Harihar Sharma ({{langx, ne, हरिहर शर्मा) is a Nepali theatre and film actor, director and the vice chancellor of ''Nepal Academy of Music and Drama'', a government body established to promote music and drama of Nepal. He has acted in popular movies such as ''

Basudev ''Basudev'' is a 1984 Nepali language film, adapted from Dhruba Chandra Gautam's '' Kattel Sarko Chotpatak'' by Neer Shah in his directorial debut. The film starred Harihar Sharma as the eponymous character, with Shakuntala Sharma, Subhadra ...

''. He is a contemporary of

Neer Shah Neer Bikram Shah, also known as Nir Shah, is a Nepalese film actor, director, producer, poet, songwriter, and businessman. He is considered one of the leading actors in Nepali cinema history and an actor with multiple identities. He is related ...

and

Shanti Maskey Shanti Maskey (;1928-2011), was a Nepalese actress who acted in more than 50 films. She was one of the first actors of Nepali film industry. She was a recipient of Gorkha Dakshin Bahu, the second highest award awarded by the Kingdom of Nepal. Her ...

. Sharma has received various national level awards including the

Order of Tri Shakti Patta The Most Illustrious Order of Tri Shakti Patta (; Order of the Three Divine Powers) is an order of knighthood of the former Kingdom of Nepal. It is conferred on members of the royal family or Nepali citizens who make outstanding contributions to th ...

and the

Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu The Most Puissant Order of the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (; Order of the Gurkha Right Arm ''or Hand'') was an order of knighthood of Nepal. It was one of the highest honors given traditionally by the king. It was awarded to both the military and civili ...

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Biography

Sharma was born in

Pyuthan District Pyuthan District ( , is a "hill" district some west of Kathmandu in Lumbini Province in midwestern Nepal. Pyuthan covers an area of with population of 212,484 in 2001 and 226,796 in 2011. Pyuthan Khalanga is the district's administrative c ...

of Nepal. He studied up to the primary school there and went to

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

for secondary school. He returned to Nepal after high school and studied in Amrit Science College up to the intermediate level. After completing the intermediate level, he joined the

Nepal Academy The Nepal Academy () formerly Royal Nepal Academy () is a national institution of Nepal for promotion of the languages, literature, culture, philosophy and social sciences of Nepal. The academy commissions research and aims to promote the develop ...

as an actor. He was promoted to director and administration head in the same organization. {{Cite AV media, people = TV Filmy, title = Kurakani Shalabh Sanga (Harihar Sharma) - Episode 3, accessdate = 2023-01-09, date = 2017-05-19, url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_iLQtVN0vI His first acting was in a theatre for a drama named ''Aamako Pukar (आमाको पुकार)'' in 1966 and his first feature film was ''Sindoor'' in {{nepaliDateConverter, 2024. His most popular character was his role of an old man in the film ''Basudev'' when he was only 24 years old. From 2053BS to 2063 BS he worked as director for Cultural Department and as a secretary of Nepal Academy from 2064 to 2066 BS. He was appointed by the

First Oli cabinet The First K. P. Sharma Oli cabinet was formed on 12 October 2015, following the declaration of the Nepalese Constitution, and after Sushil Koirala stepped down as the Prime Minister of Nepal. Khadga Prasad Oli was elected as the new prime ministe ...

as the vice chancellor of Nepal Academy of Music and Drama in {{NepaliDateConverter, 2075, 09, 15 {{Cite web, title = प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीद्वारा कुलपतिहरूलाई सपथ :: सेतोपाटी संवाददाता :: Setopati, accessdate = 2023-01-01, url = https://www.setopati.com/politics/172518 He is married to Sakuntala Gurung Sharma and has two sons.{{Cite AV media, people = Himalaya TV, title = Jeevan Saathi with Malvika Subba - Harihar Sharma and Sakuntala Gurung Sharma, accessdate = 2023-01-09, date = 2017-08-12, url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zha55Ix47iM

Plays

Sharma has acted in more than 60 Nepali and Newari theatre plays. Some of them are: * ''Aamako Sapana (आमाको सपना)'' * ''Jeevan Beema (जीवन बीमा)'' * ''Andha ko pani aankha khuleko huncha (अन्धाको पनि आँखा खुलेको हुन्छ)'' * ''Antardwanda (अन्तरद्वन्द्व)'' * ''Prithvi Narayan Shah (पृथ्वीनारायण शाह)'' * ''Ek Sima Yehi Tungincha (एक सीमा यही टुंगिन्छ)'' * ''Maanis ra mukunda (मानिस र मुकुण्डो)'' * ''Jaba gham lagcha (जब घाम लाग्छ)'' * ''Purano ghar (पुरानो घर)'' * ''Gangalal ko Chita (गंगालालको चिता)'' * ''Samaj ka Naike (समाजका नाइके)''

Films

Sharma has acted in more than 65 movies. Some of them are: *''

(बासुदेव)'' *'' Prayasi (प्रेयसी)'' *'' Ranko (राँको)'' *'' Jwala (ज्वाला)'' *''Sindoor (सिन्दुर)'' * ''Badlido Aakas (बदलिँदो आकाश)'' * ''Maya Preeti (माया–प्रीति)'' * ''Karja (कर्जा)'' * '' Prem Pinda (प्रेमपिण्ड)'' * ''Chelibeti (चेलिबेटी)'' * ''Priyasi (प्रियसी)'' * ''Santaan tharitharika (सन्तान थरीथरीका)'' * ''Mohani (मोहनी)'' * ''

Yo Maya Ko Sagar ''Yo Maya Ko Sagar'' (; ) is a 2000 Nepali romance drama film directed by Ashok Sharma and produced by Kiran Sharma. It was released on December 31, 2000. The film stars Ramesh Upreti, Jal Shah, Rajesh Hamal, Neer Shah, Harihar Sharma, Saran ...

(यो मायाको सागर)'' * ''Chatyang (चट्याङ)'' * ''Dhanpati (धनपति)''

Awards

Sharma has been awarded with: *

(त्रिशक्ति पट्ट) * Indrarajyalaxmi Pragya Puraskar (इन्द्र राज्यलक्ष्मी प्रज्ञा पुरस्कार) * Sarwanam Puraskar (सर्वनाम पुरस्कार) * Pragay Prathisthan Dhirga Sewa Padak (प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठान दीर्घ सेवा पदक)

References

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External links

Nepal Academy of Music and Drama
Nepalese male actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people