# Milan Chams

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 awards 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 premieres, most notably in Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom with the movie premiere of Gurkha Warrior.

## 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 | Special 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 |