In 2007, a year after the Maoists ended their 10-year 'People's War' and came overground, young director Shivji Lamichhane directed 'Lal Salam', a film on the insurgency that glorifies the former rebels. This year, Lamichhane is making his next film, 'Jaljala', Jaljala being a village in Thabang in western Rolpa district where the Maoists set up their 'capital' during the insurrection. Rekha takes a break from her usual bump and grind rounds to play Maoist combatant Comrade Jaljala. When the shooting started, Nand Kishore Pun Pasang, the deputy chief of the Maoists' People's Liberation Army, reportedly showed her how an actual gun is fired. This month, Rekha Thapa's star turned a deeper red when she became the sister of Chandra Bahadur Thapa Sagar, chief of the Maoists' much-criticised youth organisation, the Young Communist League (YCL). Even the spectacle of deposed king Gyanendra celebrating Brother's Day with his only surviving sister Shobha Shahi faded into insignificance compared to the hullabaloo created by Rekha publicly proclaiming Sagar to be her brother and accepting a cash gift from him. It was followed by more success last week after Prachanda's deputy and the leading intellectual in the Maoist party, former finance minister Baburam Bhattarai, capitulated to the sex siren's charms. Bhattarai, an avid viewer of 'serious' and cotemporary issue-based Bollywood films, surprised Kathmandu when along with party comrade and formerly designated Nepali ambassador to India, Ram Karki, he sauntered into a theatre during the protracted political crisis in the country to watch a film in the company of Rekha Thapa. The film was no other than Rekha's recent release, 'Kasle chorayo mero man' (Who stole my heart), a predictable, poor boy-meets-rich-girl romance that despite its weak story and unbelievable characters is still reported to have done roaring business during the festival season. Image: Rekha Thapa renewed her top-level Maoist contacts by proclaiming Maoist leader Sagar to be her brother on Brother's Day.

WeReNe · Nov 17, 2010 8:15 PM

Nepalko sex symbol ta sarai ramri rahechha.......not!!

Stiffler · Nov 18, 2010 8:02 AM

Chhyaaa!!!

YoTaBhayanaNiSom · Nov 18, 2010 8:30 AM

Celebrity without makeups

8847 · Nov 18, 2010 9:47 AM

Be  you nce

8847 · Nov 18, 2010 9:47 AM

Your GF

8847 · Nov 18, 2010 9:47 AM

Your Wife

8847 · Nov 18, 2010 9:48 AM

Americas sweetheart

8847 · Nov 18, 2010 9:49 AM

Our sweetheart, wish she was a wife/GF

8847 · Nov 18, 2010 9:50 AM

Compare to all those american hotties, our Rekha is the best, Flying kiss for u rekha

8847 · Nov 18, 2010 9:53 AM

Although I don't like Rekha or her Maoist buddies, I think it is unfair for us to look at her Bhaitika picture (obviously taken inside a modest house) and comment that she is not hot. We all need to respect an occasion. As a Nepali brother, I would never comment negatively on a bhaitika picture. It means a lot to a lot of us. You don't go to put tika on your bother's head, wearing sexy clothes anyway. In general, I think Nepali girls are more beautiful than Americans. That is, of course, in general.

pire · Nov 18, 2010 11:02 AM

Aight let's not get all too sensitive here. Nobodys is trying to diss bhaitika or Nepali women in general. The title says Nepals sex symbol. The image was posted to show how "sexy" she is and was relevant for her being affiliated to being Maoist.

Stiffler · Nov 18, 2010 12:07 PM

Stiffler, Bhaitikako photo rakhera sexy dekhiena bhannu nonsense ho. Which sister tries to look sexy in bhaitika? As other photos amply demonstrate, people "look" sexy after a bit of make-up. Most of the actresses we know, from Bollywood to Hollywood, are quite ordinary in their non make-up look. I don't know much about Rekha, but her first photo does look all right. Don't get me wrong, I hate Maoists and so on, but this doesn't mean  I have to diss Rekha Thapa's bhaitika photo.

Pire · Nov 18, 2010 12:17 PM

Pire First of all understand the difference between sexy and beautiful. U r defending her as if I called her ugly and not pretty or something. The article portrays her as the sex goddess of Nepal, the Nepali representation of being sexy and I totally disagree. Sexy first of all is an arrogant term and I have no problem dissing this arrogance. Had I said she is ugly I could have atleast understood ur defense. U talk about respect then don't use the word sexy for her,u wouldn't call ur cousin sister sexy would u? Not that I am dragging ur family here. I see 8847's point, I don't see urs.

Stiffler · Nov 18, 2010 1:15 PM

Stiffler, typical Nepali attitude you got here. Typical Nepali attitude you got here, man. I don't have anything more to say. It is just that you want to be mean, and no matter what it takes, you want to be mean and be proud of your meanness.  If someone asks you not to be mean, then you want to be mean to that person too.That's what it is all about. A look at your name suggests alot, anyway.

Pire · Nov 20, 2010 11:01 AM

I Hearby declare that pire lost this discussion

sna · Nov 20, 2010 11:17 AM