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Milan Chams

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Milan Chamling Rai (मिलन चाम्लिङ राई)
मिलन चाम्लिङ राई
Chams at Pressmeet in 2021
Born (1980-03-20) 20 March 1980 (age 44)
NationalityNepali
CitizenshipNepali
Occupation(s)Director, producer
Years active2014–present
Notable work

Milan Chamling Rai (born 20 March 1980) also known as Milan Chams, is a Nepali film director and producer. He is a prominent figure in the Nepali film industry who has received many awards and is highly praised by film critics. His most notable award to date being the National Film Award for Blind Rocks (2018) as Best Director. Outside of the Nepali Film industry, Milan Chams was honoured by the previous President of Nepal, Mrs. Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the “Jan Seva Shree Padak”, one of the highest civilian awards in Nepal. He was honoured for his efforts and skills in film making and production, and promotions of his skill sets.

He is considered to have popularised going oversees to shoot Nepali films; bringing scenes shot in Norway, Turkey, UK, Romania and Azerbaijan to the Nepali audience. He is a trendsetter, screening Nepali films internationally with red carpet premieres, most notably in Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom with the movie premiere of Gurkha Warrior.

Film career

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Chams began his career as a music video director, directing over 200 music videos for the Nepali music industry. He made his transition into directing movies in 2014 with Hasiya. His second film, Bir Bikram, propelled his career. It was immensely loved by the Nepali audience and became a massive hit.

Filmography

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Year Title Credit
2024 Anjila Director
2024 Bar and Badhu Director
2023 Gurkha Warrior Director, screenplay, dialogue
2019 Bir Bikram 2 Director, producer
2018 Bobby Director, producer
2018 Happy Days Director, producer, choreographer
2018 Lily Bily Director, producer
2018 Blind Rocks Director
2016 Bir Bikram Director
2014 Hasiya Director

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Project Result
2016 8th D Cine Award Best Director Bir Bikram Nominated
2016 8th D Cine Award Best Film Bir Bikram Nominated
2016 Box Office National Award Best Director Bir Bikram Won
2016 Box Office National Award Best Film Bir Bikram Won
2017 LG Cine Circle Award Best Director Bir Bikram Won
2017 LG Cine Circle Award Best Film Bir Bikram Won
2018 INAS Film Award Best Film Bir Bikram Won
2018 NFDC National Award Best Director Lily Bily Won
2018 NFDC National Award Best Choreographer Blind Rocks Nominated
2018 D Cine Award Best Director Lily Bily Won
2018 D Cine Award Best Critics Award Blind Rocks Won
2018 Surya International Award Best Director Lily Bily Nominated
2018 Kamana Film Award Best Director Lily Bily Won
2018 Kamana Film Award Best Film Lily Bily Won
2018 Kamana Film Award Best Choreographer Blind Rocks Nominated
2019 Global Film Award, USA Best Film Lily Bily Won
2019 National Award Best Director Blind Rocks Won
2019 National Award Best Film Blind Rocks Won
2019 Kamana Film Award Best Director Bobby Nominated
2019 Everest International Award Best Director Lily Bily Nominated
2019 Everest International Award Best Film Lily Bily Nominated
2019 Surya International Award Best Director Bobby Nominated
2019 Chhyachabi International Award Best Director Year 2019 Won
2020 INEA International Award Best Director Year 2019 Won
2021 Box office Film Fare Award Special Movie

"Bobby"

Year 2019 Won
2021 Sparsha Music Video Award Best Director Year 2021 Won
2021 Nepal Music and Fashin Award Critics Award 2021 Won
2021 President Award (Jana Swea shree) Bhibhusan 2021 Won
2022 A&P National Award Best Director 2021 Won
2022 Sparsha Music Video Award Best Director 2022 Won
2022 Yuba Chalchitra Nirdesak Samman Nirdeshak Samaj 2022 Won
2023 Captivating Creation Award,  India Best Director 2023 Won
2024 Koshi Film Festival Best Director Gurkha Warrior Won

References

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