Ram Chandra Adhikari
Ram Chandra Adhikari | |
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 Ram Chandra Adhikari | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Other names | रामचन्द्र अधिकारी |
| Occupation | Film/Television actor |
| Spouse | Sita Adhikari[1] |
Ram Chandra Adhikari (Nepali: रामचन्द्र अधिकारी) is a comedian actor of Nepal popularly known by pseudonym name Kaji Ba(Nepali: काजी बा) or Gopte Kaji (Nepali: गोपते काजी).[2] He has acted in about 400 Nepali films and various TV sitcoms as a comedian and character actor.[3][4][5]
Biography[edit]
Adhikari was born in Gothatar, Kathmandu. At the age of 10, he had to start working as a home assistant in a family that his parents assigned to him. Due to poor working condition, he ran from that place and went to Hetauda. There he worked in a palace of Rana family. From there he went to Benaras, India. However he could not stay there for long and returned to Nepal after seven months. On the way back, he temporarily worked in an automobile workshop in Sarlahi. Later he returned to Kathmandu.
In 2030 BS (1973-1974), he got a job in Nepal Telecom at Kathmandu. He acted for a local theatre group in Jorpati at around 2035 BS (1978-1979) in a play named Sachha Prem by Bhairav Aryal. Due to the popularity of the play, he was invited to work with other contemporary artists. During his career, he worked in night shift in Nepal telecom while at day he worked as an actor. Adhikari has played in more than 400 films and various television series. Some of his works are as follows:[3]
He also played in the longest running sitcom of Nepal titled Meri Bassai (Nepali:मेरी बास्सै). However, he was substituted by Mukunda Shrestha from episode 780 breifely due to hospitalization.[6][7] Following the contribution to the industry, he became the first person to get life insurance by the Film Development Board, a government entity to promote films in Nepal.[8][9]
List of telefilms and series[edit]
- Meri Bassai (मेरी बास्सै)- the longest running sitcom in Nepal
- Adhyaro Ujyalo (अँध्यारो उज्यालो)
- Pritvi Narayan Shah (पृथ्वी नारायण शाह), 2041 BS (1984-1985)
- Chakrabyuh (चक्रब्युह)
- Tadhako Basti (टाढाको वस्ती)
List of films[edit]
- Basudev (वासुदेव)
- Koseli (कोशेली)
- Chelibeti (चेलिबेटी)
- Maya Pirati (माया पिरती)
- Adhikar (अधिकार)
- Chino (चिनो)
References[edit]
- ^ गोक्ते काजीको घरमा पुग्दा जे देखियो, छोरा बुहारी अष्ट्रेलिया अमेरिकामा -Ramchandra Adhikari. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "कलाकार रामचन्द्र अधिकारी 'काजी साप' अस्पताल भर्ना". Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b "एउटा छोरो अष्ट्रेलियामा, अर्को अमेरिकामा !". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ रातोपाटी. "रामचन्द्र अधिकारीको जीवन : अभिनयले गर्दा दमाइ भनेर होटलबाटै निकाले". RatoPati. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "रामचन्द्र अधिकारी अष्ट्रेलियामा सम्मानित". Nepali Digital Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "'मेरी बास्सै'मा बडाकाजीको हेरेफेर, रामचन्द्र अधिकारीको ठाउँमा आए मुकुन्द श्रेष्ठ". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ Kantipur TV HDundefined (Director). Ram Chandra Adhikari (Actor) -Good Morning Nepal - 20 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "Actor Adhikari first actor to receive health insurance facility". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ "स्वास्थ्य बिमा रकम प्राप्त गर्ने पहिलो कलाकार बने रामचन्द्र अधिकारी". Retrieved 2023-01-01.