Neer Bikram Shah, also known as Nir Shah, is a senior Nepalese film actor, director, producer, poet, songwriter, and businessman. He is considered one of the leading actors in

Nepali cinema Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

history and an actor with multiple identities. He is related to the royal family of

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 ...

Film career

Neer Shah is the producer or co-producer of many Nepali movies. He has also directed several Nepali movies produced by himself, including '' Basudev'', ''Pachchis Basanta'', ''Basanti'', and a

Nepal Bhasa Newar (), or Newari and known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhasa, is a Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surro ...

movie

Rajamati ''Rājamati'' () is a 1995 film be made in Nepal Bhasa. The first Nepal Bhasa movie is '' Silu'', released in 1987. ''Rajamati'' is about a luckless Newar girl named Rajamati from Kathmandu who gets involved in a series of failed relationships. T ...

. He is also a co-producer of the

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

-nominated film ''Himalaya – l'enfance d'un chef'', which was co-produced and directed by the French movie maker

Eric Valli The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

. The film, also released as ''Caravan'' (in Canada) and ''Himalaya'' (in Denmark and France), was the first film from Nepal to win an Oscar nomination. Shah has also played

antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist. Etymology The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...

ic as well as other character roles in movies such as ''

Prem Pinda ''Prem Pinda'' (Nepali: प्रेम पिण्ड) is a 1995 Nepali epic romantic drama film directed by Yadav Kharel and produced by actor Neer Shah. The movie stara Saroj Khanal, Soni Rauniyar, Melina Manandhar, Neer Shah in lead roles wi ...

'' and ''

Balidan ''Balidan'' also called ''Sacrifice'', is a 1927 Indian silent film directed by Naval Gandhi and based on a play by Rabindranath Tagore. It was produced by Orient Pictures Corporation. Balidan is cited as one of the top ten lost films of Indian ...

''. He has also appeared in a few

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

movies as a guest artist. Shah has also penned down many Nepali and

songs. He has also done the scriptwriting for a few of his films. In 2001, he served on the jury of Film South Asia '01, the festival of South Asian documentaries, along with Firdous Azim and

Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received ...

Filmography

As an actor

Service

Shah was the first head and founder of

Nepal Television Nepal Television ( ne, नेपाल टेलिभिजन), shortened to NTV is the Nepalese national public state-controlled television broadcaster. It is the oldest and most watched television channel in Nepal. The news broadcast at 8:0 ...

(NTV), the first TV station in Nepal, and is the chairman of Shangri-La TV (STV), a film production and microwave TV distribution company. STV produced many programmes for NTV and also provided the cable television network in

Kathmandu , pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal#Asia , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Bagmati Prov ...

valley. Shah holds 33 per cent equity in a United Kingdom-based firm, Galaxy, which is involved in telecasting Nepalese TV channels overseas. Along with Nirmal Nicholas Paul, he set up a production company called "888 Films", that produces Nepalese and Hindi films. Another of his companies, National Studio, provides training in various fields of cinema production. He is also one of the proprietors of New Century Pictures Pvt.Ltd., a film production company. Shah also serves on the Governing Council of College of Journalism and Mass Communication in Nepal. In 2002, he was felicitated by the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in recognition of his contribution in the "promotion of Nepalese art and culture and tourism industry". He currently lives in London.

Royal affiliation

One of his two brothers, ''Kumar'' Khadga Bikram Shah, was married to one of three former King Gyanendra Shah's sisters, Princess Sharada Shah. Both his brother and sister-in-law were killed in the infamous Royal Massacre of 2001. His other brother is Lalit Bikram Shah.

Politics

Shah is also affiliated with the

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party o ...

. Earlier, close to

CPN (Maoist Centre) The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN Maoist Centre, or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist P ...

, he became close to the

after he was appointed as director of

during the period of

Bimalendra Nidhi Bimalendra Nidhi ( Maithili/ Nepali/Devanagari: बिमलेन्द्र निधि ) is a Nepali politician who serves as a member of the House of Representatives and a senior leader of Nepali Congress. He is the former Deputy Prime M ...

as communication minister.

Awards

* Chinnalata Geet Puraskar (2011).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Neer Nepalese film directors Nepalese songwriters Nepalese screenwriters Living people 20th-century Nepalese male actors 21st-century Nepalese male actors 1967 births Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu Actors from Kathmandu 21st-century Nepalese screenwriters 20th-century Nepalese screenwriters 20th-century Nepalese nobility 21st-century Nepalese nobility 20th-century Nepalese film directors Nepali Congress politicians from Bagmati Province