Bhuwan Chand ( ne, भुवन चन्द; born June, 1949) is a Nepali actress. She is known for Aama, the first Nepali feature film which was produced in 1964. Owing to her lead role in the first feature film produced in Nepal, which was produced by the

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

government, she is known as the first actress of Nepal. Her other works include ''Hijo, Aaja, Bholi'' (1967), ''Manko Baandh'' (1973), ''Sindoor'' (1980), ''Jivan Rekha'', ''Ke ghar ke dera'' (1987), ''Pachchis Basanta'' (1988) and ''Santideep'' (1989) among others. Chand is one of the leading faces of Rastriya Nachghar, the iconic national theatre on Nepal. She is also set to receive "Extraordinary Services Award (Actress), 2019" from the Film Development Board, in its 19th anniversary celebration event.

Personal life

She was born on 14 June 1949 (1

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2006 BS) in Kuslechaur,

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, Nepal. She has received a

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, IA and a Sr. Diploma in

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. She is the granddaughter of Late Padma Bahadur Thapa, and daughter of Gujeshwari Thapa and Bhairab Bahadur Thapa. Her father was a singer in

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. She married Michael Chand in 1976.

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* Living people 1949 births Actors from Kathmandu Nepalese film actresses Actresses in Nepali cinema 20th-century Nepalese actresses {{Nepal-bio-stub