Emotive Artiste

Lamichhane successfully establishes her status in entertainment industry

By KABI ADHIKARI

Lammichhane : Winning hearts

When a young girl in her twenties entered the flashy world of entertainment inspired by director Rishi Lamichhane and senior artiste Tulsi Ghimire, she never thought she would one day earn wide fan following all over the country.

People were even more surprised when they found that the young artiste of "Mukti" who played a powerful role, was a young and unassuming lady. The emotive, powerful and established artiste is none other than Sarita Lamichhane.

Artistes, singers, poets and actors, among others, play a key role in motivating the people and arousing their sentiments. Sarita is one of them who has been well recognized among the Neplease as an artiste to reckon with who has devoted her career in projecting the realist, emotional and sentimental roles among the public.

The Tele-serial 'Mukti' earned both name and fame and catapulted Sarita to great heights, as an artiste. She was offered innumerable films, tele-serials, and advertisements after the success of 'Mukti'.

A dozen of tele-serials like Mukti, Achanak, Gahana, Chahana Manko, etc are very well received by the audience and has made her popular throughout the country. Among them Parichaya is her home production, directed by Rishi Lamichhane and produced by herself. She is the first woman producer who has produced a long-episode tele-serial.

While collegues, well-wishers and audience urge her to continue impressed by the beautiful serial- Mukti she played seven years ago, Sarita has kept herself busy in managerial tasks abstaining from acting in the latter years. Born in 2036 (1980) in Jhapa, Sarita got a family ambience where she could nurture her interest in film since early childhood. On noticing her flair for acting, relatives, friends and colleagues encouraged her to act.

Like all towns, Jhapa had a strong influence of movies. Sarita enjoyed watching Nepalese movies and serials. Movies especially directed by Tulshi Ghimire, were her major favorites. That's why it was a pleasant surprise when she was offered her first ever acting role in 'Mukti' that was produced by Tulsi Ghimire.

Real picture of women character are portrayed in the serials played by Sarita. Filled with emotions, feelings, and sentiments, her role is very matching with her personality. When asked why she only portrays the role of weaker gender, she said, "To revolt against male-dominated society, a woman must be disciplined, liberal and tolerant at first and then she can go against it. Otherwise, her mission cannot be fulfilled and there will be no strong support for women. To struggle against something, one has to be prepared first."

Santanko Maya, a feature film, is the first of her feature films. Due to her popularity in tele-serials, she was offered the role in "Santanko Maya" – which also became a hit. According to her, there are two reasons for doing feature films. She gives first priority to the nature of role, which has to be of her linking, then there has to be satisfaction of working with the particular

unit. More and more producers have started approaching her. But she is quite choosy as she cannot deceive her audiences who want to look her as a typical woman. Without having taken classes for acting, Sarita has come out as an established artiste winning the hearts and minds of the people.

Apart from being an actor, once Sarita was a reporter and a senior producer of Channel Nepal for six years. During her that career also, she won hearts of many audience. However, she wants to establish her identity as an artiste more than anything else.

Very soft-hearted, Sarita has two ambitions in her life. As a social worker, she wants to serve those elderly persons who are deprived from the love of their sons and daughters and those children who are orphaned.