Basundhara Bhusal
Basundhara Bhusal is a Nepali movie and theater actor. She was one of the actresses in the first Nepali movie Aama. Since then, she has acted in at least 135 feature films and 60 TV programs. She started her career in theater, acting in plays at the Rastriya Nachghar since the 1960s.
Some of her notable films are Ek Number Ko Pakhe, Truck Driver, Hijo Aaja Bholi, Paral Ko Aago, Chhakka Panja and Prasad.
Bhusal received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Film Awards in 2016.
Bhusal is the co-founder and president of Bhuwan Chaitya Basundhara Foundation. She is known to volunteer for social awareness programs to help educate the public on important issues. She has spoken about gender pay gap in the Nepali movie industry.
