Dhiren Shakya is a Nepalese actor born on February 25, 1971, in Palpa District, Nepal. He has starred in over 100 Nepali films since the 1990s and early 2000s, earning recognition, including National Film Awards for Best Actor.
His first feature film was Pahilo Prem, followed by Karja. He also appeared in music videos, with over 70 to his name. In recent years, he had a cameo in the Newari film Tuyumati (2016) and starred in Yatra: A Musical Vlog and Password (2019).
Shakya comes from a military family—he briefly joined the British Army but left within six months. His father served in an Indian Gurkha regiment, and his older daughter was undergoing army officer training as of 2017.
