Nikhil Upreti or Nikhil Uprety () is a Nepalese film actor, film director, producer and martial artist. One of the most popular and successful actors in history of Nepali Cinema, he is best known for his action drama movies and social drama movies. During his prime years, he was the highest paid actor in the industry and was also known for performing the stunts of his movies on his own and is the most critically acclaimed action movie star of Nepalese cinema.

Career

Upreti made his debut with action thriller ''Pinjada'', which was released in 2000, in which he jumped from the seven-story building of Kantipur publication in Kathmandu, Nepal, without any protection and body double which became a huge topic of discussion back then. Since then he has starred in some of the highest-grossing movies in Nepalese cinema history like ''Shiva Shakti'', ''Agnipath'', ''Dhadkan'', ''Papi Manche'' and its sequel ''Papi Manchhe 2'', ''Abhimanyu'', ''Hami Tin Bhai'', ''Nikhil Dai'', ''Savdhan'' and ''Dag''"samjhana""arabpati. His movies ''Papi Manchhe'' and ''Hami Tin Bhai'' have also held record of being the highest grossing movie in Nepali cinema history, the later also won him the National Film Award for Best Actor. After a 5–6 year absence from Nepali film, he made a comeback to Nepalese film industry with 'Bhairav' in 2015 which went on to become one of the highest grossing Nepali films of the year. He was also awarded the ''Rastriya Nagarik Swarna Samman'' in 2006.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Upreti, Nikhil Living people 21st-century Nepalese male actors Nepalese film producers Nepalese male film actors Year of birth missing (living people)