Satisfaction Brought About By Artistry

Artists are supposed to serve as both reflectors and guides for society. Those who expose the country's religious, cultural, social, economic, and other activities via different kinds of art criticize distortions and contradictions.

Diwakar Bhandari, also known as Sapati Kaka, has been drawn to the arts since an early age and has used his acting and directing abilities to warn against social distortions and oddities. He has written, acted in, and directed the famous comedy teleserial 'Meri Bassai', which airs weekly on Nepal Television and features singing, dancing, and acting. He has previously worked on big-screen blockbusters.

He has won several accolades, prizes, and awards from governmental and non-governmental organizations in recognition of his contributions to the arts. On the 15th of Baisakh, Bhandari received the 'Senior Telefilm Director Award' as the finest director from Adarsha Entertainment. Former minister Mahindra Rai Yadav presented the prize, and won the 'Jury prize' for his role as a jury member in Kaski Khabar's second National Music Award program.

Dilliraj Bhatt, the head of Gandaki province, handed the prize during a ceremony in Pokhara. Similarly, on March 26, Citizen Creations Pvt. Ltd. received the 'Senior Film Director Award'. Federal Affairs and General Administration Minister Bhanubhakta Joshi presented the prize. Similarly, Dharapani Secondary School in Kaski, where six students are learning with the assistance of artist Bhandari, has rewarded him.

As an actor and director, he previously got the 'Dhikur Pokhari Samaj Samman 2078', 'Dhikurpokhari Yuva Club Samman 2076', 'National Telefilm Award-2079', 'Nepal Television's 38th Anniversary Award', and a Kaski award from the National Folk and Dual Song Foundation in 2078.

Bhandari is a life member of the Nepal Red Cross Society and the Folk Dohori Song Foundation Nepal, as well as a member of the Lions Club, the Film Artists Association, Telefilm Kalakarmi Manch, and the National Folk and Dohori Song Foundation Kaski's Secretariat. He claims the craftsmanship provided him with a name, price, respect, and happiness.

Bhandari, who was born on the 1st of Shrawan 2034 in Kaski's Annapurna Rural Municipality-2 says that earning a living through artistry was once difficult, but with commercialization and diversification, some artists have now reached a position where they can not only survive but also save others. Bhandari's primary identity, despite his involvement in a variety of artistic disciplines, is that of a director.

He had a strong desire to sing, perform, and dance at a young age. He was always good in singing, acting, and dancing in extracurricular activities at school. By the ninth grade, he was the top performer in school-wide cultural events. After entering grade 10, he earned several awards in school, inter-school, regional, district, and zonal contests.

Also, at the age of four or five, Bhandari was not a member of Bhandari's family, and he joined in Sri Machhapuchhre Secondary School close home, where he completed his SLC in 2051. Artistry is a career, yet it is not a source of income. Agriculture was the primary source of income.

Bhandari, who has been an artist for 30 years, began by writing and directing awareness street plays. After the year 2056, he began his playing career with the television film 'Dhan' and has staged, written, and directed hundreds of plays. Because he enjoys music, he published a song album in 1960 with the lyrics "Dai Ta Hongkongko" and "Euteai Millyo Hilahan Hazama." Bhandari, who rose to the position of director through acting and assistant directing, has been on television and directed films.

In 2066, he appeared in the Nepali film 'Chino'; in 2067, he directed the television film 'Meri Ganga'; in 2068, he appeared in the film 'Raj'; in 2069, he appeared in 'Kanyadan'; and in 2070, he appeared in 'Nai Nabhannu Law 2' and 'AK-47'. In 'Gadbadi', he was both an actor and chief assistant director. Following that, he performed, wrote, and directed 72 episodes of the telefilm 'La Khattam', but since 2073, he has been acting, writing, and directing in the comedic teleserial 'Meri Bassai'.