Sahara Sharma

Sahara Sharma
Born
Kathmandu, Nepal
OccupationsFilmmaker, Director, and Writer
EmployerGauthali Entertainment
Known for
  • Founder of Gauthali Entertainment
  • First Nepali Woman filmmaker to receive the Hubert Bals Fund grant
  • Director of Ek Mutthi Badal: My Share of Sky

Sahara Sharma is a Nepalese filmmaker, director, and writer based in Kathmandu, Nepal. She is the founder and CEO of Gauthali Entertainment, a women-led production company focused on feminist cinema.[1]

She became the first Nepali woman filmmaker to receive the Hubert Bals Fund + Europe Post-Production Grant for her feature film Ek Mutthi Badal: My Share of Sky.[2][3] She is also the youngest female director to have opened the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival.[4]

Early life and education

Sahara Sharma was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal in the late 1980s.[5] She graduated with a Master of Science in Communication from Bangalore University, India.[5]

Career

Sharma's films deal with social issues, migration, and women's lives in Nepal.[1][6]

Chasing Rainbows (2013)

Her debut film Chasing Rainbows (Nepali: इन्द्रेनी खोज्दै जादा) follows three siblings who move to Kathmandu, touching on sexuality and depression among young Nepalis.[7] In 2013, the film opened the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, making Sharma the youngest female director to do so.[5] The film received the Critics' Award at the Toronto Nepali Film Festival in 2014.[7]

Ek Mutthi Badal: My Share of Sky (2026)

Ek Mutthi Badal: My Share of Sky is Sharma's debut feature film and Nepal's first woman-led international co-production, between companies from Nepal and Germany.[3] The film received €60,000 from the Hubert Bals Fund + Europe Post-Production Grant, administered by the International Film Festival Rotterdam.[8]

In 2021 the project went to the NFDC Film Bazaar, where producer Abhimanyu Dixit won the Rotterdam Lab Award.[9] The film was released theatrically in Nepal on 15 May 2026.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Untitled short film Director Shortlisted for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation[11]
2013 Chasing Rainbows (इन्द्रेनी खोज्दै जादा) Director, Writer Opening film at KIMFF 2013; Critics' Award, Toronto Nepali Film Festival 2014
2026 Ek Mutthi Badal: My Share of Sky Director, Writer Hubert Bals Fund grant; Nepal–Germany co-production; theatrical release 15 May 2026

References

  1. ^ a b "Filmmakers don't try hard enough to make films feminist". The Kathmandu Post. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  2. ^ "Ek Mutthi Badal to be released on May 15". The Rising Nepal. 2026-03-09. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  3. ^ a b "Nepal's Ek Mutthi Badal: My Share of Sky secures €60,000 Hubert Bals Fund Award". OnlineKhabar. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  4. ^ "Ek Mutthi Badal hits theaters May 15". The Annapurna Express. 2026-03-16. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  5. ^ a b c "A rainbow of influences". The Kathmandu Post. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  6. ^ "'A handful of clouds' on Jestha 1". Ekantipur. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  7. ^ a b "Cinemandu: Indreni Khojdain Jaada". Spotlight Nepal. 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  8. ^ "Four projects awarded with HBF+Europe: Post-production Support". International Film Festival Rotterdam. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  9. ^ "Film Bazaar 2021 Awards Revealed". Variety. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  10. ^ "Nepali film Ek Mutthi Badal set for May 15 theatrical release". My Republica. 2026-03-09. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  11. ^ "Sahara Sharma's Nepali short film listed in Faith Shorts". My Republica. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2026-04-28.

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