This section contains the bio of famous BollyWood Actress Manisha Koirala.

Manisha Koirala Biography :

Manisha Koirala, born on August 16, 1970 in Kathmandu, Nepal, is a well-known Bollywood actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer. Manisha Koirala was born into a prominent political Koirala family; her grandfather and two of her great uncles were Prime Ministers of Nepal. She studied at New Delhi's Army Public School and Vasant Kanya Mahavidhyalaya (VKM) Varanasi. She lived with her grandmother in Varanasi during her studies. Her ambition was to be a doctor, but a modeling stint opened a career path into Bollywood. Her brother is Siddharth Koirala is also an actor.

Manisha Koirala's first film was "Pheri Bhetaula" (We shall meet again), a Nepali movie released in early 1989. Her first Hindi movie was "Saudagar", which was directed by Subhash Ghai. After that she worked with directors like Mani Ratnam, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shekhar Kapoor, Ram Gopal Verma, Rajkumar Santoshi, Mansoor Khan and many others. Manisha Koirala acted in many hit movies such as "1942: A Love Story" and "Bombay" in Tamil. Her performance in "Bombay" directed by Mani Ratnam gave her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. She also starred in "Dil Se".

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