Bipin Karki

Bipin Karki (Nepali: बिपिन कार्की, born 21 August 1982 in Bahuni, Nepal) is a Nepalese film and theatre actor known for his work in Nepali cinema.

Bipin Karki
बिपिन कार्कि
Born	(1982-08-21) 21 August 1982 (age 42) Bahuni, Morang District, Nepal
Nationality	Nepalese
Other names	Bhasme Don
Citizenship	Nepal
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Pashupati Prasad
Style	Method acting
Spouse	Reshma Katuwal

Karki started acting at a young age by appearing in stage plays with his brother, Arjun Karki. Karki performed stage plays with Kamal Mani Nepal and his guru Sunil Pokharel at Gurukul Theatre in Kathmandu in 2005.^[1] As a screen actor, he first appeared in Loot (2012) as a Gangster (short role) and then had a role in Chhadke (2013). He rose to prominence after starring in Pashupati Prasad in a villain role and won a National Film Award.^[2][3]

Early life and family

Karki was born on 21 August 1982 in Bahuni, Morang District, Nepal.^[4] In 2016, he married Reshma Katuwal and they have a daughter.^[5]

Acting career

From a young age, Karki appeared in various stage plays in his hometown, Bahuni. Then he moved to Kathmandu, Nepal, to appear in theatre plays.^[6] He acted with his friend from his village, Kamal Mani Nepal, now a Nepalese actor. After appearing in a few theatre plays, he met Sunil Pokharel, who helped him improve his acting skills. He joined Gurukul Theatre in 2005.^[7]

He appeared in Nischal Basnet's Loot (2012) in a short role as a Gangster. He then acted in Chhadke (2013), appearing in a lead role as Bindu.^[8] He acted in Pashupati Prasad which was well received.^[9]

In 2014 he appeared in Suntali (2014) as Bidur. Karki rose to fame after appearing in Pashupati Prasad (2016)^[10][11] and won many awards after the film's release, including the National Film Award. Then he appeared in Jatra (2016) in the lead role; the film became one of the successful films of Karki's career and he won 9th Dcine Award for the best actor.^[12]

In 2018, he starred in Hari.^[13][14] The same year, he also appeared in Gopi.^[15]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2012	Loot	Pittal Don	Debut Film	[16]
2013	Chhadke	Bindu
2014	Tandav	Pratik
	Suntali	Bidur
2015	Kalo Pothi: The Black Hen	Jit Bahadur		[17]
2016	Pashupati Prasad	Bhasmey Don		[18]
	Jatra	Phadindra Timsina		[19]
2017	Loot 2	Pittal Don
	Naakaa	Goldie		[20] [21]
2018	Lalpurja	Nursing		[22]
	Hari	Hari		[23] [24]
	Gopi	Gopi		[25] [26]
	Prasad	Baburam		[27]
2019	Jatrai Jatra	Phadindra Timsina		[28]
2020	Selfie King	Gopal		[29]
2022	Ke Ghar Ke Dera	Shankar
2023	Fulbari	Jay Narayan
	Prasad 2	Baburam
	Ek Bhagavad ra Ek Gita	Kamala
	Pashupati Prasad 2: Bhasme Don	Bhasme Don
2024	Mahajatra	Phadindra Timsina

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref(s)
2016	NEFTA Film Award	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Pashupati Prasad	Won	[30][18]
	Kamana Film Award			Won	[31]
	Dcine Award			Won	[32]
2017	NFDC National Film Award	"Shiva" Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)	Jatra	Won	[33]
	National Film Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)		Won	[34]
	FISCON Critic Award	Best Actor		Won	[35] [36]
	Dcine Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)		Won	[37]
	Kamana Film Award			Won	[38][39]
2018		Best Actor in a Negative Role	Naakaa	Nominated	[40]
2019	NEFTA Film Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)	Prasad	Won	[41] [42]
	National Film Award			Won	[43] [44]
2020	Kamana Film Award			Won	[45]
			Gopi	Nominated