Rabindra Jha

Rabindra Jha (Nepali: रवीन्द्र झा), born on 2 March 1978, is a Nepalese actor, comedian, and scriptwriter also known for his work in Nepali entertainment industry. He has been referred to in the media as "Munna"[1]

Rabindra Kumar Jha
रवीन्द्र कुमार झा
Rabindra Jha
Born	(1978-03-04) March 4, 1978 Janakpurdham, Dhanusha, Nepal
Alma mater	Tribhuwan University
Occupation	Comedian, Actor, Impersonator, Scriptwriter
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Jatra (2016 film)
Television	Nepal Film
Spouse(s)	Priyanka Jha ( m. after 2009)
Children	1

Jha began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1990s. He made his Kollywood debut in 2013 with 12 Nepali Ek Chihan. Early in his career, Jha was recognized for portraying serious and villainous roles in the television series like Mahakabi Vidyapati (1998), Pritam (1999) and Mamta (2001). He then starred in a series of drama, including Pach Patra (2007), Ek xal Ghadaaha (2008), Xutaha Ghail (2008), Okara Agankak Bharah Masha (2009) and Oo Khali Muh Dekhai Xai (2009). Jha went on to act in Aaig Dhadaik Rahal Xai (2010), Kappar Coat (2010), Dom Kakxa (2010) and Push Jharh Ki Magh Jhar (2010). His highest-grossing films include the comedies like Jatra.[2], Changa Chet (2018), Ram Kahani (2018), and Jatrai Jatra (2019). Many of his films display themes of Nepali national identity and connections with communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances.

He is a frequent television presenter and stage show performer.

Early life and background

Jha was born in Dhanusha District, Janakpur, Nepal, to Uma Kant Jha and Lila Devi Jha in a Maithili family. [3] His father was a government driver. From a young age, Jha was very interested in singing and acting. His father too enjoyed with his hobbies. He lived and grew up in Janakpur's Dhanusha District and later he moved to Kathmandu to complete his degree. He received his school education from Sankatmochan Dev Sharan Ramrati Higher School, simultaneously learning Drama. He enrolled in Kathmandu's Nepal Commerce Campas for higher education. He requested his father that he wanted to learn drama further, and his father somehow managed to send him Delhi. Jha went to Delhi to learn drama and lived in Delhi for three years learning Drama. Jha also has an older brother and a sister. When Jha was a teenager, his father asked him what he aspired to be. Jha expressed his desire to become an actor. [4]

After having obtained a degree in arts and commerce while in India, he studied drama in Delhi, India. During his classes, he had got an opportunity to cast a role in the movie Pinjar (film) but he left it due to his college rules. He completed his degree of drama from Adi Natya Dristhi[5].

After completing the degree, he returned back to Nepal and completed his degree in arts. Jha effectively made himself driven with two degrees. He then joined Mithila Natyakala Parishad (MINAP)[6]. He worked as a drama artist for 10 years with small movies. He also worked as a side actor in various films. One day, he was called for the movie Jatra. Disappointed with himself, he wanted to cast in the movie. Next day, Jha was signed for a lead role by director Pradeep Bhattarai for the movie Jatra .[7] Although he debuted with the movie 12 Nepali Ek Chihan, he was unable to fix his position in the industries.

Career

Jha is the actor of the Nepali movie Jatra. He plays a role of Munna'.'[8]

He has debuted with "12 Nepali Ek Chihan". He has been involved in movie Sunkesari,[9] Kohalpur Express, Jatrai Jatra,[10] Sherbahadur,[11] Dui Rupaiya.

Rabindra Jha has also acted in a comedy Nepali horror movie Sunkesari in 2018. He was working in Radio Drama Sangor and Hilkor as script writer and later executed as director, which he left in 2017. He is currently working in Nepal Film Industry. He had also acted in other famous Maithali films like Pritam, Kanya Putra.

