Tulsi Ghimiray

The Majority of his films in the 1990s were blockbusters and Kusume Rumal and Darpan Chaya went on to become the highest grossing Nepalese films of all time.

• Name — Tulsi Ghimire • Born — 15 July 1951 • Birthplace — Sindeybong, West Bengal, India • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • actor • film editor • Spouse — Bharati Ghimire • Children — 2 • Relatives — Shrawan Ghimire (brother)

Tulsi Ghimire was born on 15 July 1951 in Sindeybong, Kalimpong district (then Darjeeling district), West Bengal, India to Indian Gorkha parents Dhojman Ghimire and Narbada Ghimire. He has two younger brothers and a sister. Ghimire studied at the Mani Memorial Primary School in Sindeybong up to second grade, and then from grade 3 to 11 at the Scottish University Mission Institute (SUMI), Kalimpong. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kalimpong College. He is married to Bharati Ghimire (Gazmer), who has sung in many of his films. His brother Shrawan Ghimire is a film producer. Tulsi's children, Bhawana Ghimire and Panchami Ghimire, appeared in his children's film, Swarg Ko Pari.

• Year — Film — Title translation — Starring cast — Ghimire's role • 1981 — Basuri — Flute — Rakesh Pandey, Banni Pradhan, Rajani Sharma — Director • 1983 — Jagwal — Long Wait — Parashar Gaud, Ramesh Mandoliya, Vinod Balodi, Kusum Bisht,Rajshree, Dinesh Kothiyal, MC Sharma, Sharda Negi, Kishore Rawat- Local Artist-Guest Appearance — Director- [First Garhwali Film] • 1985 — Kusume Rumal — Silk handkerchief — Bhuwan K.C., Tripti Nadakar, Udit Narayan, Neer Shah — Director, editor, story writer • 1988 — Anyaaya — Injustice — Meera Madhuri, Biswa Basnet, Prakash Adhikari — Director • 1989 — Lahure — Soldier — Shrawan Ghimire, Tripti Nadakar — Director, actor, editor, story • 1989 — Chino — Emblem — Shiva Shrestha, Bhuwan K.C., Sunil Thapa, Kristi Mainali, Sharmila Malla, Sinaura Mistry, Subhadra Adhikari, Aaron Malla, Sushila Raymajhi — Director • 1991 — Deuta — God — Rajesh Hamal, Srijana Basnet, Shrawan Ghimire — Director, editor, story writer, screenwriter, lyricist • 1992 — Dui Thopa Aansoo — Two drops of tears — Bhuwan K.C., Shrawan Ghimire, Anuradha Sawant — Director • 1993 — Koseli — Gift — Tripti Nadakar, Krishna Malla, Bharati Ghimire, Shrawan Ghimire, Vijaya Lama — Director • 1994 — Dakshina — Honorarium — Tulsi Ghimire, Bhuwan K.C., Bharati Ghimire — Director, actor • 1996 — Rahar — Wish — Tulsi Ghimire, Bharati Ghimire, Prashant, Niruta Singh — Director • 1997 — Balidaan — Sacrifice — Hari Bansha Acharya, Madan Krishna Shrestha, Anjana Shrestha, Neer Shah — Director, cameraman, editor • 2001 — Darpan Chaya — Reflection — Dilip Rayamajhi, Niruta Singh, Uttam Pradhan — Director, editor, story writer • 2002 — Lahana — Auspicious Moment — Dilip Rayamajhi, Niruta Singh, Uttam Pradhan — Director, editor, story writer • 2007 — Dui Kinara — Two banks of river — Niruta Singh, Suman Singh, Bhupen Chand — Director • 2009 — Maya Ta Maya Ho — Love is love — Nikhil Upreti, Sanchita Luitel, Suraj R.D., Tulsi Ghimire — Director, actor • 2010 — Desh — Nation — Rajesh Hamal, Nikhil Upreti, Niruta Singh — Director, lyricist • 2010 — Swarg Ki Pari — Angel from heaven — Neer Shah, Bharati Ghimire, Prithviraj Ghimire, Prakriti Bhattarai (child artist) — Director • 2011 — Mrigatrishna — Mirage — Karma Shakya, Biraj Bhatta, Nandita KC — Director, editor, lyricist • 2012 — Drishtikon — Point of view — Bharati Ghimire, Bhaskar Pradhan, Lalit Goley — Director • Unreleased as of 2016 — Gautama Buddha — (animated film) — Director • 2017 — Darpan Chhaya 2 — Reflection — Pushplal Khadka, Sahara Karki, Shraddha Prasai — Director • 2026 — Pahaad — Mountain — Bipin Karki, Sunil Thapa, Madan Krishna Shrestha, Arun Chhetri, Panchami Ghimirey — Director