Miruna Magar

Miruna Magar
मिरुना मगर
Magar in 2022
Born (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30)
Hong Kong[1]
NationalityNepalese
Occupation(s)Actress
Model
Years active2018–present
Known forKabaddi 4: The Final Match (2022), Jaari (2023)

Miruna Lisara Magar (Nepali: मिरुना लीसारा मगर; born July 18, 1994 ) is a Nepalese actress. 

She made her film debut in 2018 with Lalpurja.[2] She starred in a lead role in the 2022 film Kabaddi 4: The Final Match, which became the highest-grossing Nepali film of all time.[3] She starred in the 2023 film Jaari, which also became one of the highest-grossing Nepali films.[4]

Personal life

Miruna Magar was born in Hong Kong; her family returned to Nepal when she was two years old.[1] Her family originally belonged to Dharan, and she lived her early years there until she was twelve.[1] Her father served in the British Army's Royal Gurkha Rifles. She migrated to London with her family when she was twelve and completed her schooling there.[5] She came back to Nepal in 2016, where she got the opportunity to learn acting.[2]

Career

Magar had her first role in the 2018 film Lalpurja;[6] she also starred in Rose in the same year.[2] In 2019, she starred in Saino and Cha Cha Hui, which mostly received negative reviews from the critics, although her performance was praised.[7] She then starred in the record-breaking Kabaddi 4: The Final Match in 2022, which became the highest-grossing Nepali film of all time, collecting over 22.73 crore.[3]

In 2022, while Magar was in promotion of her film Kabaddi 4: The Final Match, there was an incident where she claimed a monk touched her inappropriately, and she slapped him in public and humiliated him for the misbehavior. The monk asked for forgiveness. She filed a lawsuit against him, which she later dropped. Some people called it a publicity stunt; they even protested and wanted to ban the film. Consequently, it was banned in the Indian state of Sikkim.[8] Later, when the incident started to get worse, she reached an agreement with the monk and apologized to the entire Buddhist community for the negative impact of the incident.[9]

In 2023, she starred in Jaari, which earned 13 crore in its first two weeks of release and became one of the highest-grossing Nepali films.[4]

Magar was chosen as a brand ambassador of 12th Nepal European Union Film Festival which took place between April 28 to April 30, 2023.[10][11]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
2018 Lalpurja Parpala Debut film [6]
Rose Sneha [2]
2019 Saino Anu [12]
Cha Cha Hui Sangeeta [7]
2022 Kabaddi 4: The Final Match Shanti [13]
2023 Jaari Hangma [14]
[15]
Nango Gau Nima [16]
2024 Rangeli Junkiri [17]
Mansarra Mansara [18]
Gharjwai Binjuri [19]

References

  1. ^ a b c पौडेल, राजाराम (February 3, 2020). "दिदिकै विवाह भएको छैन : अभिनेत्री मिरुना". Pokhara News (in Nepali). Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Dangol, Kuber (May 28, 2022). "Want to contribute to women empowerment: Miruna Magar". Khabarhub. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Kabaddi 4: Highest grossing domestic movie". nepalnews.com. July 10, 2022. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "'Jari' outperforms Salman's khan's film and three other Nepali films at box office". Nepalkhabar. April 30, 2023. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ न्यौपाने, रविन (April 10, 2022). "लण्डनबाट आएर फिल्म क्षेत्रमा जमिरहेकी 'कबड्डी ४' की नायिका मिरुना (भिडिओ)". Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Mahat, Sunny (October 26, 2021). "Lal Purja movie review: Eccentric, experimental and mildly entertaining". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Mahat, Sunny (November 25, 2019). "Cha Cha Hui: No method to this mindless comedy". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Choudhury, Ratnadip (June 15, 2022). "Why A Nepali Film's Release Has Been Stopped In Sikkim". NDTV. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Bad touch case: Actress and monk reach an agreement". Khabarhub. May 31, 2022. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "12th edition of Nepal-European Union Film Festival in offing". Makalu Khabar. April 21, 2023. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Nepal European Union Film Festival 2023 to kick off on April 28". Online Khabar. April 25, 2023. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "An unimpressive production". The Annapurna Express. August 14, 2019. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  13. ^ नेपाल, सुकृत (May 30, 2022). "कमेडी शैलीको चलचित्र 'कबड्डी ४'". Gorkhapatra (in Nepali). Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  14. ^ Acharya, Urza (April 26, 2023). "'Jaari' could've been so much more. It's unfortunate that it wasn't". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  15. ^ Dhakal, Renuka (April 20, 2023). "Jaari review: Mirror of Limbu culture". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "दया र मिरुनाको 'नाङ्गो गाउँ' भदौ २९ मा रिलिज हुने". ekagaj.com (in Nepali). April 23, 2023. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "Movie 'Rangeli' teaser unveiled". english.makalukhabar.com. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  18. ^ "मिरुनाको 'मनसरा'को छायाङ्कन सुरु". ratopati.com (in Nepali). January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  19. ^ "घरज्वाइँ र 'अश्लीलता' को काँडेबार". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved July 27, 2024.