Miruna Magar | |
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मिरुना मगर | |
![]() Magar in 2022 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Nepalese |
Occupation(s) |
Actress Model |
Years active | 2018–present |
Known for | Kabaddi 4: The Final Match (2022), Jaari (2023) |
Miruna Lisara Magar ( Nepali: मिरुना लीसारा मगर; born July 18, 1999) is a Nepalese actress known for her work in Nepali cinema. 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]
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]
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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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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] |