Aaryan Sigdel

Harish Sigdel (born 5 August 1981), better known as Aaryan Sigdel (Nepali: आर्यन सिग्देल, Listen^ⓘ), is a Nepalese film actor known for his work in Nepali Cinema. He is known for his wide range of roles.^[4]

Aaryan Sigdel
आर्यन सिग्देल
Sigdel at shooting of Dhuwa (2012)
Born	Harish Sigdel (1981-08-05) August 5, 1981 (age 43)[1] Gothikada, Surkhet, Nepal[2]
Nationality	Nepalese
Other names	Aaryan, Harish
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Sapana Bhandari ​ (m. 2014)​ [3]
Children	1

Aaryan Sigdel debuted in Kismat in 2007 and then played the lead role in the romantic-drama Mero Euta Saathi Chha as a young royal spoilt brat. The film was inspired by the Korean hit A Millionaire's First Love. His portrayal of Jay Shamsher Junga Bahadur Rana was highly appreciated and generated a fan base for him, and he has seen ups and downs in his career.

Early life

Aaryan Sigdel was born in Gothikada of Surkhet district on 5 August 1984.^[1] Later, his family moved to Thankot, Kathmandu, where he spent most of his childhood.^[2] He studied at Dipendra Police School and later completed his schooling at Mangloday High School in Thankot. A very good student in school, Aaryan went to Birendra Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya for higher studies in Sallaghari, Bhaktapur, and later moved to Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Campus, Kathmandu. With the desire to become an actor, he started taking acting lessons and could not complete his studies in college. He started taking acting lessons from Pariwartan, Nepal, a theater troupe with whom Aaryan has participated in several street plays as well.

Personal life

Sigdel married Sapana Bhandari in 19 April 2014.^[3] They have one son, who was born in 2019.^[5]

Career

Sigdel at the set of Kohi Mero (2010)

Sigdel's first lead role was in Kismat in 2007, opposite Biraj Bhatta and Rekha Thapa. Kismat was the highest-grossing film of the year and won a National Film Award. It was directed by Ujwal Ghimire. His second role was in Mausam, which became an average hit at the box office. In 2009, his third film, Mero Euta Saathi Cha, was released and met with a positive response from critics and the audience.^[6] It was the film that made Aaryan Sigdel a household name in Nepal. Later in the year 2010, he made a hat-trick with his biggest hits: Hifajat opposite Rekha Thapa, multi-starrer First Love, and The Flash Back: Farkera Herda opposite superstar Nikhil Upreti and Yuna Upreti.

In 2010, his six films were released. Two of his films, Kohi Mero and Bandhi, did not do well at the box office, while the sixth release, Kasle Choryo Mero Man, opposite Rekha Thapa, broke all the records at the box office and became one of the biggest hits in Nepali cinema. Though the rumours of fallout between the pair (him and Rekha Thapa), is heard quite often but their pair is said to be the best onscreen pair in Nepali films compared to that of Rajesh Hamal and Karishma Manandar and Nikhil Upreti and Arunima Lamsal.^[7]

Many of his films have English titles. Many times he has been criticized for being too selective about scripts in a small industry like Nepal.

Regarded as one of the highest-paid actors in the Nepali film industry, his film K Yo Maya Ho successfully made a good opening at the box office. It was directed by Sudarshan Thapa, who also directed Mero Euta Saathi Cha. In 2013, Aaryan again joined his debut producer, Chhabi Raj Ojha, for the film Loafer, which was a failure. His film Dabaab also hit theaters the same year. Aaryan's next film was the romantic-drama November Rain, which was released in 2014 and was helmed by his I Am Sorry director Dinesh Raut. It became a huge success critically and commercially, reviving his career after a series of flops.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Verdict	Ref(s)
2003	Bir Ganeshman		Debut film
2007	Kismat	Ram		Superhit
	Sindoor		Tele film	—
2008	Mausam	Manav		Average
	Jindagi: always compromise (Image Channel TV series)	Ishan	Tele film	—
2009	Mero Euta Saathi Chha	Jai		Blockbuster	[6]
2010	Hifajat	Rocky		SuperHit	[7]
	First Love	Aayush		SuperHit
	The Flash Back: Farkera Herda	Sirish		SuperHit
	Kohi Mero	Abhi		Hit	[4]
	Bandhi	Harish		Flop
	Kasle Choryo Mero Man	Adi		Blockbuster
2011	K Yo Maya Ho	Ram		Hit
	Mero Love Story	Avash		Average
2012	I Am Sorry	Gaurav/Yuvraj		Average
	K Ma Timro Saathi Banna Sakchhu	Ankit		Hit
	Dhuwaa Yo Nasha	Avi		Flop
2013	Kollywood	Safal		Flop
	Mahasush	Prem		Average
	Dabab	Bishal		Flop
	Loafer	Inspector Sigdel		Flop
	Madhumas	Prem		Average
2014	November Rain	Aayush		SuperHit	[4]
	Sapana	Raj		Average
	Lajja	Daya		Superhit
	Naike			Average
	Mala			Flop
	Alvida	Farhan Khan		Flop
	Punarjanma			Flop	[8]
	Aabeg			Flop
	Sathi	Aryan		Flop
2015	Nai Nabhannu La 3	Prakash		SuperHit
	SuShree			Flop
2016	Classic	Samay		Hit	[9]
	Chhakka Panja	—	Cameo.	Blockbuster	[10]
	Homework	Hari Krishna / Aaryaman	Dual role.	Hit	[11]
2017	Rudrapriya	Bala		Average	[12]
2018	Kaira	Jay		Average	[13]
2019	Hajar Juni Samma	Siddhanta Kshetry		Average	[14]
	Cha Cha Hui	Prem		Flop	[15]
2022	December Falls	Samrat		Flop	[16]
2024	Pujar Sarki	Pujar Sarki		SuperHit	[17]
TBA	Sayara				[18]

Awards

1) National Award for best Actor(Mausam)

2) National Award for best Actor (Mero Euta Saathi Chha)

3) Best Actor Award, D Cine Award (Kohi Mero)

4) Best Actor Award, NEFTA Award (Kasle Choryo Mero Man)

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref(s)
2008	National Film Awards	Best Actor	Mausam	Won	[4]
2010	National Film Awards	Best Actor	Kohi Mero	Won	[4]
2014	INFA Awards (Hong Kong)	Best Actor	Mahasush	Won	[19]
2014	NFDC Awards	Best Actor	Mahasush	Won	[20]
2014	Kamana Film Awards	Best Actor	Mahasush	Won	[21]
2015	NEFTA Awards	Best Actor	November Rain	Nominated
		Popular actor of the year		Nominated
2016	FAAN Awards	Best Actor	Classic	Won	[22]
2016	NEFTA Awards			Nominated	[23]
2016	Dcine Awards			Won	[24][25]
2016	NFDC Awards			Won	[26][27]
2016	Kamana Film Awards			Pending	[28]

References

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External links

• Aaryan Sigdel at IMDb