Usha Poudel
Usha Poudel (born July 18, in Janakpur) is a Nepalese dancer and movie actress.
Rukmani Kumari Paudel (Usha) is a highly renowned actress from Nepal with over 40 feature films including Karma, Muna Madan, Godhuli, Timro Maya, Pyari Bahini, Ganga, Jetho Kancho, Ram Laxman, Baaz, Krodh and Maya Nagara, Jwalamukhi. She has done 8 television series, 36 music videos and over a dozen television commercial films, carving a niche for herself as a power house of talent with a huge fan following base in no time. She received a “Best Actress” award in 2003 for her outstanding performance in a television series. One of her films Muna Madan was selected to represent Nepal at the 2004 Oscar. She has traveled across the world as a stage performer where her dancing talent was vastly appreciated. Her extraordinary talent has been recognized and honoured by the president of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav.
Her eagerness to grow and take on challenges strengthened her to take a further plunge. Taking into consideration her unfamiliarity with the Hindi language, she shifted to Mumbai. She spent her initial days learning Hindi and picked it up rapidly. After few auditions, her stint with Bollywood began. She gradually started working in prime time television shows like Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna, Jai Jai Jai Bajrang Bali, Adaalat, Chintu Chinki aur ek badi si love story to name a few. She has been featured in television commercial films and has modeled for several brands.