Filmography

Rabindra Jha performances
Rabindra Jha in the set.
Films	45
Television series	5
Video games	0
Stage performances	42

Year	Title	Role	Director(s)	Notes	Ref(s)
2013	12 Nepali Ek Chihan	Sanjay Thakur	Arun Pradhan	Debut Film	[12]
2015	Chanke Sanke Panke	Minister	Sudarshan Thapa		[13]
2016	Jatra_(2016_film)	Munna Thakur	Pradeep Bhattarai		[14]
2017	Dui Rupaiyan	Mandal	Asim Shah	Ambulance Driver	[15]
	Fateko Jutta	Mahanta Thakur	Nikesh Khadka		[16]
2018	Sherbahadur	Bihari	Raj Rajbanshi		[17]
	Kohalpur Express		Bishal Bhandari		[18]
	Sunkesari	Yadav	Arpan Thapa		[19]
	Mr. Virgin	Pyashi Mohan	Bisharad Basnet		[20]
	Ramkahani	Bajrangi	Sudarshan Thapa		[21]
	Changa Chet	Udit Narayan Jha	Dipendra K Khanal		[22]
2019	Subha Love	Doctor	Santos Babu Lohani		[23]
	Chauka Dau	Estate agent	Prunandu Jha		[24]
	A Mero Hajur 3	Rambhajan	Jharana Thapa	6th Highest Grossing Nepali film	[25]
	Jatrai Jatra	Munna Thakur	Pradeep Bhattarai	10th Highest Grossing Nepali film	.[26]
	Na Yeta Na Uta	Khukari DON	Bisharad Basnet, Miraz Roshan		[27]
	Password (2019 Nepali film)	Kanhaiya	Samrat Basnet		[28]
	Rato Tika Nidhar Ma	Uncle	Ashok Sharma		[29]
2020	Mand Mand		Raj Bahadur Sane	Post-Production
	Guide		Anup Grover	Filming
	Hridaya Bhari	Yahu	Suraj Subba	Filming	[30]
	Aakhase Kheti		Uday Subba	Filming

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result
2019	Sherbahadur	Kamana Film Award	Best Actor – Supporting Role	Nominated
2019	Jatrai Jatra	Image Award	Best Actor – Male	Nominated[31]
2020	Ramkahani	Kamana Film Award	Best Actor – Comic Role	Nominated

References

1. "A laugh riot". The Himalayan Times. November 12, 2016.
2. "Rabindra Jha". reelnepal. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
3. "Mithila Province Protest". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
4. "Rabindra Jha". nagariknetwork.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
5. "Adi Natya Drishti". jantareview.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
6. "Mithila Natyakala Parishad". biskoon.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
7. "Rabindra Jha". reelnepal. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
8. "A laugh riot". The Himalayan Times. November 12, 2016.
9. "'Sunkesari', new Nepali horror movie releases today". The Himalayan Times. May 25, 2018.
10. "Why did we need 'Jatrai Jatra'?". The Kathmandu Post. May 24, 2019.
11. "Actor Sunil Thapa making comeback with Sher Bahadur". The Kathmandu Post. January 18, 2018.
12. "12 Nepali Ek Chihan". texasnepal.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
13. "Chanke Sanke Panke". tv.mazzakoonline.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
14. "Jatra". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
15. "Dui Rupaiyan". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
16. "Fateko Jutta". movie.likenepal.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
17. "Sherbahadur". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
18. "Kohalpur Express". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
19. "Sunkesari". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
20. "Mr Virgin". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
21. "Ramkahani". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
22. "Changa Chet". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
23. "Subha Love". moviemandu.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
24. "Chauka Dau". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
25. "'भागवत गीता' कि 'ए मेरो हजुर ३', झरनाले कुन पहिला बनाउलिन् ?". Online Khabar. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
26. "Jatrai Jatra (2019) - Nepali Movie". reelnepal. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
27. "Na Yeta Na Uta". moviemandu.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
28. "Password". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
29. "Rato Tika Nidhar Ma". nepalisansar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
30. "Hridaya Bhari". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
31. "Image Awards". imageaward.com.np. Retrieved June 11, 2019.

External Links

• Rabindra Jha on IMDb