Tulsi Ghimire

Tulsi Ghimire
Born	15 July 1951 Kalimpong, Darjeeling district, India
Residence	Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Film editor
Spouse(s)	Bharati Ghimire
Children	Bhawana Ghimire and Panchami Ghimire

Tulsi Ghimire (Nepali: तुलसी घिमिरे) is a Nepali film director, screenwriter, film editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist. He is one of the most well-known and successful directors of the Nepali film industry.

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. Tulsi 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 successful film producer. Tulsi's children, Bhawana Ghimire and Panchami Ghimire, have also appeared in a Nepali children's film Swarg Ko Pari.

Films

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

Tusli Ghimire initially moved to Mumbai from Kalimpong in 1974 to work in the Indian film industry, Bollywood. Tulsi’s mentor and Bollywood editor Kamlakar Karkhanis advised him to make Nepali movies at that time. Tusli 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 top grossing and the biggest blockbusters of Nepali cinema.

Tulsi Ghimire is currently working on an animated movie, the first in the Nepali movie industry. The movie made on the story of Buddha is expected to be release in 2013 and will be dubbed in seven different languages. The movie was reported to cost over 80 million rupees.

Filmography^[2]

Year	Film Title	Title Meaning	Starring Crew	Ghimire's work
1981	Bansuri	Flute		Director
1985	Kusume Rumal	Silk handkerchief	Bhuwan K.C., Tripti Nadakar, Udit Narayan, Neer Shah	Director, Editor, Story writer
1988	Anyay	Injustice	Meera Madhuri, Biswa Basnet, Prakash Adhikari	Director
1989	Lahure	Soldier	Shrawan Ghimire, Tripti Nadakar	Director, Actor, Editor, Story
1991	Chino	Gift	Shiva Shrestha, Bhuwan K.C., Sunil Thapa, Kristi Mainali, Sharmila Malla, Sinaura Mistry, Subhadra Adhikari, Aaron Malla, Sushila Raymajhi	Director
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	Teacher’s debt discharged	Tulsi Ghimire, Bhuwan K.C., Bharati Ghimire	Director, Actor
1996	Deuta	God	Rajesh Hamal, Srijana Basnet, Shrawan Ghimire	Director, Editor, Story writer, Screenwriter, Lyricist
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, 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	Angels 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
2013 (expected)	Gautama Buddha		(animated film)	Director

See also

• Cinema of Nepal

References

1. "Nepal’s India-trained director bridges divide with his art". The Gaea Times. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
2. "Tulsi Ghimire - Filmography at reelnepal.com"
3. Cowie, Peter, ed. (2003). Variety International Film Guide. p. 247.

External links

• Tulsi Ghimire at the Internet Movie Database
• Tusli Ghimire's interview on YouTube