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Vijaya Lama

Vijaya Lama

Nepalese aviator and actor

Vijay Lama (Nepali: विजय लामा), also known as Captain Vijay Lama, (born March 7, 1964) is a senior Nepali pilot and one of the first Nepalese pilots to become an instructor on the Airbus A330. He is also a singer, actor, television presenter, and social activist.[1]

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He flies as a commercial pilot for Nepal Airlines.

Acting career

He has worked in more than 30 Nepali movies such as Raanko, and Truck Driver. His debut movie was the Nepali film Aadarsha Naari (1984).[2][3] He appeared in the Hollywood film Everest featuring an ensemble cast including Josh Brolin and Jake Gyllenhaal. He played the role of rescue pilot Col. Madan KC.[4][5] Vijaya Lama also participated as a solo singer in Melancholy song by 365 Nepali Artists which set the Guinness World Record for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording".[6][7][8]

Filmography

References

  1. [1]
    "Captain on Everest too – The Himalayan Times". thehimalayantimes.com. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    Artist Khabar (23 June 2017). Pilot Bijay Lama interview on artist khabar (Video Interview). Nepal: Artist Khabar. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017. Youtube Title : नेपाली पाइलट बिजय लामाले खोले नेपालमा जहाज दुर्घटनाको रहस्य | | Pilot Bijay Lama
  3. [3]
    Lama, Bijay (12 June 2017). "नेपाली पाइलट बिजय लामाले खोले नेपालमा जहाज दुर्घटनाको रहस्य | | Pilot Bijay Lama" (Interview). Nepal: Artist Khabar. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Heroes on Everest | Nepali Times Buzz | Nepali Times". Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Vijay Lama in Hollywood Film EVEREST!". lexlimbu.com. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Nepali house-hold names go for the Guinness World Records". ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. [7]
    "National poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire turns singer". myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Most vocal solos in a song recording". guinnessworldrecords.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.


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