist
1996BalidaanSacrificeHari Bansha Acharya, Madan Krishna Shrestha, Anjana Shrestha, Neer ShahDirector, Cameraman, Editor
1996RaharWishTulsi Ghimire, Bharati Ghimire, Prashant, Niruta SinghDirector
2001Darpan ChayaReflectionDilip Rayamajhi, Niruta Singh, Uttam PradhanDirector, Editor, Story writer
2002LahanaAuspicious Moment[4]Dilip Rayamajhi, Niruta Singh, Uttam PradhanDirector, Editor, Story writer
2007Dui KinaraTwo banks of riverNiruta Singh, Bhupen ChandDirector
2009Maya Ta Maya HoLove is loveNikhil Upreti, Sanchita Luitel, Suraj R.D., Tulsi GhimireDirector, Actor
2010DeshNationRajesh Hamal, Nikhil Upreti, Niruta SinghDirector, Lyricist
2010Swarg Ko PariAngels from heavenNeer Shah, Bharati Ghimire, Prithviraj Ghimire, Prakriti Bhattarai (child artist)Director
2011MrigatrishnaMirageKarma Shakya, Biraj Bhatta, Nandita KCDirector, Editor, Lyricist
2012Drishtikon Point of viewBharati Ghimire, Bhaskar Pradhan, Lalit GoleyDirector
Unreleased as of 2016Gautama Buddha(animated film)Director
2017 March 10Darpanchaya 2ReflectionPushpa Khadka Sahara Karki Shraddha PrasaiDirector

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biography of Tulsi Ghimire".
  2. ↑ "Nepal's India-trained director bridges divide with his art". The Gaea Times. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Tulsi Ghimire - Filmography at reelnepal.com"
  4. ↑ Cowie, Peter, ed. (2003). Variety International Film Guide. p. 247.


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