Shweta Khadka is a Nepalese film actress, producer, politician and entrepreneur known for her works 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 ...

. She was born on 5 February 1988 at Panauti village of

Kavrepalanchok District Kavrepalanchok District (; ) also known as Kavre is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhulikhel as its district headquarters, covers an area of . It is a part of Bagmati Province and has a population of 364,039. ...

Personal life

On 7 July 2014, Shweta Khadka married her frequent co-star

Shree Krishna Shrestha Shree Krishna Shrestha (; April 19, 1967 – August 10, 2014) was a Nepalese actor and producer known for his work in Nepali cinema. He was widely renowned for his talents as an actor, dancer and during his acting career, he was one of the hig ...

and after a month on 10 August Shrestha died due to

pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches ...

and

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at the age of 47. On 7 December 2020, she married Bijayendra Singh.

Political life

Khadka is the member of the largest and oldest democratic party of Nepal, the

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ; Abbreviation, abbr. NC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country ...

Career

In 2008, Khadka debuted as an actor from ''Kaha Bhetiyela'' opposite Shree Krishna Shrestha. The film was a massive blockbuster at the box office. The film went on to become the highest grossing film of the year and ine of the highest grossing film of all time. After Kohinoor, she starred in ''Hasideu Ek Phera'' (2010) opposite Hari Bansa Acharya, Madan Krishna Shrestha and Raj Ballav Koirala which was an average success. Her next film ''Shreeman Shreemati'' (2011) opposite Shree Krishna Shrestha, Rekha Thapa was not commercially successful. In 2014 she starred in ''Kohinoor'' (2014) opposite her then husband Shree Krishna Shrestha. But tragedy struck her life as the Shrestha died of pneumonia and bone cancer. Many Nepalese audience flocked to the theatre to see their star for one final time onscreen. The film went to break all records at the box office and went on to become the highest grossing film ever in history of Nepalese Cinema. After a 4 year gap from film industry she returned as a producer and actress in movie ''Kanchhi'' (2018). The film co-starred Dayahang Rai and was directed by Aakash Adhikari who also Kohinoor. The film was a huge commercial as well..

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khadka, Shweta Living people Nepalese female models Nepalese film actresses 21st-century Nepalese actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Kathmandu Nepali Congress politicians from Bagmati Province Nepalese actor-politicians