Dayahang Rai is a Nepalese actor, director, and playwright.
33 Facts About Dayahang Rai
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Dayahang Rai is one of the most popular actor of Nepal.
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Dayahang Rai has starred in over 50 films and is one of the leading contemporary actors of Nepal.
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Dayahang Rai has received various accolades throughout his acting career.
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Dayahang Rai rose to prominence from the television series Yuva, Dalan, and Hamro Team.
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Dayahang Rai is the recipient of numerous awards including three National Awards for best supporting actor in 2009 for Dasdhunga; best actor in 2015 for Sambodhan, and best actor in 2016 for Kabaddi Kabaddi.
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Dayahang Rai was born on 13 April 1980, in Khawa, Bhojpur district in Eastern Nepal to Tilak Ram Rai and Chandra Devi Rai.
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Dayahang Rai has two younger sisters and an older brother.
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Dayahang Rai's family belongs to the Bantawa Rai people of Kirat ethnicity of Nepal.
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Dayahang Rai completed his lower secondary-level studies from Pashupati Lower Secondary School in Khawa VDC, Bhojpur District, and high school from Annapurna Secondary School, Dilpa, Bhojpur in 1998.
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Dayahang Rai completed his intermediate level studies at Bhojpur Multiple College as a Geography Major.
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Dayahang Rai moved to Kathmandu in 2001 and joined The Ratna Rajya Campus as Journalism Major.
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Dayahang Rai's mother used to tell him fairy tales as a child, which fascinated him greatly and fostered his imagination.
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Dayahang Rai was interested in acting from his early childhood.
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Dayahang Rai's heart was not in his studies, so he decided to follow his dream and pursue a career in theatre and stage.
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Dayahang Rai started his big screen career as the lead in Anagarik, a feature film by Ram Babu Gurung, which won two awards at the Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival.
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Dayahang Rai followed it by starring in the romantic film Mero Euta Saathi Chha directed by Sudarshan Thapa.
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Dayahang Rai received considerable recognition for his role in the movie Dasdhunga starring Saugat Malla and Anup Baral.
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Dayahang Rai received his first National Award for Dasdhunga for the best supporting actor.
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Dayahang Rai starred as a doctor in Acharya, directed by Prashant Rasaily and Mero Love Story in 2010.
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In 2012, Dayahang Rai appeared in the hit Nepali film Loot.
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Dayahang Rai gained more popularity for his role in the film Highway.
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In Karkash, released in 2013, Dayahang Rai took the role of a drummer of a struggling music band.
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Dayahang Rai received his third National Award for best actor for Kabaddi Kabaddi.
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In 2014, Dayahang Rai teamed up with Priyanka Karki in the commercially successful Jhole.
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Dayahang Rai won his second National Award for the film Sambodhan in the best actor category.
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In 2015, Dayahang Rai acted in Fanko, a critically acclaimed film starring Saugat Malla, Priyanka Adhikari, and Keki Adhikari.
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In 2016, Dayahang Rai acted in the critically acclaimed White Sun based on the civil war in Nepal, which was Nepal's submission to the 2018 Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
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Dayahang Rai acted in the Ram Babu Gurung film Purano Dunga, which was a huge commercial success.
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The sequel to Loot was released in 2017 as Loot 2 with Dayahang Rai returning as the Gofle.
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Dayahang Rai teamed up with Keki Adhikari in Ghampani in 2017, which became a commercial success and was critically acclaimed.
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In Taandro, Dayahang Rai acted in his fourth film on Nepal's civil war, which was critically acclaimed.
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Dayahang Rai is married to Nepali singer Benuka Rai.