Bijay Baral () is a Nepalese actor and poet known for his work in

Nepali cinema Nepali Cinema, also referred to as "''Nepali Chalachitra''" () is the filmmaking industry in Nepal. This includes films in various languages of Nepal, most notably in Nepali language but also in Newari, Maithili, Tamang, Bhojpuri and Th ...

. He made his debut in 2013 with the film Chhadke. He worked as B.K. in film

Kabaddi Kabaddi (, ) is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players. It is one of the traditional games of South Asia. In this game, a raider enters the opposing half of the court to touch defenders and attempt to return within 30 ...

(2014). He worked on the film Kabaddi 4: The Final Match (2022), which became the highest-grossing Nepali film of all time. He starred in the film Jaari (2023) and Purna Bahadur ko Sarangi(2024) both of which went on to become one of the

highest-grossing Nepali films The following is a list of highest-grossing films in Nepal, with gross revenue in Nepali Rupees. The prominent films released in Nepal before 2075 BS (2018 CE) had no official tracking of figures and thus contains generally accepted figu ...

with later emerging as his biggest success as a male lead breaking several records. He is also active in the

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

scene, mostly acting in plays at Mandala Theatre.

Personal life

Bijay Baral was born in

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, which is located in

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region of

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. He is married to Parmila Khanal, they have one son name Prajay Khanal Baral.

Career

Baral had his first role in the movie Chhadke in 2013 and

in 2014. In 2015, he acted in Kabaddi Kabaddi, the sequel of

, for which he was also nominated for best actor in a comic role. In 2016, he acted in Jhumkee, and in the same year, he acted in

How Funny ''How Funny!!'' ( Nepali: ''हाऊ फन्नी!!'') is a 2016 Nepali comedy film, directed by Nilu Doma Sherpa as her feature film debut. Produced by Malvika Subba for Eyecore Films Nepal and A Tiny But Big Pictures, the film stars Day ...

. In 2022, he acted in the record-breaking Kabaddi 4: The Final Match, which became the highest grossing Nepali film of all time, collecting over 22.73

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. In 2023, he acted in Jaari, which earned 15 crore in its first three weeks of release and became one of the

Filmography

Credited as actor, unless otherwise noted.

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baral, Bijay Living people 21st-century Nepalese male actors Nepalese male film actors Khas people 1988 births