Nischal Basnet

Introduction Nischal Basnet is a Nepali film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer, best known for initiating a new era of realistic, youth-driven, and genre-defying cinema in Nepal. With his directorial debut Loot (2012), Basnet became a cultural icon and a trailblazer of the “Nepali New Wave”—a movement that rejuvenated the industry and brought back urban