KATHMANDU: Director Nischal Basnet and actress Swastima Khadka have tied the knot amidst a private ceremony held at Royal Events Banquet and Restaurant, Tinkune on February 17.

The couple, who got engaged on December 14, 2015 got hitched in the presence of closed relatives.

“The wedding procession started at 10:15 am and reached the party palace at around 11:30 am, where the entire wedding ceremony took place,” informed director Dpendra K Khanal, one of the invitees of the celebration. Only a few people from the film industry were invited in the ceremony as per Khanal. The wedding reception will be held on February 18 at Megha Party Palace, Basundhara, Khanal further informed.

Thirty-five-year-old Basnet, who debuted as a director in Nepali film industry through hit film Loot is also known for his directorial venture Talakjung Vs Tulke. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Khadka’s acting debut started in Hostel Returns. Khadka

has completed Intermediate in Architecture while Basnet is a graduate from Oscar International College of Film Studies.