Jharana Bajracharya
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Jharna Bajracharya Rashid (Nepali
Nepali language
Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...

: झरना बज्राचार्य) is a Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

i film actress. She was crowned Miss Nepal
Miss Nepal
Miss Nepal contest is the national beauty pageant of Nepal and has been held since 1994 in Kathmandu. The pageant is responsible to select the delegates for international pageants like Miss World, Miss Earth & Miss International....

 in 1997, at the age of sixteen.

Early Beginning

She started her journey in the Nepali entertainment field after being crowned Miss Nepal in 1997 at the age of 16 and represented Nepal in Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 contest held at Baie Lazare, Seychelles
Seychelles
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 on November 22, 1997. Jharana Bajracharya, made her debut in Hatiyar playing a second fiddle to the leading lady Karishma Manandhar
Karishma Manandhar
Karishma Manandhar/ K.C. raised in Jharuarashi, Lalitpur is a Nepali actress. She made her acting debut at the age of 14 in the movie Santaan Opposite very popular Actor Bhuwan K.C.. She is married to the well-known film director Binod Manandhar with whom she worked in the movie Kasturi...

 co-starring opposite Rajesh Hamal
Rajesh Hamal
Rajesh Hamal is an actor and producer from Tansen, Nepal born on 9 June 1964 in Palpa, Nepal.- Career :He started his career with the movie "Yug Dheki Yug Samma" in 1994.He is considered a dominant figure in bringing professionalism in the Nepalese movie industry.He was brought up in Moscow,...

.

On 6 October 2007, Jharana Bajracharya got engaged to North American Citizen Karar Hill in private ceremony in Kathmandu.

Present career

After starring in Parenni Maya Jalaima which won the best story award at the Nepali Film Aawrds, Jharana promptly made her way into Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 to find her place in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

. She appeared in Hindi film Love in Nepal
Love in Nepal
Love in Nepal is a 2004 Hindi romantic comedy and thriller film directed by Rajat Mukherjee, who had earlier directed Road_ for Ram Gopal Verma. Unlike Sonu Nigam in the male lead, who is otherwise a well known Bollywood playback singer, the film has a virtually unknown star cast which includes...

 and many other advertisements. After she could not make niche in Bollywood, she returned to Nepal.
She has appeared in many music videos as well. Her last Nepali
Nepali language
Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...

 film was Sanjeevani which was filmed in Sikkim. Jharana Bajracharya appeared at the Fem Botanica KTV film awards on October 2008 where she performed with Alok Nembang on several songs. She has now been signed up for Alok Nembangs upcoming movie Kohi Mero
Kohi Mero
Kohi Mero is a 2010 Nepali film directed by Alok Nembang under the banner of Movies.com. This romantic drama marks the comeback of Jharana Bajracharya and stars Aryan Sigdel, Sanchita Luitel and introduces Subash Thapa in lead roles.-Plot:...

 which is slated to release in mid 2010.

Brand Ambassador

Jharana Bajracharya appeared as the Nepali brand ambassador
Brand ambassador
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 for Lux soap
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 in 2003, however since then she has not appeared in any TV advertisements so far. She also teamed up with Nepali hero Rajesh Hamal
Rajesh Hamal
Rajesh Hamal is an actor and producer from Tansen, Nepal born on 9 June 1964 in Palpa, Nepal.- Career :He started his career with the movie "Yug Dheki Yug Samma" in 1994.He is considered a dominant figure in bringing professionalism in the Nepalese movie industry.He was brought up in Moscow,...

 to be the brand ambassador for 2pm Noodles. She appeared in a TV advertisement which showcased her in a Nepali outfit purchasing the item. Jharana, is also one of the brand ambassador for Muna
Muna
Muna may refer to:*Muna, Yucatán, town in Yucatán, Mexico*Muna, Nepal, village development committee, Myagdi District, Nepal*Muna, Estonia, village in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, Estonia*Muna River, river in Murmansk Oblast, Russia...

 chiya (tea) in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 appearing in many billboards located around Kathmandu.she is nepali.

Videography

Jharana Bajracharya has appeared on many music videos and is also one of the highest paid music video model in Nepal. She started her journey as a model by appearing first in Nabin Bhattarai's song Lakhau Patak. Since then she has managed to appear in more than a dozen music videos directed by mostly Alok Nembang etc.

Music video appearances

  • 2006: "Priye Timi" by Bijay Adhikari.
  • 2006: "Tapowan" by Jagdish.
  • 2007: "Dubna Deu" by Anil Singh.
  • 2007: "Tum Sang Remix" (Hindi Song).
  • 2007: "Binti cha hai" by Prakash Gurung (Gurung
    Gurung language
    Gurung is spoken by the Gurung people in two dialects with limited mutual intelligibility. Total number of all Gurung speakers in Nepal is 227,918...

     Song).
  • 2004: "Dubna Deu Malai" by Anil Singh.

Filmography

Year Title Language Role
1997 Hatiyar  Nepali
Nepali language
Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...

 
1998 Bhuttukai Bhaye Ni  Nepali
2001 Siudo Ko Sindoor
Siudo Ko Sindoor
Suido ko Sindor is a 2001 Nepali film directed by Manju Kumar Shrestha.- Cast :* Rajesh Hamal* Niruta Singh* Jharana Bajracharya* Neer Shah* Ratan Subedi* Basundhara Bhushal- Music :...

 
Nepali
2002 Anjuli  Nepali
2002 Bhai Tika  Nepali
2003 Maya Garchu Ma  Nepali
2003 Chahanchu Ma Timilai Nepali
2004 Love in Nepal
Love in Nepal
Love in Nepal is a 2004 Hindi romantic comedy and thriller film directed by Rajat Mukherjee, who had earlier directed Road_ for Ram Gopal Verma. Unlike Sonu Nigam in the male lead, who is otherwise a well known Bollywood playback singer, the film has a virtually unknown star cast which includes...

Hindi 
2004 Parenni Maya Jalaima
Parenni Maya Jalaima (film)
Pareni Maya Jalaima, or Pare Ni Maya Jalaima or Undone by Love , is a 2004 movie filmed 80% in Hong Kong with the remaining footage shot in Nepal. It won the Best Story award at the Nepalese Film Awards in 2004...

Nepali
2004 Sanjeevani Nepali Sanjeevani
2005 Pheri Arko Saino Nepali
2009 Kohi Mero
Kohi Mero
Kohi Mero is a 2010 Nepali film directed by Alok Nembang under the banner of Movies.com. This romantic drama marks the comeback of Jharana Bajracharya and stars Aryan Sigdel, Sanchita Luitel and introduces Subash Thapa in lead roles.-Plot:...

Nepali

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