Usha Rajak
Usha Rajak | |
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Born |
Usha Rajak 1985 Lalitpur, Nepal |
Occupation | Actress, Model |
Years active | 2004 – present |
Title | Sunsilk Miss Beautiful Hair (2004) & Miss World University of Nepal (2007) |
Usha Rajak (Nepali: उषा रजक); born 1985, is a professional Nepalese actress and model.[1][2]
Beauty pageants
The first title she won in her modeling career was Sunsilk Miss Beautiful Hair, at Lux Beauty Star 2004. She then competed and won the title and represented Nepal in World Miss University, South Korea 2006. She was also able to secure the Best Actress award from the National Theatre Actors Competition held in Nepal in 2005. She was also a favorite for becoming Miss Nepal 2008, a pageant which was cancelled due to the adverse political situation in Nepal. She later won the award for the HIV/AIDS awareness movie One Day as the Best Newcomer Actress at the Digital Film Awards, Nepal 2009.[3]
Filmography
Usha started her film career working with a successful Nepalese movie director, Ram Prasad Rijal, on the movie One Day. She gained success in Nirak Poudel's Kusume Rumal 2 through her profound acting capability and Eku – The Jungle Man managed to gain another great success in the Nepalese movie industry through her leading role in the movie.
Apart from the movies, Usha's modeling career started with music videos with one of the most successful Nepalese directors, Alok Nembang. Her first music video was one of the most listened and top charted music videos of Nepal, "I Love You" by Anil Singh. Alok Nembang's support proved to be a new source of attention in Usha's career. Her face was well-known among her Nepalese fans by mid-2006 as more of her music videos were released with Dipesh Kisore Bhattarai and other successful and well-known Nepalese singers which were directed by Alok Nembang. She starred in music videos such as Reeza Upreti's "Angaloma," Satya Raj Acharya's "Timilai Jaba Dekchu," etc. She later worked with other Nepalese directors who commented positively in the Nepalese media about her professionalism and talent. She has been featured on the cover-page of the international magazine Lifestyle (July 2005).
See also
References
- ↑ "On The Cover". Wave magazine. July 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ↑ "Usha Rajak – Congratulation, new mother » Nepali Movies". Moviesnepal.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ "CS : CyberSansar.com - Usha Rajak Preparing For Miss Nepal!". Cybernepal.com.np. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2015-08-11.