Nikhil Upreti or Nikhil Uprety is a Nepalese film actor, film director, producer and martial artist. The biggest film star of 2000s. In the 2010s, He enjoyed a huge fan following in Nepal, especially in the rural belts of the country. Often regarded as one of the greatest Nepali film stars and stuntmen, his first film was Pinjada, which was released in 2000, in which he jumped from the seven story building of Kantipur publication in Kathmandu, Nepal, without any protection and body double. He has worked in over 200 films, won the Best Actor award in the National Films Award for Hami Tin Bhai. He was awarded the Rastriya Nagarik Swarna Samman in 2006. Upreti is well known for doing his own stunts. Some of his highest grossing movies are Pinjada, Nikhil Dai, Hami Tin Bhai, Dhadkan, Bhairav, and Lootera. After years in Mumbai, he was scheduled to direct and act in a Hindi movie called Commitment. He made a comeback to Nepalese Film Industry with 'Bhairav' in 2015, which was a commercial hit. After his return to Ktown, he has given five back to back super hit films such as Bhairav and Lootera
Childhood
Upreti was interested in sports like football and Karate in his childhood days. After getting a black belt in Karate, he moved to Mumbai to work in different movies as an assistant fight director and a stunt boy. Apart from working in movies, he was also studying acting in which he got a Diploma in acting from Roshan Taneja’s studio, Mumbai. He likes to mention his work experience as an assistant fight director in ABCL company of Amitabh Bachhan.
Personal life
Upreti was born on 10 August 1980, to Govinda Upreti and Bhoj Kumari Upreti in Piprabhitta of Sarlahi, Nepal. During his childhood days, he was very interested in sports especially in Karate and football. He completed his education from Birgunj and Kathmandu and moved to Mumbai and worked in different movies as an assistant fight :wikt: director|director. He also got Diploma in acting from Roshan Taneja’s Studio, Mumbai. Similarly, he got special training in action there and got a chance to work as an assistant fight director in ABCL company of Amitabh Bachhan and showed his talent in dozens of Hindi films. In 2002 he got married with Kopila Upreti of Noubise, Dhading after 8 years of successful love story.
Career
He started his career from the movie Pijada in 2000, in which he jumped from a building of Manipal Hospital for that movie and it was a super hit. He has more than 45 films with the lead role and regarded as one of the most successful and popular actor in Nepal. Upreti’s next film was the 2003's another hit movie Maya Ko Jaal. Upreti acted in dozens of films including Nepal’s most popular director Tulsi Ghimire’s Desh and three Bhojpuri films from the Indian makers. He was welcomed with the award as a Best Actor in First National Films Award 2005 from the movie title Hami Tin Bhai, an Industry Hit. He was also awarded Rastriya Nagarik Sworna Samman in 2006. As a producer, he worked in Savadhan, a completely different track movie and it was also a hit. Similarly, he played dual roles—police and criminal in the movie Abhimanyu. The action star made a comeback after 4 years to the Nepalese Film Industry. His movie Bhairav released on June 5th and was a blockbuster. The movie previously scheduled to release earlier in 2015 was delayed because of the shooting of Lootera.
