Mohamad Najir Husen, popularly known as Najir Husen, is a Nepalese film actor, known for his work in the Nepalese entertainment industry. One of the most critically acclaimed actors in

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 ...

, Husen began his career in acting at the Mandala Theater,

. He received fame for his role in ''

Hostel Returns ''Hostel Returns'' is a sequel to the 2013 Nepali film ''Hostel'' and is based on the hostel life of typical engineering students in Nepal. Directed by Suraj Bhusal and produced by Mr Sunil Rawal, Sunil himself plays the role of Hostel Warden in th ...

'' as Rameshwor Yadav and Bikram in

Bir Bikram 2 ''Bir Bikram 2'' is a 2019 Nepali romantic comedy film. The film was directed by Milan Chams, written by Pradeep Bhardwaj who is the top paid screen writer of nepalese film industry ,produced by Milan Chams, and executive produced by Arpan Sapkot ...

. Husen has also starred in many music videos as well.

Career

He was born on 7 September 1990 in Dumbarwana,

Bara District Bara District ( ne, बारा जिल्ला ) is one of the seventy–seven districts of Nepal, located in the western part of the Madhesh Province. The district is third richest district in Nepal after Kathmandu and Morang with 3.3% sh ...

Theater and the beginning

Husen initially came to

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to pursue his studies and improve his dancing skills. He joined a contemporary ballet class in Kathmandu. His teacher found him expressive and suggested him to join an acting class. Najir then joined as a trainee in Mandala Theater Nepal in

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. His first theatre drama was ''Charandas Chor'', where he had a small role; he received a lead role in the drama "Buddha Baani". Husen got his film break as "Helmet Guy" in

Priyanka Karki Priyanka Karki DS Joshi (née Karki) is a Nepalese film actress, model, director and the winner of the Miss Teen Nepal 2005 pageant. Early Life Karki was born in 1987 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her parents are economist Bhupendra Karki and flig ...

and Samyam Puri starred Punte Parade. The film was not commercially successful and thus Najir did not get much recognition.

Hostel returns and success

Husen played the role of Rameshwor Yadav in

. His role and acting was publicly acclaimed, and he became popular overnight. He then acted in successful movies like ''Junge'', ''

Bir Bikram ''Bir Bikram'' ( ne, बिर बिक्रम, translit=Bira Bikrama) is a 2016 romantic comedy film directed by Milan Chams. This movie features Nepalese actors Dayahang Rai, Anoop Bikram Shahi, Deeya Pun, Arpan Thapa, Menuka Pun and Najir Hu ...

'' and its sequel ''Bir Bikram 2'' and critically acclaimed drama ''

Gaatho ''Gaatho'' ( ne, गाँठो) is a 2016 Nepalese psychological thriller art film directed by Suraj Bhusal and produced by Tilak Bahadur Chhetri. The film stars Najir Hussain, Abhaya Baral and Namrata Shrestha. Plot Gaatho is about an artist wi ...

''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

21st-century Nepalese male actors Living people Nepalese male film actors 1990 births Nepalese Muslims People from Bara District {{Asia-actor-stub