Arpan Thapa
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Nationality | Nepali |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, writer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Arpan Thapa (Prakash Tiwari ) (Nepali: अर्पण थापा) (born 15 November 1973).[2][3] is a Nepali actor, director, and scriptwriter.
He studied acting in Mumbai in 2002 before[4]returning to Nepal to start his career in the Nepali film industry. He sold CDs at Mahabouddha, to promote the business of a friend, where he met Murray Kerr, the director.[4]
Thapa began his acting career with the Nepali film Sick City, playing the lead role as Krishna.[4] He has directed the movie Mukhauta , which was released on 13 June 2014.[5]
Thapa cites Daniel Day-Lewis as his inspiration[4] and has expressed respect for other Nepalese actors, including Hari Bansha Acharya and Madan Krishna Shrestha.[6]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Source |
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1993 | Deuki | Muskisha | [7] |
1998 | Zameen | Krishna | [8] |
1999 | Pardesi Kanchha | Romesh | [9] |
2000 | Santanko Maya | Rijan | [10] |
2008 | Batch No: 16 | Guru | [11] |
2010 | Sick City" | Arjun | [4] |
2013 | Maun | Aman | [12] |
2014 | Mukhauta | Pandit | |
2014 | Suntali | Tailor | [13] |
2015 | Dying Candle | Mukunda | |
2016 | Bir Bikram | Aaitey | [14] |
2016 | Bato Muni ko Phool 2 | Abhay | [15] |
2016 | Hamlet | Hamlet | [16] |
2016 | Anaagat | Suresh | [17] |
2017 | America boys | Michael | |
2018 | Firke | Released on 12 Jan 2018[18] | |
2019 | Ghar | [19] |
Director
He has directed several films; Mukhauta in 2014[20]a drama Aadha Love in 2017[19], Sunkesari [21] and Ghar in 2019 [19]
References
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- ^ "Arpan Thapa Biography". Lumbini Media.
- ^ "Arpan Thapa (अर्पन थापा) >>Biography". reelnepal.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "In Character Arpan Thapa's Alter Egos | Features". Living.com.np. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Nepali Movie – Mukhauta". xnepali.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Arpan Thapa (अर्पन थापा)". Reel Nepal. Qubex. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Devi, Mia (24 October 2013). "Nepali Film – Batch No. 16 (2011)". Films of Nepal. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Thapa, Rabi. "Signs of life". Nepali Times. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Dhanda(2012) - Nepali Movie - Full Cast". Reelnepal.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Devi, Mia (24 February 2013). "Nepali Film – Chadke (2013)". Films of Nepal. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Devi, Mia (8 November 2013). "Nepali Film – Badhashala (2013)". Films of Nepal. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Devi, Mia (28 September 2013). "Nepali Film – Maun (2013)". Films of Nepal. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "NEFTA Film Award 2015 Qatar : An event by Nepal Film Technical Association". Ekantipur.com. 17 November 1979. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Bir Bikram, a movie by Milan Chams to feature Diya » Nepali Movies, Nepali Films". Xnepali.net. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Bato Muniko Phool 2 - बाटो मुनिको फूल २". Facebook. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Hamlet to exact revenge in Capital". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Priyanka Will Be Onscreen Wife Of Arpan Thapa In 'Anaagat' – Fursad Nepal". Fursadnepal.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Butterfly drops its trailer". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Dixit, Abhimanyu (5 June 2019). "Arpan Thapa's Ghar is a horrific cliché". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New Nepali Movie Mukhauta – press meet". Nepali Movies. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Nanda, Nareej (23 March 2018). "Arpan Thapa". South Asia Times. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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External links
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- Arpan Thapa at IMDb