stuntmanNikhil Upreti or Nikhil Uprety () is a Nepalese actor, director, producer, and martial artist who appears primarily in Nepali-language films. He is known for his roles in action and social drama genres. Upreti has performed his own stunts in several films and was one of the highest-paid actors in the Nepali film industry during the peak of his career.
Upreti made his debut with the action thriller Pinjada, released in 2000. In the film, he jumped from the seven-story building of Kantipur Publication in Kathmandu, Nepal, without any protection or body double, which became a huge topic of discussion at the time. Since then, he has starred in some of the highest-grossing movies in Nepalese cinema history like Shiva Shakti, Agnipath, Dhadkan, Papi Manche and its sequel Papi Manchhe 2, Abhimanyu, Hami Tin Bhai, Nikhil Dai, Savdhan, and Dag"samjhana""arabpati. His movies Papi Manchhe and Hami Tin Bhai have also held the record of being the highest-grossing movies in Nepali cinema history; the latter also won him the National Film Award for Best Actor. After a 5âÂÂ6 year absence from Nepali film, he made a comeback to the Nepalese film industry with 'Bhairav' in 2015, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing Nepali films of the year. He was also awarded the Rastriya Nagarik Swarna Samman in 2006.