Chhetan Gurung
{{Short description|Nepalese film director (1979–2020)}}
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Chhetan Gurung ({{langx|ne|छेतन गुरुङ}}; 5 February 1979{{spnd}}9 September 2020) was a Nepalese film director and writer known for his work in Nepali cinema. He has written scripts for Nepali films including November Rain (2014), Classic (2016), A Mero Hajur 4 (2019), and Prem Geet 3. Gurung debuted as a director from Damaru Ko Dandibiyo (2018), his last film, Prem Geet 3'' which he directed in 2019 that will be released posthumously. He died from liver problems on 9 September 2020.
Career
In 2014, Gurung debuted as a writer with November Rain, for which he won the NFDC National Film Award for Best Writer.{{Cite web|date=9 September 2020|title=Film director Chhetan Gurung no more|url=http://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/film-director-chhetan-gurung-no-more/|access-date=10 September 2020|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910134802/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/film-director-chhetan-gurung-no-more/|url-status=live}} In 2016, he was nominated for the NFDC National Film Award for Best Writer for Classic.{{Cite web|date=9 August 2016|title=NFDC Award Nominations Are Announced : Classic, Premgeet get Most Nods|url=http://www.moviemandu.com/nfdcfilmaward2072/|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910142247/http://www.moviemandu.com/nfdcfilmaward2072/|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|website=Moviemanu|language=en-US}} In 2018, he debuted as a film director from drama Damaru Ko Dandibiyo, a film about a former national game of Nepal.{{Cite web|date=4 May 2018|title=Dandibiyo is dying, but lamenting is not enough: Khagendra|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2018/05/04/dandibiyo-is-dying-but-lamenting-is-not-enough-khagendra|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910142557/https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2018/05/04/dandibiyo-is-dying-but-lamenting-is-not-enough-khagendra|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English}} Gurung said: "I have taken the film as a good project to use my experiences in the industry and to broaden my horizon. I am excited."{{Cite web|date=8 October 2017|title=Damaru ko Dandibiyo heads to production|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2017/10/08/damaru-ko-dandibiyo-heads-to-production|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910142555/https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2017/10/08/damaru-ko-dandibiyo-heads-to-production|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English}} Damaru Ko Dandibiyo was critically acclaimed, one critic praised Gurung writing that he did a "stellar job" in the film.{{Cite web|last=Pant|first=Shashwat|date=|title=Damaru ko Dandibiyo movie review: Remembering the forgotten sport|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/damaru-ko-dandibiyo-movie-review-remembering-the-forgotten-sport.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910142915/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/damaru-ko-dandibiyo-movie-review-remembering-the-forgotten-sport.html|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|website=OnlineKhabar|language=en-GB}}
In 2019, Gurung wrote a script for romantic-drama A Mero Hajur 3.{{Cite web|date=9 September 2020|title=Film Director Chhetan Gurung passes away|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/09/126130/|access-date=10 September 2020|website=Khabarhub|language=en|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910134754/https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/09/126130/|url-status=live}} In 2019, Gurung directed big-budget drama Prem Geet 3, the film stars Pradeep Khadka and Kristina Gurung in the lead roles.{{Cite web|date=18 December 2019|title='Prem Geet 3’ filming in frozen Manang|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/82039/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910152932/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/mycity/news/prem-geet-3-filming-in-frozen-manang|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|website=Republica|language=en}} The film was set to be released on 10 April 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|date=19 February 2020|title=‘Prem Geet 3’ overseas rights sold in Europe|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/88073/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910152938/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/mycity/news/prem-geet-3-overseas-rights-sold-in-europe|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|website=Republica|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Dixit|first=Abhimanyu|date=9 May 2020|title=Can Nepali cinema survive the viral outbreak?|url=https://kathmandupost.com/movie-review/2020/05/09/can-nepali-cinema-survive-the-viral-outbreak|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910144011/https://kathmandupost.com/movie-review/2020/05/09/can-nepali-cinema-survive-the-viral-outbreak|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English}} In 2020, he was working with producer Santosh Sen in comedy Hututu.{{Cite web|title=निर्देशक तथा लेखक छेतन गुरुङको ४२ वर्षको उमेरमा निधन|url=https://gorkhapatraonline.com/arts/2020-09-09-22262|access-date=10 September 2020|website=GorakhaPatra|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910150644/https://gorkhapatraonline.com/arts/2020-09-09-22262|url-status=live}}
Personal life and death
Gurung was born on 5 February 1979 (Bikram Sambat: 22 Magh 2035).{{Cite web|date=|title=नेपाली चलचित्र लेखक तथा निर्देशक छेतन गुरुङको निधन|url=https://www.nagariktimes.com/2020/09/141622/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910160722/https://www.nagariktimes.com/2020/09/141622/|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|website=NagarikTimes|language=en}} He was suffering from liver problems; on 9 September 2020 he was taken to the Metro Kathmandu Hospital where he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). He died the same day early in the morning.
Film producer Santosh Sen told The Himalayan Times that he had been vomiting blood. Sen added that he was previously on medication and was admitted to the ICU for liver problems. His last funeral rites were performed on 10 September at Swayambhunath; the funeral was attended by director Dayaram Dahal, actor Aaryan Sigdel, actor Pradeep Khaka, actress Jharana Thapa, Santosh Sen, and others.{{Cite web|title=अलबिदा छेतन गुरुङ…|url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2020/09/895242|access-date=10 September 2020|website=Online Khabar|language=en-US|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910145747/https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2020/09/895242|url-status=live}}
Filmography
Awards
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| 2014
!scope="row" rowspan="2" |NFDC National Film Award | rowspan="2" |Best Writer |{{won}} |{{Cite web|date=|title=चलचित्र लेखक तथा निर्देशक छेतन गुरुङको निधन|url=https://www.news24nepal.tv/2020/09/09/697396|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910155204/https://www.news24nepal.tv/2020/09/09/697396|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|website=News 24|language=en}} |
| 2016
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| 2018
!scope="row"|Kamana Film Award |Best Debut Director |{{won}} |
References
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External links
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Category:Nepalese film directors
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Category:21st-century Nepalese screenwriters
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