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Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is the time zone for Nepal, with a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of +05:45. Nepal Standard Time, is one of only two official time zones with a 45-minute increment from UTC. The Chatham Islands, which uses Chatham Island Standard Time also has a 45-minute increment from UTC, its time zone being UTC+12:45.
Nepal (नेपाल) (i/nɛˈpɔːl/ ne-PAWLNepali: नेपाल [neˈpal] ( listen)), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. Specifically, the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim border Nepal, while across the Himalayas lies the Tibetan Autonomous Region. With an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 27 million (and 2 million absentee workers living abroad), Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolis. Kathmandu Valley itself has estimated population of 5 million.
Nepal has a rich geography. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali. It contains more than 240 peaks over 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above sea level. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized.
Anupam Sharma is an Australian film director, actor, producer and author, of Indian origin. He is best known for his producing work with Bollywood Films shooting in Australia, which includes the films Dil Chahta Hai, Heyy Babyy, and MTV Roadies Australia. He also has a Bachelor Degree in Arts, Communication from University of Western Sydney, and a Masters in Film and Theatre (with a thesis on Indian Cinema) from UNSW. He specialized in acting and directing. He started working on local projects till he met Feroz Khan in 1998. Since then Anupam and his team have participated in around 85 projects for Bollywood in one way or another.
In 2011, Sharma and film colleague, Peter Castaldi, launched An Australian Film Initiative, which aims to market, promote and distribute Australian Screen Culture in emerging and non-traditional markets.
Anupam also heads Films and Casting Temple, a production, casting and consultancy company based out of Fox Studios, Sydney, which specialises in acting as Australian producer for high-profile foreign (particularly Indian) films being shot within the Australian locale.