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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Neer_Shah > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Neer_Shah.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neer_Shah > Source revision: 1355861634 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Nepalese actor, songwriter and filmmaker}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox person | image = Neer Shah.jpg | name = Neer Bikram Shah | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1953|10|11}} | birth_place = [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu), Nepal | birth_name = | native_name = नीर विक्रम शाह | native_name_lang = ne | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer|poet|songwriter|businessman}} | years_active = 1981–present | website = | political_party = [Nepali Congress](/source/Nepali_Congress) | height = }} '''Neer Bikram Shah''', also known as '''Nir Shah''', is a [Nepalese](/source/People_of_Nepal) film actor, director, producer, poet, songwriter, and businessman. He is considered one of the leading actors in [Nepali cinema](/source/Cinema_of_Nepal) history and an actor with multiple identities.{{Cite web|url=http://bossnepal.com/neer-shah-man-multiple-identities/|title=Neer Shah, man with multiple identities – Boss Nepal|access-date=16 November 2020|archive-date=29 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429152912/http://bossnepal.com/neer-shah-man-multiple-identities/|url-status=dead}} He is related to the royal family of [Nepal](/source/Kingdom_of_Nepal).{{cite web |date=17 October 2006 |title=Nepalese TV channel comes to Doha |url=https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=October2006&file=Local_News200610177414.xml |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503035959/https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=October2006&file=Local_News200610177414.xml |archivedate=3 May 2007 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |publisher=[The Peninsula](/source/The_Peninsula_(newspaper))}} ==Film career== Neer Shah is the producer or co-producer of many [Nepali](/source/Nepali_language) movies. He has also directed several Nepali movies produced by himself, including ''[Basudev](/source/Basudev_(film))'', ''Pachchis Basanta'', ''Basanti'', and a [Nepal Bhasa](/source/Nepal_Bhasa) movie [Rajamati](/source/Rajamati).{{cite web |title=Film names: Director |url=https://www.nfpa.org.np/film_names_sorted_director.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206213523/https://www.nfpa.org.np/film_names_sorted_director.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2007 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |publisher=Nepal Film Producers Association}}{{cite web |title=Production of Films by Decades |url=https://www.nfpa.org.np/film_names_eng.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205758/https://www.nfpa.org.np/film_names_eng.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |publisher=Nepal Film Producers Association}} He is also a co-producer of the [Oscar](/source/Academy_Award)-nominated film ''[Himalaya – l'enfance d'un chef](/source/Himalaya_(film))'', which was co-produced and directed by the French movie maker [Eric Valli](/source/Eric_Valli).{{cite web |author=Menon |first=Sreelatha |date=3 March 2003 |title=Oscar-nominated Caravan is running to packed houses in Kathmandu |url=https://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/20000303/ien03028.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050420223047/https://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/20000303/ien03028.html |archive-date=2005-04-20 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |work=[The Indian Express](/source/The_Indian_Express)}} The film, also released as ''Caravan'' (in Canada) and ''Himalaya'' (in Denmark and France), was the first film from Nepal to win an Oscar nomination.