Nischal Basnet

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Nischal Basnet

Born January 17, 1980 · Kathmandu, Nepal (age 46)

Nischal Basnet is a director, actor, comedian, dancer, and singer of Nepali films. Loot, directed by him in 2012, garnered positive reviews from film critics and topped the box office.

Known For

Changa ChetChanga Chet · 2018
Changa Chet
2018
MovieComedyCrime
Three people with different ideologies and ambitions meet. They borrow money from a criminal person but are forced to suffer a variety of problems when they cannot return money on time.
Talakjung vs TulkeTalakjung vs Tulke · 2014
Talakjung vs Tulke
★ 7.32014
MovieDrama
Tulke – a simpleton day-laborer in a Nepalese mountain village –struggles to reclaim his lost aristocratic identity while a violent revolution disrupts every aspect of village life. Humiliated everyday by everybody around him, Tulké desperately seeks recognition and respect. Instead, he is falsely accused by the woman he loves and forced to flee from his ancestral village. When the city corrupts him and teaches him how the treacherous accumulate and wield power, he returns to his village to avenge himself against people who have wronged him and his family. He becomes a lackey to the revolutionaries in the village, and because he refuses to wrong those he loves, finds himself ensnared in a web of deception and violence, leading to a tragic conclusion for everybody.
Dui RupaiyanDui Rupaiyan · 2017
Dui Rupaiyan
★ 6.02017
MovieComedyAction
One day, while conducting such smuggling, they lose the transaction slip - a Rs. 2 note. The film "Dui Rupaiyan" entails their quest to find that Rs. 2 and save their necks, all the while saving themselves from local thugs, police, and their boss too.
Behuli from MeghauliBehuli from Meghauli · 2024
Behuli from Meghauli
★ 10.02024
MovieComedyDrama
Mina, nearing her late twenties and facing mounting family and societal pressure to marry, waits for her long-distance boyfriend, Niraj, only to be heartlessly ditched by him.
LootLoot · 2012
Loot
★ 7.62012
MovieActionCrime
Loot is the story for five guys who find quick ways of success and accomplishment in life. It is a quest for quick money and better life. In a place where the crime rates are ascending day by day, Loot draws a reality check on the present security system of the city. Loot is about relationships: it's about friendship and betrayal. Loot is the real picture of Kathmandu; the city of crime and lawlessness like never explored before.
Loot 2Loot 2 · 2017
Loot 2
★ 6.02017
MovieActionCrime
Loot ended with Haku Kale plotting against his four team members to take over entire robbed money. The four gang members, who were framed for the bank robbery, now escape from the prison and want to take revenge against Haku Kale.
Garud PuranGarud Puran · 2019
Garud Puran
2019
MovieComedy
Henriks doesn’t want to join his father’s band and is trying to go abroad. His friend Rambo, a virgin, is eager to lose his virginity. Karan is in love with a beautiful local girl Jyoti, and Jyoti is using her charm to fulfill her materialistic needs. Garud Puran is a comedy-based drama that revolves around these four characters and their journey.
KabaddiKabaddi · 2014
Kabaddi
★ 9.02014
MovieComedyDrama
Aimless Kaji dreams of marrying village girl Maiya by any means. However, she wants to go to the city seeking higher education. Their lives are thrown into turmoil with the arrival of Bibek, a charming young man from the city.

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Talakjung vs TulkeTalakjung vs Tulke · 2014
Talakjung vs Tulke
★ 7.32014
MovieDrama
Tulke – a simpleton day-laborer in a Nepalese mountain village –struggles to reclaim his lost aristocratic identity while a violent revolution disrupts every aspect of village life. Humiliated everyday by everybody around him, Tulké desperately seeks recognition and respect. Instead, he is falsely accused by the woman he loves and forced to flee from his ancestral village. When the city corrupts him and teaches him how the treacherous accumulate and wield power, he returns to his village to avenge himself against people who have wronged him and his family. He becomes a lackey to the revolutionaries in the village, and because he refuses to wrong those he loves, finds himself ensnared in a web of deception and violence, leading to a tragic conclusion for everybody.

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