Tulsi Ghimire

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{{short description|Indian film director}}
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| spouse = Bharati Ghimire
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'''Tulsi Ghimire''' is an [[India]]n [[film director]], [[screenwriter]], [[Film editing|film editor]], [[Camera operator|cameraman]], [[actor]] and [[lyricist]] known for his works in [[Cinema of Nepal|Nepali films]].<ref name="gaea"/><ref>{{cite news|title= Biography of Tulsi Ghimire|url=http://nagrikpost.com/biography-of-tulsi-ghimire/#sthash.p09pAQzV.dpbs}}</ref> Regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Nepali cinema, he is known for his romantic and masala film that dealt with social issues of Nepali society, portrayal of deep human emotions and masala films. He has directed some of the iconic Nepali films like Kusume Rumal, Deuta, Laure, Chino, Dakshina, Balidan and Darpan Chaya. Majority of his movies in 1990s were blockbusters and two of the movies [[Kusume Rumal]] and [[Darpan Chhaya|Darpan Chaya]] went on to become the highest grossing Nepali film of all time.

==Personal life==
Tulsi Ghimire was born in Sindeybong, [[Kalimpong]], [[Darjeeling district]], [[India]] to Nepali parents Dhojman Ghimire and Narbada Ghimire.<ref name="gaea">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.gaeatimes.com/2010/01/10/nepals-india-trained-director-bridges-divide-with-his-art-78509/|title=Nepal's India-trained director bridges divide with his art|publisher=The Gaea Times|accessdate=10 March 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711062637/http://entertainment.gaeatimes.com/2010/01/10/nepals-india-trained-director-bridges-divide-with-his-art-78509/|archivedate= 11 July 2012|quote=Seven years after he made his last film in Nepal, the lone Indian director here is poised to make a comeback with his new movie exploring the psyche of Nepalis and people of Nepali origin scattered all over the world.}}</ref> He has two younger brothers and a sister.

Ghimire studied at the Mani Memorial Primary School in Sindeybong up to second grade, and then from grade 3 to 11 at the Scottish University Mission Institute (SUMI), Kalimpong. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Kalimpong College]].

He is married to Bharati Ghimire (Gazmer), who has sung in many of his films. His brother [[Shrawan Ghimire]] is a film producer. Tulsi's children, Bhawana Ghimire and Panchami Ghimire, appeared in a Nepali children's film, ''Swarg Ko Pari''.

==Films==
In addition to being a film director, Tulsi Ghimire has also been a screenwriter, editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist.

Ghimire initially moved to [[Mumbai]] from Kalimpong in 1974 to work in the Indian film industry, [[Bollywood]]. His mentor and Bollywood editor Kamlakar Karkhanis advised him to make Nepali movies at that time. Ghimire debuted in the Nepali film industry with the Nepali movie ''Bansuri'' in 1981 as a director. He made his second movie ''[[Kusume Rumal]]'' in 1985, based on his own story, which became very successful.

