Tulsi Ghimire

Tulsi Ghimire
Tulsi Ghimire
Born	July 15, 1951; Kalimpong, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, actor, film editor
Spouse(s)	Bharati Ghimire
Children	Bhawana Ghimire and Panchami Ghimire

Tulsi Ghimire is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist in Nepali films.[1][2]

Personal life

Tulsi Ghimire was born in Sindeybong, Kalimpong, Darjeeling district, India to Nepali parents Dhojman Ghimire and Narbada Ghimire.[1] 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, Deuta, Chino, Balidaan, Dakshina and Darpan Chhaya are considered hits. Darpan Chaya is considered to be one of the biggest blockbusters of Nepali cinema.

Filmography

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	Soldier	Shrawan Ghimire, Tripti Nadakar	Director, actor, editor, story
1989	Chino	Emblem	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	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[3]	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

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References

"Nepal's India-trained director bridges divide with his art". The Gaea Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012. 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.
"Biography of Tulsi Ghimire".
Cowie, Peter, ed. (2003). Variety International Film Guide. p. 247.
"Tulsi Ghimire - Filmography at reelnepal.com"

External links

Tulsi Ghimire on IMDb

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[gaea-1] "Nepal's India-trained director bridges divide with his art". The Gaea Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012. 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.

[2] "Biography of Tulsi Ghimire".

[3] Cowie, Peter, ed. (2003). Variety International Film Guide. p. 247.

[4] "Tulsi Ghimire - Filmography at reelnepal.com"