Jharana Bajracharya

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Jharana Bajracharya

Born	Jharana Bajracharya Rashid 1981 Kathmandu, Mumbai, Nepal

Jharana Bajracharya Rashid is a Nepali model-turned-film actress. She was crowned Miss Nepal in 1997, at the age of sixteen.^[1]

1 Biography
2 Controversy
- 2.1 Brand Ambassador
3 Videography
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early Beginning

The early upbringing of Jharana is still pretty much not known however she is a School graduate who left after doing SLC at the age of 16 to participate at Miss Nepal 1997.

She started her journey in the Nepali entertainment field after being Miss Nepal in 1997 at the age of 16. She was also the first representative for Nepal at Miss World. Jharana Bajracharya, made her debut in Hatiyar playing a second fiddle to the leading lady Karishma Manandhar co-starring opposite Rajesh Hamal.

[edit] Secret Marriage

On the 6th October 2007, on the auspicious day of Ghatasthapana, Jharana Bajracharya got married to British Citizen Warren Carrar in Kathmandu. The marriage was heavily barred from the media and it was only few days later that media and the public realised of the happening. However, photos and videos were distributed to various blogging sites and national dailypapers in Nepal. She has said that she will not work in any more Nepali films and that she will be flying to the UK within a week of the marriage. Warren is believed to be eight years older than Jharana Bajracharya.

[edit] 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 to involve herself in many projects such as modelling for Sony Ericsson and Bajaj Pulsar. Jharana Bajracharya last made her appearance at Reading in London on 7th January 2007 for the Tamudhee Lhosar show. It was there she revealed that she has been in Mumbai for the last couple months and that she is struggling in act in Bollywood movies again. Her last Nepali film was Sanjeevani which was filmed in Sikkim. She has also been nominated for the Best Actress category for this years Nepali film awards due to be held on 20th of April.

[edit] Controversy

She has managed to stay in the limelight for various reasons and one example can be because she did a daring dance sequence for the Bollywood movie Love in Nepal which she acted in 2003. A Nepali girl dancing very provocatively and needing sexual attention caused an uproar in Nepal as it was going against the culture and traditions. In 2003 when she appeared on a chat show 'Dishanirdesh' on Nepal television, Jharana was questioned what motivated her to do the raunchy song in Love in Nepal and whether she knew what the reaction of the audience was going to be like. Jharana said that she did it because she wanted to and that she knew the Nepali people would not accept it, however she said would not do those dance in a Nepali movie.

The Nepali weekly Jana Aastha, in its March 28 2007 issue, published the report that Jharana has given birth to a child from her relationship with businessman Shyam Kakshapati,(owner of Nanglo restaurants) who's twice her age and already married. The weekly also said that the two had married secretly, with Jharana leaving her mother to stay at a house in Bhainsepati provided by Kakshapati before giving birth.

But Jharana outright denied both the pregnancy and childbirth, laughing the whole thing off as a rumor during a live phone conversation with Prakash Subedi on his program Rajatpat on Kantipur Television. According to Prakash, the actress said that she knew Kakshapati but wasn't in a relationship with him; and that she had met him only twice around 10 years ago. She said that she wasn't bothered by the news.

[edit] Brand Ambassador

Jharana Bajracharya appeared as the Nepali brand ambassador for Lux soap in 2003, however since then she has not appeared in any TV advertisements so far. She also teamed up with Nepali hero Rajesh Hamal 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 chiya (tea) in Nepal appearing in many billboards located around Katmandu.

[edit] Videography

Jharana Bajracharya has appeared on many music videos and is also one of the highest paid music video model in Nepal. There was a rumor that she received Rupees 40,000 for her appearance on Kamal Man Singhs video Mero Maya. She started her journey as a model by appearing first in Nabin Bhattarai's song Lakhau Patak. One of the most played music video she has appeared in is Dubna Deu by Anil Singh. The video was directed by Alok Nembang and he considers it his best work so far. She appeared in Prakash Gurungs music video 'Binti Cha Hai' which was very popular amongst middle-aged Nepalis. 'Binti Cha Hai' was filmed in Jomsom and upper Mustang which offers panoramic views of the mountains. She appears mostly in ethnic Nepali clothes and dresses.

Since then she has managed to appear in more than a dozen music videos directed by mostly Alok Nembang etc.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title
1997	Hatiyar
1998	Bhuttukai Bhaye Ni
2001	Suido Ko Sindoor
2002	Anjuli
2002	Bhai Tika
2003	Maya Garchu Ma
2003	Chahanchu Ma Timilai
2003	Love in Nepal
2004	Parenni Maya Jalaima
2004	Sanjeevani
2005	Pheri Arko Saino