Dinesh D.C. (
Nepali: दिनेश डिसी) is a
Nepali 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 ...
, film producer, film actor, TV actor, presenter, president of
Cinema Circle Nepal and CHAIRPERSON of
FILM DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF NEPAL . His original name is Dinesh Raj Dahal. In 2019, he was awarded ''Prabal Janasewa Shree'' award for his contribution to Nepalese society by the president of Nepal. D.C. was included in the team from Nepali Film Industry along with Star
Rajesh Hamal
Rajesh Hamal ( ; born 9 June 1964) is a Nepalese film actor and television presenter. He is considered one of the prominent figures in Nepali cinema and is often referred to by fans and media as "Maha Nayak" (Nepali for "The Great Actor"). Hamal ...
in 2018 Prime Minister
KP Sharma Oli
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (; born 22 February 1952), commonly known as K. P. Sharma Oli or simply K. P. Oli (English pronunciation: , ), is a Nepalese politician who is serving as the prime minister of Nepal since 15 July 2024.
Chairman of the ...
official state visit to India. He worked as Station Head of
Kantipur Television Network and Station Manager of
Radio Kantipur.DC served as elected President of
Film Director’s Guild of Nepal in 2013.
Personal life
Dinesh D.C. (Dahal Chhetri) was born in
Illam
Illam (), also referred to as Mana, is the Malayalam word for the house of a Namboodiri Brahmin. In the traditional lineage system used for the classification and identification of homes based on the castes of Kerala, South India, an Illam s ...
of eastern
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 ...
on 17 November. He is married to Ranu Shrestha. He was schooled at Adarsha Ma. Vi., Ilam up to SLC. He did his intermediate (I.Sc) and bachelor (B.Sc) from
Amrit Science Campus. He earned a B.A. in English as a private student. He earned an M.B.A from Saraswati Campus. His zodiac sign in
scorpio.
[Lens Nepal. “Dinesh D.C.” Accessed June 20, 2020. https://www.lensnepal.com/profile/dinesh-d-c/biography.html.]
Career
Dinesh D.C. entered in the Nepali Film Industry as an supporting artist on Sun Chandi (1997).
He then played on different roles on films like Shankar (1997),
Ek Number Ko Pakhe (1999) and
Muna Madan
''Muna Madan'' () is a 1936 Nepali-language episodic love poem written by Laxmi Prasad Devkota. It is about Madan, newly married to Muna, who leaves for Lhasa in Tibet to make his fortune, despite protests from his wife.
Synopsis
''Muna Madan ...
(2003). He then made his own directorial debut from Savadhan (2006). His third directorial venture Maya's Bar earned him
National Film Awards (Nepal)
The National Film Awards is the most prominent and prestigious award of Cinema of Nepal, Nepali cinema. The first National Film Award was held in 2005, in the presence of His Majesty's King Gyanendra of Nepal, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah. The event i ...
for Best Director and D-Cine Award for Critics Choice. Dinesh D.C. was nominated in Kamana Film Award for Best Director from his next directorial venture, a comedy hit cha ekan cha.
D.C.'s next directorial venture, a romantic drama
Fulai Fulko Mausam Timilai (2016) was his first film as a producer.
Movie
*2012 Maya's Bar
*2014 Chha Ekan Chha
* 2016
Fulai Fulko Mausam Timilai (फूलैफूलको मौसम तिमीलाई ).
Television
*Kasto Lagyo
*Yastai Huncha
*Dashain Ko Chyangra
*Bihe Ko Kura
*Doshi Ko?
*Mamata
*Hijo Aaja Ko Kura
*Kati Saphal Kati Asaphal
*Chetana
*Umer 65
*Kathai
*Lakshya
*Biman Chalak
*Raag Biragam
*Ashmita
*Bhumika
*Twakka Tukka Returns
Documentary
*Enchanting Pokhara
*RNAC: An Introduction
*An Introduction for Hotel Management College
*Mukti Bal Ashram
Anchor
He has worked in various national and international level entertainment programs and award shows as an anchor.
Awards
(dates in
Bikram Sambat
Vikram Samvat (ISO: ''Vikrama Saṁvata''; abbreviated VS), also known as the Vikrami calendar is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent and still also used in several Indian states and Nepal. It is a lunisolar calendar, ...
)
*Geetanjali cine awards "best villain-2055" - film "sagun"
*Kalliwood cine award "best newcomer actor-2055" - film - "gham chhaya"
*Kantipur outstanding performance award - 2056
*Most popular personality award-2056
*Best announcer of decade in stage -2062
*Best debutant director –2064 saabadhan
*Hari tara purashkar - 2069
*Critics award - chhaya chhabi digital cinema awards - 2070 - film "maya's bar"
*Most popular director of the year - box office award - 2070 - film "chha ekan chha"
References
External links
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Nepalese film producers
Nepalese film directors
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Ilam District
21st-century Nepalese people