Arpan Thapa

Arpan Thapa
Arpan Thapa
Born	November 15, 1979 Kathmandu, Nepal[1]
Nationality	Nepali
Occupation	Actor, director, writer
Years active	2007–present
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Arpan Thapa (Nepali: अर्पण थापा) (born November 15, 1979) ^[2] is a Nepali actor, director, and scriptwriter. Thapa began his acting career with the Nepali film Sick City, Where he got a chance to play in the lead role as Krishna.^[3] Similarly, He has directed the movie Mukhauta in 2014, which was released on 13 June 2014.^[4] He studied acting in Mumbai in 2002 before the start of his career.^[5]

After the completion of his acting courses in Mumbai, Thapa returned to Nepal to start his career in the Nepali film industry. He sold CDs at Mahabouddha, to promote the business of a friend, which was where he had the opportunity to meet Murray Kerr, the director of his debut movie.

Thapa cites Daniel Day-Lewis as his inspiration^[5] and has expressed respect for other Nepalese actors, including Hari Bansha Acharya and Madan Krishna Shrestha.^[6]

Works

Year	Film	Role	Source
2010	Batch No: 16	GURU	Films of Nepal [7]
2011	Sick City	Krishna	Nepal Times [8]
2012	Dhanda	Arjun	Reel Nepal [9]
2013	Chadkke	Bokshi	Films of Nepal [10]
2013	Badhsala	Captain Thapa	Films of Nepal [11]
2013	Kathmandu, un espejo en el cielo	Young Teacher	Blog-spot [12]
2013	Maun	Aman	Films of Nepal [13]
2014	Mukhauta	Pandit
2014	Suntali	Tailor	Kantipur [14]
2015	Dying Candle	Mukunda	IMDb [15]
2015	Bir Bikram	Aaitey	XNepali Movies [16]
2015	Bato Muni ko Phool 2	Abhay	Facebook [17]
2015	Hamlet	Hamlet	The Himalayan Times [18]
2016	Anaagat	Suresh	Fursad Nepal [19]

References

1. "Radio Kantipur- 96.1, 101.8 MHz: Nepal's most listened Radio Station". Radiokantipur.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
2. "Arpan Thapa (अर्पन थापा) >>Biography". reelnepal.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
3. "Birami Sahar (Sick City) (2011)". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
4. "Nepali Movie – Mukhauta". xnepali.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
5. "In Character Arpan Thapa's Alter Egos | Features". Living.com.np. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
6. "Arpan Thapa (अर्पन थापा)". Reel Nepal. Qubex. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
7. Devi, Mia (2013-10-24). "Nepali Film – Batch No. 16 (2011)". Films of Nepal. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
8. Thapa, Rabi. "Signs of life". Nepali Times. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
9. "Dhanda(2012) - Nepali Movie - Full Cast". Reelnepal.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
10. Devi, Mia (2013-02-24). "Nepali Film – Chadke (2013)". Films of Nepal. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
11. Devi, Mia (2013-11-08). "Nepali Film – Badhashala (2013)". Films of Nepal. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
12. Alesves. "Enciclopedia del Cine Español: Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo (2011)". Enciclopediacineespa-fernando.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
13. Devi, Mia (2013-09-28). "Nepali Film – Maun (2013)". Films of Nepal. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
14. "NEFTA Film Award 2015 Qatar : An event by Nepal Film Technical Association". Ekantipur.com. 1979-11-17. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
15. "Dying Candle (2016)". IMDb.com\Accessdate=2016-06-02.
16. "Bir Bikram, a movie by Milan Chams to feature Diya » Nepali Movies, Nepali Films". Xnepali.net. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
17. "Bato Muniko Phool 2 - बाटो मुनिको फूल २". Facebook. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
18. "Hamlet to exact revenge in Capital". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
19. "Priyanka Will Be Onscreen Wife Of Arpan Thapa In 'Anaagat' – Fursad Nepal". Fursadnepal.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.

External links

• Arpan Thapa at the Internet Movie Database