The promising comedy actor is originally from Makwanpur district. His family often went through financial crunches and that was why he used to put on the same dress to go to his school almost for a year. After the untimely demise of his mother during his early childhood, he had to face much more difficulties to grow up as a responsible son to his father, who hardly could do anything to secure his son’s future. Upon completing his secondary level of education he came to Kathmandu in 1993 and joined in law studies for his Intermediate level. He had no clue why he decided to study law. But before he could complete his education, the financial crunch came as a barrier and he had to withdraw his studies.
What did not he do after then? “To survive, human beings can go through all sorts of traumas. Work is worshipping, and I never hesitated doing anything,” says the actor.
Starting from working a cycle boy delivering spices and tobaccos to shops and from managing to run a roadside shop, Ghimire struggled day and night to earn his keeps. After quite a long while, he succeeded in opening a wholesale shop of mechanical tools and finally settled down to have a family. Still, he had no clue that one day he would become an actor to look up to.
He loved writing poems, and one day decided to send it to one FM Radio program to get it recited. Luckily, his poem got selected and he kept on sending more to the same show. And soon, Radio HBC called him to the studio because they wanted him to host the particular show. At first, he could not believe that he got his first fulltime job. But once he started hosting the show, he knew that he was going to give his best and so did he. After a few months, the station manger of the said radio station got pleased with his dedication and offered him to run two more shows, one of which was called “Cow Show”, a program where he got the opportunity to interview household comedians of Nepal.
“When you don’t have fortune to back up, when you don’t have a helping hand, fate decides all for you, and for the rest, you have to work hard,” Ghimire said hinting how “Cow Show” became a career opener for him. It was then he met actors like the late Gopal Raj Mainali, Hari Bansha Acharya, Madan Krishna Shrestha, and Daman Rupakheti.
Inspired by Rupakheti, he requested him to give him acting skills. He became a regular student of Rupakheti, and as a result, got his first break in Santosh Panta’s celebrated teleserial “Hijo Aajaka Kura” in 2002. Then came Jitu Nepal’s “Geetanjali”, soon followed by offers one after the other in serials like “Tito Satya”, “Jire Khursani”, and “Meri Bassai”.
Though he already had a handful of his share in teleserials, it was only after he played in Meri Bassai that people started recognizing him as an actor. His character role as Magne Buda accompanied by his co-actor Dhurmush (Sitaram Kattel) got so well received that people actually sidelined the actor turned director Daman Rupakheti. As a result, Rupakheti got offended and got himself out from the show accusing that Mangne Buda and Dhurmush stole his program.
“We never tried doing anything as such. We already had done enough for the show and were planning to do something on our own. He took us wrongly and left us stranded in the middle of the road. Because the audiences wanted more from the serial, we decided to give it a continuation,” he unveiled.
Ghimire says that he still has not come off age to define what a character artiste’s role and importance is. He made it honest that he is still an upcoming actor and needs to do a lot more to look at himself as an actor.
“Just look at the way I am! Do you think I look like an actor? With these heavy moustaches and beards around for sure, I don’t give goose bumps to people. I rather scare them or make them laugh. Neither do I have six packs to flaunt nor do I possess a good height. Coming to acting, it would be too early for anyone to say that I’m a good actor. We shall update this ten years down the line,” he laughed aloud.
“It is because of that jyotish (astrologer) I’m an actor,” he remembered. When he was a child, one astrologer had told his father that he would one day become an actor. “I need to thank him and thanks God for all I am today. Maybe, I deserve some share too because I never gave up,” he chuckled.
Satisfied by whatever he is earning now, he added, “For someone who used to starve to just get a piece of bread, having this much is more than expected. And yes, for those who anticipate whether we make good money or now, I just have to say that directors, producers and promising actors make good money in the biz while for others it is a must that they have other alternatives to back them up.”
Someday in future, he dreams to produce and direct mainstream cinemas. He concluded humorously, “I know it’s going to take time just like it will take a long time for me to shave my moustache and beard. Did I tell you that I’ve promised myself that I’m only going to shave my beard after the Constitution of Nepal is written?”
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