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'''Bhuwan K.C.''' ({{lang-ne|भुवन केसी}}{{Audio|Bhuwan KC.ogg|Listen}}, born: 17 August 1958) is a [[Cinema of Nepal|Nepali]] [[film producer|SuperStar]], [[Film producer|director and producer]] known for his work in the Nepali entertainment industry. One of the biggest film actors of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, he is among the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed actors in Nepali cinema.
 
== Film career ==
K.C. started his career as a singer for [[Radio Nepal]]<ref name="kathmandupost">{{cite web|title=The Kathmandu Post :: Bhuwan Kc's biography to be released soon|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-01-20/bhuwan-kcs-biography-to-be-released-soon.html}}</ref> with songs such as "Mayalu timi tadha". His debut movie was ''Juni'' (1981) but it was the 1982 release [[Samjhana]] that helped establish him as a successful actor. Since then, K.C. has gone on to act in numerous successful films like ''[[Kusume Rumal]]'' (1985), ''Santaan'' (1987), ''Tilhari'' (1988), ''Kanyadan'' (1990), [[Chino (1991 film)|''Chino'']] (1990), ''Trishna'' (1991), ''Dui Thopa Aansu'' (1993), ''Dakshina'' (1994), ''Raanko'' (1995) ''Karodpati'' (1997), ''Nepali Babu'' (1999), and Superstar (2003). He directed ''[[Dreams (2016 film)|Dreams]]'', starring his son [[Anmol KC|Anmol K.C.]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Citation|last=K.C|first=Bhuwan|title=Dreams|date=2016-03-04|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5804178/|type=Romance|access-date=2021-10-02}}</ref>
 
In his film career, he has worked worked with singers and actors such as [[Danny Denzongpa]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Nikhil Upreti]], and [[Jharana Thapa]].
 
== Accusations of harassment ==
In June 2020, actor [[Samragyee RL Shah]] uploaded a video to Instagram detailing harassment of a sexual and emotional nature from a senior film industry veteran.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Login • Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|access-date=2021-10-02|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> Numerous news outlets later identified the man as Bhuwan K.C.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harassment is pervasive in the film industry and anyone who speaks out is blacklisted|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2020/07/02/harassment-is-pervasive-in-the-film-industry-and-anyone-who-speaks-out-is-blacklisted|access-date=2021-10-02|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-29|title=Kollywood Controversy: Superstar Bhuwan K.C harassed me, says Actress Samragyee RL Shah|url=https://nepal24hours.com/kollywood-controversy-superstar-bhuwan-k-c-harrased-me-says-actress-samragyee/|access-date=2021-10-02|website=Nepal24Hours.com - 'Integration Through Media'|language=en}}</ref> K.C then filed a defamation case against Shah, even though she had not mentioned him by name.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhuwan KC files defamation case against Samragyee|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/24/114641/|access-date=2021-10-02|website=Khabarhub|language=en}}</ref>
 
== Filmography ==
* [[Juni (film)|Juni]]
* [[Samjhana]]
* [[kusume rumal]]
* Santaan
* Mayalu
* [[Tilhari]]
* Chino
* Maya
* sapana
* Bijay Parajay
* Sauta
* [[Arpan]]
* [[Raanko]]
* [[Dakshina]]
* [[Radha Krishna]]
* Tuhuro
* Daijo
* [[Tan ta sarai bigris ni badri (2000)]]
* [[Duniya (2004)]]
* [[Babu Saheb (2002)]]
* [[Superstar (2001)]]
* [[Badal Pari (2001)]]
* [[Nepali Babu (1999)]]
* [[Karod Pati (1997)]]
*[[Raanko]] (1996)
*[[Aaghat (Nepalese film)|Aaghat (1996)]]
* [[Ma ta timrai hu (2008)]]
* [[Mahadevi (1993)]]
* [[Dharma(1993)]]
* [[Sauta (1993)]]
* [[Dui Thopa Aansu (1993)]]
* [[Kanyadan (1991)]]
* [[Lobhi Papi (1990)]]
* [[Pachhis Basanta (1989)]]
* Pachyauri (1993)
* [[Miss Bangkok (1985)]]
 
=== Director ===
* [[Dreams]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://xnepali.net/tag/bhuwan-kc/ |title=bhuwan kc – Nepali Movies, films |website=xnepali.net  |access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://xnepali.net/bhuwan-kc/ |title=Bhuwan KC – Actor Director of Nepali Movies |date=10 November 2009 |work=Nepali Movies, films |access-date=11 June 2017 }}</ref>
 
