Vijaya Lama

Vijaya Lama
Born (1964-03-07) 7 March 1964
Lalitpur, Nepal
Occupation(s) Aircraft Pilot, actor, Singer
and Television Presenter

Vijaya Lama (Nepali: विजय लामा) also known as Captain Vijaya Lama, is a Nepalese actor, singer, television presenter, social activist and senior aircraft pilot of Nepal Airlines.[1] He has acted in more than thirty Nepali movies such as Raanko, and Truck Driver. He appeared in the Hollywood film Everest starring Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Matthew Henderson and more, to play the crucial character of the rescue pilot Col. Madan KC[2][3] Vijaya Lama also participated as a solo singer in Melancholy song by 365 Nepali Artists which set the Guinness World Record for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording".[4][5][6]

References

  1. "Captain on Everest too – The Himalayan Times". thehimalayantimes.com. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. http://archive.nepalitimes.com/article/Nepali-Times-Buzz/Vijay-Lama-in-Hollywood,1066
  3. "Vijay Lama in Hollywood Film EVEREST!". lexlimbu.com. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. "Nepali house-hold names go for the Guinness World Records". ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. "National poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire turns singer". myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. "Most vocal solos in a song recording". guinnessworldrecords.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.


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