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Nischal Basnet

Director

Nischal Basnet entered Nepali cinema with a debut that immediately gave him a strong public identity. Loot, released in 2012, lists him across direction, story, screenplay, dialogue, lyric writing and playback singing, a cluster of credits that explains why his career cannot be reduced to a single department. The film also brought him Best Debut Director wins from Dcine Award 2069 and NEFTA Film Award 2069, with a NEFTA screenplay win attached to the same title. His next major directing chapter, Talakjung Vs Tulke, moved into black comedy and social drama while keeping his multi-role approach intact. The film lists him as cast, director, screenplay contributor and playback singer, and it brought Best Director recognition from National Film Award 2071, NEFTA Film Award 2071 and INAS Award 2015. Later, Loot 2 continued the world he first built through direction, story and screenplay credits, while Lappan Chhappan, Prasad and other films kept him visible as an actor or special-appearance performer. Basnet's newer work shows that his career has remained active rather than fixed around one early hit. Dimaag Kharaab brought him back to feature direction in 2023 and added Best Director wins from National Film Award 2080, Cine Circle Award 2080 and Dcine Award 2025. Behuli From Meghauli lists him as cast and producer, Ke Ghar Ke Deraa: Ghar No 2 continues his acting record, and Mahabhoj adds another playback-singer credit. Taken together, the verified record presents a filmmaker-performer whose influence comes from moving between writing, directing, acting, production and music while staying close to Nepali social settings.