== Singing career ==
=== Albums ===
* Aina
* Kantipur
* Muskan
* Nausay Khola
* Pokhara
* Sabailai
* Sadhana
* Smarika
 
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible " style="width:99%;"  <!-- to use sortable requires eliminating all use of rowspan -->
|+ List of awards and nominations
|-
!style="width:10%;" scope="col"|Year
! style="width:25%;" scope="col"| Ceremony
! style="width:25%;" scope="col"| Category
! style="width:25%;" scope="col"| Nominated work
! style="width:8%;" scope="col"| Result
|-
|2016
|National Film Awards
|Best Director
|[[Dreams (2016 film)|Dreams]]
|{{Won}}
 
<ref>{{cite news
 
|url=http://www.onlinekhabar.com/2016/10/486689/ |title=कामना अवार्डमा दयाहाङ, अनमोल, सौगात, खगेन्द्र र आर्यनविच उत्कृष्ट नायकको प्रतिस्पर्धा |publisher=onlinekhabar.com}}</ref>
|}
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1081546}}
 
{{authority control}}
 
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Actors from Kathmandu]]
[[Category:Nepalese male models]]
[[Category:Nepalese film producers]]
[[Category:20th-century Nepalese male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Nepalese male singers]]

Latest revision as of 10:51, 25 November 2021


Bhuwan K.C.
भुवन केसी
Born (1956-08-17) 17 August 1956 (age 69)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Years active1981– Present
Known forActor in Nepalese film industry
Notable work
Chino, Dreams.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Spouse(s)Vijaya Malla KC (separated) Sushmita Bomjan (separated)
Partner(s)Jiya K.C. (2017-present)
ChildrenAnmol K.C.
Vivek K.C.
Sugam Pandey K.C.
Parent(s)
  • Madan Mohan KC (father)

Bhuwan K.C. (Nepali: भुवन केसीAbout this soundListen (help·info), born: 17 August 1958) is a Nepali SuperStar, director and producer known for his work in the Nepali entertainment industry. One of the biggest film actors of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, he is among the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed actors in Nepali cinema.

Film career[edit | edit source]

K.C. started his career as a singer for Radio Nepal[1] with songs such as "Mayalu timi tadha". His debut movie was Juni (1981) but it was the 1982 release Samjhana that helped establish him as a successful actor. Since then, K.C. has gone on to act in numerous successful films like Kusume Rumal (1985), Santaan (1987), Tilhari (1988), Kanyadan (1990), Chino (1990), Trishna (1991), Dui Thopa Aansu (1993), Dakshina (1994), Raanko (1995) Karodpati (1997), Nepali Babu (1999), and Superstar (2003). He directed Dreams, starring his son Anmol K.C. in the lead role.[2]

In his film career, he has worked worked with singers and actors such as Danny Denzongpa, Udit Narayan, Nikhil Upreti, and Jharana Thapa.

Accusations of harassment[edit | edit source]

In June 2020, actor Samragyee RL Shah uploaded a video to Instagram detailing harassment of a sexual and emotional nature from a senior film industry veteran.[3] Numerous news outlets later identified the man as Bhuwan K.C.[4][5] K.C then filed a defamation case against Shah, even though she had not mentioned him by name.[6]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Director[edit | edit source]

Singing career[edit | edit source]

Albums[edit | edit source]

  • Aina
  • Kantipur
  • Muskan
  • Nausay Khola
  • Pokhara
  • Sabailai
  • Sadhana
  • Smarika

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

List of awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result
2016 National Film Awards Best Director Dreams Won

[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "The Kathmandu Post :: Bhuwan Kc's biography to be released soon".
  2. ↑ K.C, Bhuwan (4 March 2016), Dreams (Romance), retrieved 2 October 2021
  3. ↑ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. ↑ "Harassment is pervasive in the film industry and anyone who speaks out is blacklisted". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kollywood Controversy: Superstar Bhuwan K.C harassed me, says Actress Samragyee RL Shah". Nepal24Hours.com - 'Integration Through Media'. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bhuwan KC files defamation case against Samragyee". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "bhuwan kc – Nepali Movies, films". xnepali.net. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bhuwan KC – Actor Director of Nepali Movies". Nepali Movies, films. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "कामना अवार्डमा दयाहाङ, अनमोल, सौगात, खगेन्द्र र आर्यनविच उत्कृष्ट नायकको प्रतिस्पर्धा". onlinekhabar.com.

External links[edit | edit source]

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