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Shiva Shrestha

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Shiva Shrestha is a pioneering Nepali actor celebrated as the industry’s enduring Action Star, known for defining mainstream commercial cinema from the 1980s onward. Rising to prominence with Jeevan Rekha, he delivered a long run of box‑office hits i...

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Shiva Shrestha is a pioneering Nepali actor celebrated as the industry’s enduring Action Star, known for defining mainstream commercial cinema from the 1980s onward. Rising to prominence with Jeevan R...

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