Among his movies, ''[[Kusume Rumal]]'', ''[[Lahure (film)|Lahure]]'', ''[[Deuta]]'', ''[[Chino (1991 film)|Chino]]'', ''Balidaan'', ''[[Dakshina (film)|Dakshina]]'' and ''[[Darpan Chhaya]]'' are considered hits. ''Darpan Chaya'' is considered to be one of the biggest blockbusters of Nepali cinema.<ref>"Film Based On Nepali Literature Never Fails: Tulsi Ghimire [https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/film-based-on-nepali-literature-never-fails-tulsi-ghimire risingnepaldaily.com]"</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film!! Title translation !! Starring cast !! Ghimire's role
|----
| 1981 || ''Basuri'' || Flute || Rakesh Pandey, Banni Pradhan, Rajani Sharma || Director
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Kusume Rumal]]'' || Silk handkerchief || [[Bhuwan K.C.]], [[Tripti Nadakar]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Neer Shah]] || Director, editor, story writer
|-
| 1988 || ''Anyay'' || Brutality || Meera Madhuri, Biswa Basnet, Prakash Adhikari || Director
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Lahure (film)|Lahure]]'' || Soldier || [[Shrawan Ghimire]], [[Tripti Nadakar]] || Director, actor, editor, story
|-
| 1989 ||''[[Chino (1991 film)|Chino]]'' || Emblem || [[Shiva Shrestha (actor)|Shiva Shrestha]], [[Bhuwan K.C.]], [[Sunil Thapa]], Kristi Mainali, Sharmila Malla, Sinaura Mistry, Subhadra Adhikari, Aaron Malla, Sushila Raymajhi || Director
|-
| 1991 ||''[[Deuta]]''|| God ||[[Rajesh Hamal]], Srijana Basnet, [[Shrawan Ghimire]]|| Director, editor, story writer, screenwriter, lyricist
|-
| 1992 || ''Dui Thopa Aansoo'' || Two drops of tears || [[Bhuwan K.C.]], [[Shrawan Ghimire]], Anuradha Sawant || Director
|-
| 1993 || ''Koseli'' || Gift || [[Tripti Nadakar]], Krishna Malla, Bharati Ghimire, [[Shrawan Ghimire]], Bijaya Lama || Director
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Dakshina (film)|Dakshina]]'' || Honararium || Tulsi Ghimire, [[Bhuwan K.C.]], Bharati Ghimire || Director, actor
|-
| 1996 || ''Balidaan'' || Sacrifice || [[Hari Bansha Acharya]], [[Madan Krishna Shrestha]], Anjana Shrestha, [[Neer Shah]] || Director, cameraman, editor
|-
| 1996 || ''Rahar'' || Wish || Tulsi Ghimire, Bharati Ghimire, Prashant, [[Niruta Singh]] || Director
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Darpan Chaya]]'' || Reflection || [[Dilip Rayamajhi]], [[Niruta Singh]], Uttam Pradhan || Director, editor, story writer
|-
| 2002 || ''Lahana'' || Auspicious Moment<ref>{{cite book|title=Variety International Film Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T95kAAAAMAAJ&q=Tulsi+Ghimire|year=2003|editor-last=Cowie|editor-first=Peter|page=247}}</ref> || [[Dilip Rayamajhi]], [[Niruta Singh]], Uttam Pradhan || Director, editor, story writer
|-
| 2007 || ''Dui Kinara'' || Two banks of river || [[Niruta Singh]], Suman Singh, Bhupen Chand || Director
|-
| 2009 || ''Maya Ta Maya Ho'' || Love is love|| [[Nikhil Upreti]], Sanchita Luitel, Suraj R.D., Tulsi Ghimire || Director, actor
|-
| 2010 || ''Desh'' || Nation|| [[Rajesh Hamal]], [[Nikhil Upreti]], [[Niruta Singh]] || Director, lyricist
|-
| 2010 || ''Swarg Ko Pari'' || Angel from heaven || [[Neer Shah]], Bharati Ghimire, Prithviraj Ghimire, Prakriti Bhattarai (child artist) || Director
|-
| 2011 || ''Mrigatrishna'' || Mirage || Karma Shakya, Biraj Bhatta, Nandita KC || Director, editor, lyricist
|-
| 2012 || ''Drishtikon '' || Point of view || Bharati Ghimire, Bhaskar Pradhan, Lalit Goley || Director
|-
| Unreleased as of 2016 || ''Gautama Buddha'' || || (animated film) || Director
|-
|2017 || ''[[Darpan Chhaya 2]]'' || Reflection || Pushplal Khadka, Sahara Karki, Shraddha Prasai || Director
|}
<ref>"Tulsi Ghimire - Filmography at [http://reelnepal.com/name/155/Tulsi-Ghimire/filmography/ reelnepal.com]"</ref>

==See also==
*[[Cinema of Nepal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1159041}}

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[[Category:Indian screenwriters]]

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