Baburam Dhakal (born 4 April 1979) is a
film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
active in the
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 ...
i film industry. He has directed several successful Nepali movies, such as ''Dulahi'', ''9 O’clock'' and ''Parkhi Rakha Hai''. Dhakal is also a
screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
and a
producer.
Dhakal has been involved in the film industry since 2000, when he was an assistant director for the TV series ''Rista'', broadcast on
Zee TV
ZEE TV also known as Z TV is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched on 1 October 1992 as the oldest privately owned television channel in India.
History ...
in
India
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. The first TV series he directed was ''Nalekhiyeko Saino'' in 2005, broadcast on
Kantipur Television Network
Kantipur Television, popularly known as Kantipur TV HD or KTV, is a private television station based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The chairman and managing director is Kailash Sirohiya. The CEO of Kantipur Television is Shishir Pachhai. Launched on 13 J ...
. The first Nepali feature film he directed was ''Parkhi Rakha Hai'' in 2009, produced by Diya Films Pvt. Ltd. In 2015, he produced and directed the upcoming Nepali feature film ''
Teen Ghumti''.
Career
Television series
Filmography
Awards
Baburam Dhakal has achieved the following awards:
* CG Digital D Cine awards, Best Director
* Box Office Film Awards
* Nefta Film Award
References
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1979 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Nepalese film directors
21st-century Nepalese screenwriters
20th-century Nepalese screenwriters
21st-century Nepalese people