Acting
Bhuwan Thapa Chand
Born 1949-06-14 · Kathmandu, Nepal
Bhuwan Thapa Chand( born 14 June, 1949) is widely recognized as Nepal’s first female film actress and a pioneering figure in the country’s cinema history. She began performing at a very young age and entered Nepali filmmaking through Aama (1964), Nepal’s first feature film, where she played the leading female role. Over the decades, Chand has contributed not only as an actress but also to film production, becoming an enduring presence in Nepali theatre and cinema. Her long-standing contribution to the development, preservation, and promotion of Nepali film and culture earned her the Film Development Board’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Her career represents an important chapter in the history of Nepali cinema and has helped pave the way for generations of Nepali actresses.
Acting credits
9.7A couple deeply in love is tested when recurring nightmares haunt the woman, but as she embraces a new beginning, a painful realization about lost lives reminds them to cherish the fleeting beauty of love and existence.
Janma Janma
1994
NRThe story of a famous TV comedian, popularly known as Selfie King, a character he portrays in the comedy TV series of same name.
Selfie King
2020
10.0Indira, a girl from the ethnic group of Newars, falls in love with Pritambar, who is a Brahmin. She marries him, defying her parents.
Teen Ghumti
2016
NRSaino is a 2019 Nepali drama film directed by Ramesh Thapa and produced by veteran Nepali actress Bhuwan Chand.
Saino
2019
NRAfter fleeing home and returning years later to find his widowed mother dead, Man Bahadur, a devastated young man plans to disappear again until an unexpected opportunity inspires him to serve his nation.
Aama
1965
6.3A series of unfortunate events compels an unmarried woman to raise a child, not her own.
Dui Thopa Aansu
1993
NRChandra Prasad is falsely accused of rebellion against the Rana regime and sentenced to life imprisonment, leaving his family shattered and his daughter, Nimu, to be adopted by his loyal servant, Bhandari.
Hijo Aaja Bholi
1968
NRPratigya is a notable 1994 Nepali film that stands as a classic of the era. It was written, directed, and produced under the creative vision of Yubaraj Lama.
Pratigya
1994