Milan Chams

Milan Chamling Rai (मिलन चाम्लिङ राई)
मिलन चाम्लिङ राई
Chams at Pressmeet in 2021
Born	(1980-03-20) 20 March 1980 Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Citizenship	Nepali
Occupation(s)	Director, Producer
Years active	2014–present
Notable work	Bir Bikram Lily Bily

Milan Chamling Rai (born 20 March 1980) also known as Milan Chams, is a Nepali film director and producer. He is a prominent figure in the Nepali film industry who has received many awards and is highly praised by film critics. His most notable award to date being the National Film Award for Blind Rocks (2018) as Best Director. Outside of the Nepali Film industry, Milan Chams was honoured by the previous President of Nepal, Mrs. Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the “Jan Seva Shree Padak”, one of the highest civilian award's in Nepal. He was honoured for his efforts and skills in film making and production, and promotions of his skill sets.

He is considered to have popularised going oversees to shoot Nepali films; bringing scenes shot in Norway, Turkey, UK, Romania and Azerbaijan to the Nepali audience. He is a trendsetter, screening Nepali films internationally with red carpet premiers. Most notably in Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom with the movie premier of Gurkha Warrior.

He is a passionate pioneer in the field of commercial directing, and his success has brought him great satisfaction and recognition. Milan’s love for his work is evident in every frame of his films, and he strives to bring creativity and innovation to each project he undertakes. His dedication to his craft is evident in the way he approaches each new challenge with excitement and determination. For Milan, filmmaking is not just a job – it’s a passion that he pours himself into wholeheartedly. And it shows in the final product.

Film Career

Chams began his career as a music video director, directing over 200 music videos for the Nepali music industry. He made his transition into directing movies in 2014 with Hasiya. His second film, Bir Bikram, propelled his career. It was immensely loved by the Nepali audience and became a massive hit.

Filmography

Year	Title	Credit
2024	Anjila	Director
2024	Bar and Badhu	Director
2023	Gurkha Warrior	Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
2019	Bir Bikram 2	Director, Producer
2018	Bobby	Director, Producer
2018	Happy Days	Director, Producer, Choreographer
2018	Lily Bily	Director, Producer
2018	Blind Rocks	Director
2016	Bir Bikram	Director
2014	Hasiya	Director

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
2016	8th D Cine Award	Best Director	Bir Bikram	Nominated
2016	8th D Cine Award	Best Film	Bir Bikram	Nominated
2016	Box Office National Award	Best Director	Bir Bikram	Won
2016	Box Office National Award	Best Film	Bir Bikram	Won
2017	LG Cine Circle Award	Best Director	Bir Bikram	Won
2017	LG Cine Circle Award	Best Film	Bir Bikram	Won
2018	INAS Film Award	Best Film	Bir Bikram	Won
2018	NFDC National Award	Best Director	Lily Bily	Won
2018	NFDC National Award	Best Choreographer	Blind Rocks	Nominated
2018	D Cine Award	Best Director	Lily Bily	Won
2018	D Cine Award	Best Critics Award	Blind Rocks	Won
2018	Surya International Award	Best Director	Lily Bily	Nominated
2018	Kamana Film Award	Best Director	Lily Bily	Won
2018	Kamana Film Award	Best Film	Lily Bily	Won
2018	Kamana Film Award	Best Choreographer	Blind Rocks	Nominated
2019	Global Film Award, USA	Best Film	Lily Bily	Won
2019	National Award	Best Director	Blind Rocks	Won
2019	National Award	Best Film	Blind Rocks	Won
2019	Kamana Film Award	Best Director	Bobby	Nominated
2019	Everest International Award	Best Director	Lily Bily	Nominated
2019	Everest International Award	Best Film	Lily Bily	Nominated
2019	Surya International Award	Best Director	Bobby	Nominated
2019	Chhyachabi International Award	Best Director	Year 2019	Won
2020	INEA International Award	Best Director	Year 2019	Won
2021	Box office Film Fare Award	Specail Movie “Bobby”	Year 2019	Won
2021	Sparsha Music Video Award	Best Director	Year 2021	Won
2021	Nepal Music and Fashin Award	Critics Award	2021	Won
2021	President Award (Jana Swea shree)	Bhibhusan	2021	Won
2022	A&P National Award	Best Director	2021	Won
2022	Sparsha Music Video Award	Best Director	2022	Won
2022	Yuba Chalchitra Nirdesak Samman	Nirdeshak Samaj	2022	Won
2023	Captivating Creation Award,  India	Best Director	2023	Won
2024	Koshi Film Festival	Best Director	Gurkha Warrior	Won

External links

• Milan Chams at IMDb