After the earthquake, a large number of artists from the Nepali film and music industry made it their mission to support the earthquake victims. 

Here are the top seven we came up with: 

1. Dhurmus and Suntali (Sitaram Kattel and Kunjana Ghimire- comedians)

The husband-wife duo built 40 Dhurmus-Suntali Integrated Settlements in Panchkhal, Kavrepalanchowk. This was a collaboration with their popular show Meri Bassai,  Bhadragol and social network sagoon.com. 

Sitaram spent 70 days constructing the new settlements with help of others! 

The duo is also the Sanitation Brand Ambassador of Nepal government. They built 10 toilets for 40 quake affected households in Sindupalchowk and also constructed seven class-rooms of a primary school in Nuwakot.  The money came from various fundraisers organised in the United States, prior to the quake. 

2. Manisha Koirala (Bollywood Actress)

Once news of the quake struck, Manisha Koirala left the shoot of her upcoming movie in India and came back home.  The government nominated her goodwill ambassador to raise funds for relief and reconstruction aftermath of the quake.  

Koirala, who is also a Goodwill Ambassador of United Nations Fund for Population Activates (UNFPA) Nepal in coordination with Nepal government distributed "Dignity Kit,"needed essentials for pregnant women, new mothers and their  infants, and girls. 

3. Rajesh Hamal (Actor)

Rajesh Hamal was in Europe during the April 25 Earthquake and immediately started collecting funds from Non-Resident Nepali’s living in France, the Netherlands and Finland. 

In Netherlands, he was featured by a citizen-run organization, Giro 555,  and with help from Dutch Nepali community, they were able to collect about 9.6 million euro in a single day!

After the quake, Hamal also visited Pokhara to promote tourism.  

4. Rekha Thapa (Actress)

Rekha Thapa spent three days in Arya Ghat helping out in cremation. She even bore the cost of burial for unclaimed bodies.  She also donated Rs. 500, 000, money from her upcoming release,  to help build homes for technicians, and few media workers whose houses in Sindupalchwok and Nuwakot were destroyed. 

5. Maha Jodi (Hari Bansha Acharya & Madan Krishna Shrestha- comedians)

Among many relief works,  Maha Sansar (their foundation) donated $2, 000 to Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre in Sankhu for Nepal. they received from Nepalis living in Washington DC. The duo was also appointed as goodwill ambassador to raise funds for relief and reconstruction of Nepal government aftermath of the quake. They tied up with various organisations, NGOs and INGOs for reconstruction work in various affected areas of the country.   

6. Komal Oli (singer and radio jockey) Komal Oli, senior news chief and RJ at the Radio

Komal Oli spent three days in the studio in Singhadurbar, airing live updates. She also counseled children from age six to 16 in various schools. 

Photo: Facebook

7. Adrian Pradhan (musician)

Adrian Pradhan shared the same stage with renowned artists of India like Farhan Akhtar,  Vishal Dadlani, Shilpa Rao, Indian Ocean along with Kalingpong-based singer Bipul Chettri in a concert sponsored by  Hindustan Times to raise fund for quake victims back in Nepal.  He also performed in Seoul in South Korea, Kalipong and Darjeeling.

Photo: Facebook

Through his gig, he raised Rs 480,000 for quake victims back in Nepal.