Film Artiste Praja Pradhan thanks his audience

SINGTAM, NOVEMBER 22: Praja Pradhan, nepali film artiste from Sikkim has thanked Adarsh Youth Club, Adarsh Goan for successfully organizing a charity show of his Nepali Movie ‘12 Nepali Ek Chihan’ at ATTC Auditorium, Burdang week back.

Through a press release, Pradhan has thanked Arun Pradhan, Director and Rabin Shrestha, producer of the film for an opportunity. He further thanked Nepali actor Prem Subba for his role in 12 Nepali Ek Chihan’ pradhan went on to say he had done smaller roles in more than half a dozen nepali films and a un-released hindi film made in Sikkim, Darjeeling and Nepal. ‘12 Nepali Ek Chihan’ is his first film in which he plays one of the major characters.

The movie ‘12 Nepali Ek Chihan’ is based on a true tragic story of 12 Nepali citizens killed by Iraqi terrorists. Praja Pradhan portrays one of the twelve main characters in the movie. The film has already traveled to Hong Kong, Jordan, Australia and other countries.

The charity show of the movie at ATTC Auditorium, Burdang was attended by Agriculture Minister Somnath Poudhyal, members of Singtam and Rangpo Nagar Panchayat, members of film fraternity from Sikkim and others.

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