Benisha Hamal

Benisha Hamal (Nepali: बेनिशा हमाल; born (1992-07-25)July 25, 1992) is a Nepalese radio jockey, model, and actress known for her work in Nepali cinema.^[1] She has worked on over a dozen films and more than one hundred music videos. She won several awards, including a national award in 2018 for her film Blind Rocks.^[2][3]

Benisha Hamal
बेनिशा हमाल
Born	(1992-07-25) July 25, 1992 (age 33) Gitanagar, Amarbasti, Chitwan
Nationality	Nepalese
Alma mater	Goldengate International College
Occupation(s)	Actor Model RJ
Years active	2006-present
Known for	Swor, Mahasush, Kalo Pothi, King, Mokshya, Jhyanakuti, BlindRocks, Ghar

Personal life and education

Benisha Hamal was born to Bheshraj Hamal and Shakuntala Hamal in Chitwan, Nepal. She completed her primary-level education at Golden Future Boarding English School and her School Leaving Certificate (SLC) at Arunodaya Higher Secondary School. She completed her +2 level from Shanti Academy, Bharatpur. For her higher studies, she went to Kathmandu in 2007 and did her BA from Kantipur College of Business Management and Humanities (major English and Mass Communication) and her MA from Goldengate International College. She likes reading novels and watching movies. Her favorite Nepali actor is Rajesh Hamal, and her favorite actress is Karishma Manandhar. Apart from this, she's a big fan of cricket, as she said in interviews. She is a big fan of Paras Khadka.^[4][5]

Career

Hamal worked as an RJ in Kalika FM, Bharatpur, after winning the second runner-up title of "Ideal RJ" organized by the FM itself. She also worked as VJ in various Nepali TV channels: Channel Nepal, NTV Plus and NTV. In 2009, she started her modelling career.^[4] She also appeared in many TV commercials, including ads for Yum Yum Noodles, Rio Juice, UTL, Rose Village Housing, Nova Ice-cream and Wego Scooty.

She has also played in various music videos. Her first music video was Sindhuli Ko by Paul Rai. She can be seen in the music videos of Timi Arkai Ghar Ko Manche by Hementa Sharma, Aau milli by Buddha Shakya, “Tadha” by Babin Pradhan, “ Chot Khada Khada” by Manoj Raj,” Ek patak” by Rupa Bista and so on.

Her debut film as an actress was Swor directed by Prasanna Poudel in 2010.^[1] Since then have starred in films like Jyaan Hajir Chha (2012), Mokshya (2014), and Blind Rocks (2018).^[6] Her recent movie "Chakka Panja 4," released in 2023, was a hit in the Nepali movie industry.^[7]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2010	Swor-The Melody of Dreams		Debut film	[1]
2012	Luck
	Jyaan Hajir Chha
2013	Mahasush
2014	Mokshya	Smriti		[8]
2016	Kalo Pothi	Kiran's sister		[9]
2017	King Returns	Aarati		[1]
	Jhyanakuti	Malati		[10]
2018	Blind Rocks	Shristi		[11]
	Changa Chet			[12]
2019	Ghar	Maya		[13]
2022	Premganj	Maina		[14]
2023	Chi Musi Chi - Even Dead Desire Belonging	Dr Meera		[15]
	Chhakka Panja 4	Alisha		[16]
2024	Upahaar †

Awards

• National Award 2018
• CG Kamana film awards 2018
• NFDC National award 2018
• CG kamana award 2014 in supporting role