{{cite web |author=Sarkar |first=Sudeshna |date=16 May 2004 |title=Manisha Koirala is now Mother India |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may162004/enter7.asp |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304034748/https://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may162004/enter7.asp |archivedate=4 March 2006 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |work=[Deccan Herald](/source/Deccan_Herald)}} Shah has also played [antagonist](/source/antagonist)ic as well as other character roles in movies such as ''[Prem Pinda](/source/Prem_Pinda)'' and ''[Balidan](/source/Balidaan_(1997_film))''. He has also appeared in a few [Bollywood](/source/Bollywood) movies as a guest artist. Shah has also penned down many [Nepali](/source/Nepali_language) and [Nepal Bhasa](/source/Nepal_Bhasa) songs. He has also done the scriptwriting for a few of his films. In 2001, he served on the jury of Film South Asia '01, the festival of South Asian documentaries, along with Firdous Azim and [Shyam Benegal](/source/Shyam_Benegal).{{cite web |title=Report on FSA '01 |url=https://www.himalassociation.org/fsa/filmsouthasia_fsa-01-report.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411102028/https://www.himalassociation.org/fsa/filmsouthasia_fsa-01-report.htm |archivedate=11 April 2007 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |publisher=Himal Association}} ==Filmography == === As an actor === {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role !Notes |- | 1980 | ''[Sindoor](/source/Sindoor)'' | Usa's First Husband | |- | 1985 | ''[Kusume Rumal](/source/Kusume_Rumal)'' | | |- | 1995 | ''[Prem Pinda](/source/Prem_Pinda)'' | | |- | 1995 | ''Nata Ragat Ko'' | | |- |1997 |''Balidaan'' | | |- | 2000 | ''Dhuk Dhuki'' | | |- |2000 |''[Yo Maya Ko Sagar](/source/Yo_Maya_Ko_Sagar)'' |Abhayjan | |- | 2001 | ''Badal Paree'' | Arjun | |- | 2001 | ''[Siudo Ko Sindoor](/source/Siudo_Ko_Sindoor)'' | | |- | 2001 | ''[Jeevan Sathi](/source/Jeevan_Sathi)'' | | |- | 2001 | ''Gaunthali'' | | |- | 2001 | Badal Paree | | |- | 2002 | ''Bakshis'' | | |- | 2002 | ''Baacha Bandhan'' | | |- | 2003 | [Muna Madan](/source/Muna_Madan) | | |- | 2008 | [Sano Sansar](/source/Sano_Sansar_(film)) | Police Officer | |- | 2008 | Kismat | | |- |2010 |''The Flash Back: Farkera Herda'' |Sirish's uncle | |- |2014 |''Chha Yekan Chha'' |Shreeman Judge | |- |2015 |''[Woda Number 6](/source/Woda_Number_6)'' |Kaji | |- |2018 |''[Chhakka Panja 3](/source/Chhakka_Panja_3)'' |Kaji | |- |2023 |''[Chhakka Panja 4](/source/Chhakka_Panja_4)'' | |{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-07-25 |title=Shooting of film 'Chakka Panja 4' kicks off |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/129603/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024911/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/mycity/news/shooting-of-film-chakka-panja-4-kicks-off |archive-date=2022-07-28 |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=[Republica](/source/Republica_(newspaper)) |language=en}} |- |2025 |''[Paran](/source/Paran_(film))'' | |{{Cite web |title='परान' आजदेखि प्रदर्शनमा |url=https://gorkhapatraonline.com/news/177641 |access-date=2025-11-15 |website=GorakhaPatra}} |} == Service == Shah was the first head and founder of [Nepal Television](/source/Nepal_Television) (NTV), the first TV station in Nepal, and is the chairman of Shangri-La TV (STV), a film production and microwave TV distribution company.{{cite web |url = http://www.nepalnews.com/contents/englishmonthly/businessage/2003/aug/cover.htm |title = Sky War Ground Reality |publisher = New Business Age, nepalnews.com |date = August 2003 |accessdate = 7 May 2007 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |year=2000 |title=Satellites and South Asia |url=https://www.himalmag.com/dec2000/coverfile.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010209011647/https://www.himalmag.com/dec2000/coverfile.html |archivedate=2001-02-09 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |publisher=[Himal Southasian](/source/Himal_Southasian)}} STV produced many programmes for NTV and also provided the cable television network in [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu) valley. Shah holds 33 per cent equity in a United Kingdom-based firm, Galaxy, which is involved in telecasting Nepalese TV channels overseas. Along with Nirmal Nicholas Paul, he set up a production company called "888 Films", that produces Nepalese and Hindi films. Another of his companies, National Studio, provides training in various fields of cinema production.{{cite web |url = http://www.nepalnews.com/contents/englishmonthly/businessage/2001/sep/showbiz.htm |title = Showbiz: Training |author = Ananta Wagle |publisher = New Business Age, nepalnews.com |date = September 2001 |accessdate = 7 May 2007 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He is also one of the proprietors of New Century Pictures Pvt.Ltd., a film production company.