Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala (Manu,Manya)

Film Actress,Social Activist

16/08/1970
Physical Stats

5'5''

Brown

63 Kg

Black and Brown

Female

36-34-38

Personal Life

Kathmandu, Nepal

Leo

Hindu

VKM

Varanasi (Till Class X) & Army Public School

Dhaula Kuan

New Delhi

New York University

Delhi

Napalese and Indian

Family

Prakash Koirala

Sushma Koirala

Siddharth Koirala

Samrat Dahal

Relationship

Divorce

Samrat Dahal

Vivek Mushran

Crispin Conroy

Sandeep Chowta

Nana Patekar

DJ Whosane

Cecil Anthony

Aryan Vaid

Prashant Chaudhari

Akshay

Christopher Dorris

Samrat Dahal

Filmography

Saudagar

Hobbies

Travelling

Lifestyle

no

yes

N/A

N/A

Favourites

Kamal Haasan

Ingrid Bergman

Meryl Streep

Whoopi Goldberg

Masoom

One flew over the cuckoo's nest

An Officer and a Gentleman

Kagaz Ke Phool

N/A

N/A

Basketball

White

N/A

Auto Collection

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Money Factor

80 Crore (Approx.)

Additional Information

Some Interesting Facts About Manisha Koirala

  1. Grand-daughter of former Nepalese Prime Minister, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Manisha Koirala did not use her family status as a launchpad to enter Bollywood.
  2. She very well knows the art of Manipuri and Bharatnatyam dances.
  3. For her roles in movies like Akele Hum Akele Tum, Bombay, (both 1995), Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Lajja (2001), Dil Se (1998), and Company (2002), she won the Filmfare Critics Award thrice.
  4. As she felt extremely weak and was admitted to the hospital, it was discovered that Manisha had Ovarian Cancer in November 2012. She went to the US for her surgery after seeing doctors in Nepal, India, and the US.
  5. To support women, Manisha does a lot of social work throughout her life. She also fought against violence against women and trafficking of Nepalese girls. 

Controversies

After completing the shooting of the film Ek Chotisi Love Story in 2002, Manisha accused the director Shashilal Nair of shooting obscene postures by using Koirala's body double, without even her approval. Also, she asked Nair to delete the scenes from the film. Further, she sued Nair and dragged him to court. And, the court decided to stay the release of the film. 

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