Alok Nembang was a
Nepali film director. He was also a well-known
music video
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...
director in
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
for more than a decade.
Career
After returning to Nepal from the United States, where he gained knowledge about theater and film-making, Alok directed over 500 music videos of Nepali music. In an interview, he had once stated, "I am inspired by many things and incorporate them on my work but I don't copy". He began his career as a
VJ in
Image Channel in Nepal in 1998. His debut music video was ''Lakhau Patak'' by Nabin K. Bhattarai. Alok acted in the
Limbu
Limbu may refer to:
* Limbu people, an indigenous tribe living in Nepal, Sikkim (India) and Bhutan
** Limbu language, their Sino-Tibetan language
*** Limbu script
**** Limbu (Unicode block)
* Rambahadur Limbu
Rambahadur Limbu, (; 8 July 1939 †...
language film ''
Numafung'' in 2004. His passion for making films was fulfilled with the production of ''
Sano Sansar'' (2008), which was a big hit. Alok's second directorial venture ''
Kohi Mero'' (2010) made him popular among the Nepalese cinema audience. His third film ''
Ajhai Pani'' was released in February 2015 after his death.
Death
On November 6, 2014, Alok was found dead at his home in
Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
in an apparent suicide.
Filmography
* ''
Numafung'' (2004) - cast
* ''
Sano Sansar'' (2008) - director
* ''
Kohi Mero'' (2010) - director
* ''
Ajhai Pani'' (2015) - director
References
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1973 births
2014 suicides
2014 deaths
Nepalese film directors
People from Kathmandu District
Nepalese expatriates in the United States
Suicides in Nepal
21st-century Nepalese screenwriters
21st-century Nepalese people