Asha Magrati

Asha Magrati is a Nepali American screenwriter, producer, and actor who has made a mark in the global film industry. She is the co-founder of Aadi Films and Gograha Film Workshop, which aims to nurture the original voice in Nepali cinema. She has worked on several award-winning films, such as the upcoming drama-thriller The Sky Is Mine, which has garnered international recognition and support from the New York State Council of Arts to Sørfond Norway, and the Golden Bear nominee Four Nights, in both of which she played the lead role as well as co-wrote and produced. She has also starred in films such as White Sun, which received the Interfilm award at the Venice Film Festival, Highway, which debuted at the Berlinale, and Kagbeni, which was screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival. She is a Berlinale Talents and School of Playback Theater graduate, and one of the 25 movers and shakers who helped shape Nepal over the past 25 years, according to the Kathmandu Post.