Rajesh Hamal and his wife Madhu

                    Rajesh Hamal and his wife Madhu

Rajesh Hamal ..He has received many awards for his acting including the National Film Awards from 1988–2014. He is often called the Maha-Nayak for his contribution to Nepali cinema. He is considered a dominant figure in bringing professionalism in the Nepalese film industry. He has also been involved in many uncredited charity and donation programmes.

He is currently serving as Goodwill Ambassador for the Building Back Right initiative to promote reconstruction after the April 25 earthquake that is safe, environmentally sustainable, culturally appropriate and free of rights violations such as child and bonded labor.After years long wait, Rajesh Hamal got married at the age of 50 years with 28 years old Madhu Bhattarai on 24th May 2014. The ceremony was held at Hotel del' Annapurna.Rajesh Hamal  was born in Tansen, central Nepal. He did his schooling at Bhanubhakta Memorial Higher Secondary School up to class 8. Then he went to Moscow, Russia with his father who was Nepalese Ambassador to Russia. Rajesh Hamal finished his M.A in English literature from Chandigarh University.Rajesh Hamal in his college years, first modelled for Fashion Net, an Indian magazine in 1985; he walked the ramp in Kathmandu and New Delhi in 1986. He started his career as a film actor with Yug Dekhi Yug Samma in 1988, a film made by his maternal uncle. Hamal received a National Film Award for "Best Actor Debut" in 1989, for this film. Till date he has worked in over 230 Nepali and one Punjabi cinema.