America: The sixth edition of the Global Nepali Film Awards was held on Saturday evening in New York. Artists, films, and Filmmakers were honored at the awards held at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens.
Santosh Sen won the best director award when ‘Prem Geet 3’ was declared the best film. When Anmol KC won the title of star of the year 2023, Swastima Khadka was declared the actress of the year. Anmol is currently in New York to receive the award.
Shiva B.K. became the best dance director of the year. “Lakka Jawan” won the best diaspora film award. Sunil Thapa won the award for supporting actor, and Priyanka Karki won the award for supporting actress.
Actor Saroj Khanal received the Film Achievement Award. Prabisha Adhikari received the awards for Female Singer of the Year and Subhas Thapa Diaspora Actor of the Year. Veteran actor Shiva Shrestha was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry for four decades.
Gehendra Dhimal Samman was awarded to actor Puran Joshi, Ramkeshar Bogti Samman to Bina Budhathoki, and Abhiyanshree Samman to Narayan Shrestha, Sunil Pathak, and Narayan Puri.
Anil Pandey, Bikrant Basnet, Kedar Upreti, Santosh Ramdam, and Shiva Puri all got incentive awards. Sharmila Malla, Narayan Pradhan, Krishna Malla, Ravindra Khadka, and Durga Bisural served on the jury for this honor.
Nisha Sunar, Smita Dahal, Basanti Rai, Ramprasad Khanal, and others gave musical and dance performances at the award ceremony. Film Development Board Chairman Bhuwan KC and others inaugurated the ceremony by planting saplings to convey the message of environmental protection.
Miss Nepal North America, Juwali Sherpa, and runners-up were honored. Bhuwan, Saroj, Shiv, and Ravindra, along with Anmol KC, Zia KC, Nikhil Upreti, and Ayushman Joshi, came to New York to participate in the ceremony.
The event was jointly organized by the Nepal Film Society, Global Nepali Film Awards, Golden State Movie Maker, and 8848 Media House LLC. Shailesh Shrestha, the CEO of Dreams Universal LLC in New York, served as the event’s host.
