Tulsi Ghimire

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| birth_place = Kalimpong, India

| nationality = Nepalese

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| spouse = Bharati Ghimire

| children = Bhawana Ghimire and Panchami Ghimire

| relatives = Shrawan Ghimire (brother)

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Tulsi Ghimire (born 15 July 1951) is a Nepalese film director, screenwriter, film editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist known for his works in Nepali films.{{Cite web |title=Multitalented director Tulsi Ghimire |url=http://bossnepal.com/multitalented-director-tulsi-ghimire/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022061821/http://bossnepal.com/multitalented-director-tulsi-ghimire/ |archive-date=2021-10-22 |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Boss Nepal |language=en-US}} Regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Nepali cinema, he is known for his romantic and masala films that deal with social issues of Nepali society and portrayal of deep human emotions. He has directed some iconic Nepali films like Kusume Rumal (1985), Lahure (1989), Deuta (1991), Chino, (1991) Dakshina (1994), Balidaan (1997) and Darpan Chaya (2001). The Majority of his films in the 1990s were blockbusters and Kusume Rumal and Darpan Chaya went on to become the highest grossing Nepalese films of all time.{{Cite web |last=Portel |first=Parbat |date=2017-03-12 |title='I am learning from the youngsters' |url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2017/03/12/i-am-learning-from-the-youngsters |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=English}}{{Cite web |last=Portel |first=Parbat |date=2024-04-18 |title=Tulsi Ghimire making a 'comeback' |url=https://ekantipur.com/en/feature/2024/04/18/tulsi-ghimire-making-a-comeback-13-23.html |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Kantipur Publications |language=en}}

Personal life

Tulsi Ghimire was born in Sindeybong, Kalimpong, Darjeeling district, India to Nepali parents Dhojman Ghimire and Narbada Ghimire.{{cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Sudeshna |date=2010-01-10 |title=Nepal's India-trained director bridges divide with his art |url=http://entertainment.gaeatimes.com/2010/01/10/nepals-india-trained-director-bridges-divide-with-his-art-78509/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711062637/http://entertainment.gaeatimes.com/2010/01/10/nepals-india-trained-director-bridges-divide-with-his-art-78509/ |archive-date=2011-07-11 |access-date=2012-03-10 |work=The Gaea Times |quote=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.}} 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 his 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 superhits. Darpan Chaya is considered to be one of the biggest blockbusters of Nepali cinema.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=नेपाली चलचित्रको स्वर्णिम कोसेली : कुसुमे रुमाल |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2021/08/1006859 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831141443/https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2021/08/1006859 |archive-date=2021-08-31 |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Online Khabar |language=ne}}{{Cite web |last=Dhakal |first=Renuka |date=2020-11-10 |title=Film Based On Nepali Literature Never Fails: Tulsi Ghimire |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/film-based-on-nepali-literature-never-fails-tulsi-ghimire |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213121155/https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/film-based-on-nepali-literature-never-fails-tulsi-ghimire |archive-date=2020-12-13 |website=The Rising Nepal}}

Although he found lot of success in 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, he was unable to comeback with another hit. He was unable to find success with films he directed later on in his life, those films include Drishtikon, Mrigatrishna, and Darpan Chhaya 2 which were all considered flop in box office.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-06 |title=पुरानै लयमा निर्देशक तुलसी घिमिरे |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2016/06/436736 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721003047/http://www.onlinekhabar.com/2016/06/436736/ |archive-date=2016-07-21 |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Online Khabar |language=ne}}

Filmography

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! 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	Injustice	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	Rahar	Wish	Tulsi Ghimire, Bharati Ghimire, Prashant, Niruta Singh	Director
1997	Balidaan	Sacrifice	Hari Bansha Acharya, Madan Krishna Shrestha, Anjana Shrestha, Neer Shah	Director, cameraman, editor
2001	Darpan Chaya	Reflection	Dilip Rayamajhi, Niruta Singh, Uttam Pradhan	Director, editor, story writer
2002	Lahana	Auspicious Moment{{cite book\|title=Variety International Film Guide\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T95kAAAAMAAJ&q=Tulsi+Ghimire\|year=2003\|editor-last=Cowie\|editor-first=Peter\|page=247}}	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 Ki 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

Awards

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2020

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|style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|title=राष्ट्रपतिले बाँडिन् ३ वर्षको राष्ट्रिय चलचित्र पुरस्कार र दीर्घ साधना सम्मान|url=https://www.setopati.com/art/art-activity/185693/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112005032/https://setopati.com/art/art-activity/185693|archive-date=12 November 2020|access-date=31 October 2021|website=Setopati|language=ne}}