Basundhara Bhusal


Basundhara Bhusal is a Nepalese movie and theater actor. She was one of the actresses in the first Nepali movie Aama. Since then, she has acted in at least 135 feature films and 60 TV programs. She started her career in theater, acting in plays at the Rastriya Nachghar since the 1960s.
Some of her notable films are Ek Number Ko Pakhe, Truck Driver, Hijo Aaja Bholi, Paral Ko Aago, Chhakka Panja and Prasad (2018 film).
Bhusal received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Film Awards (Nepal) in 2016.
Bhusal is the co-founder and president of Bhuwan Chaitya Basundhara Foundation. She is known to volunteer for social awareness programs to help educate the public on important issues. She has spoken about gender pay gap in the Nepali movie industry.

Filmography

Bhusal has played in over 135 feature films; the list here only includes a small number of them.
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1964Aama
1968Hijo Aaja Bholi
1973Man ko bandh
1978Paral Ko Aago
1980Sindoor
1982Jeevan Rekha
1989Santan
1989Pachhis Basanta
1991KanyadaanBest Actor in a character Role
1993Adhikar
1994Truck Driver
1995Jali Rumal
1995Seeta
1999Ek Number Ko Pakhe
2016Chhakka Panja
2018Shatru Gate
2018Prasad
2019Dal Bhaat Tarkaari