{{cite web |url=http://www.film.gov.np/film_production.html |title=Film Producers List |publisher=[Film Development Board](/source/Film_Development_Board) of Nepal |accessdate=7 May 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928052110/http://www.film.gov.np/film_production.html |archivedate = 28 September 2007}} Shah also serves on the Governing Council of College of Journalism and Mass Communication in Nepal.{{cite web |title=Governing Council |url=https://www.colofjournalism.edu.np/governing.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008130441/https://www.colofjournalism.edu.np/governing.php |archive-date=8 October 2007 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |publisher=College of Journalism and Mass Communication in Nepal}} In 2002, he was felicitated by the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in recognition of his contribution in the "promotion of Nepalese art and culture and tourism industry".{{cite web |date=13 January 2002 |title=KC honours Nir Shah, Shrestha |url=https://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/trn/2002/jan/jan13/index.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818171649/https://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/trn/2002/jan/jan13/index.htm |archivedate=18 August 2004 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |publisher=Nepal News}} He currently lives in London. == Royal affiliation == One of his two brothers, ''Kumar'' Khadga Bikram Shah, was married to one of three former King [Gyanendra Shah](/source/Gyanendra_of_Nepal)'s sisters, [Princess Sharada Shah](/source/Princess_Sharada_Shah_of_Nepal). Both his brother and sister-in-law were killed in the infamous [Royal Massacre](/source/Nepalese_royal_massacre) of 2001.{{cite web |author=Swamy |first=Raman |title=Laboratory tests revealed traces of cocaine in Dipendra's bloodstream: report |url=https://www.netguruindia.com/news/Jun01/11/NAT1.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714165536/https://www.netguruindia.com/news/Jun01/11/NAT1.html |archivedate=14 July 2011 |accessdate=7 May 2007 |publisher=NetGuru India}} His other brother is Lalit Bikram Shah. ==Politics== Shah is also affiliated with the [Nepali Congress](/source/Nepali_Congress). Earlier, close to [CPN (Maoist Centre)](/source/CPN_(Maoist_Centre)), he became close to the [Nepali Congress](/source/Nepali_Congress) after he was appointed as director of [Nepal Television](/source/Nepal_Television) during the period of [Minendra Rijal](/source/Minendra_Rijal) as communication minister.{{Cite web |last=यादव |first=अनिल |date=2017-11-12 |title=राजनीतिमा कलाकार : पार्टीका 'गहना' मात्रै? |url=https://shukrabar.nagariknetwork.com/news/3365 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808154807/https://shukrabar.nagariknetwork.com/news/3365 |archive-date=2020-08-08 |access-date=2021-12-01 |website=[Shukrabaar](/source/Nagarik_(daily)) |language=ne}} == Awards == * Chinnalata Geet Puraskar (2011).{{Cite web |date=2011-07-12 |title=Chinnalata Geet Puraskar |url=https://www.kathmanducraze.com/event_details-eid-43.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928132058/https://www.kathmanducraze.com/event_details-eid-43.html |archive-date=28 September 2015 |access-date=27 September 2015 |website=Kathmandu Craze}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|787463}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Neer}} Category:Nepalese film directors Category:Nepalese songwriters Category:Living people Category:20th-century Nepalese male actors Category:21st-century Nepalese male actors Category:1967 births Category:Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu Category:Male actors from Kathmandu Category:21st-century Nepalese screenwriters Category:20th-century Nepalese screenwriters Category:20th-century Nepalese nobility Category:21st-century Nepalese nobility Category:20th-century Nepalese people Category:Nepali Congress politicians from Bagmati Province --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Neer Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neer_Shah) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neer_Shah?action=history)). 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