Manisha Koirala (Nepali : मनिषा कोइराला) (born 16 August 1970) is a Nepali-Indian actress
who works in Indian films,
as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala has primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Nepali, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films as well. She is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer. Born to politician Prakash Koirala and Sushma Koirala in the politically prominent Koirala family of Nepal, she made her acting debut in the Nepali film Pheri Bhetaula (1989). A year later, Koirala made her Bollywood debut with the top-grossing drama Saudagar (1991). She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses in the 90s with such mainstream films as 1942: A Love Story (1994), Agni Sakshi (1996) and Gupt (1997).
as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social activist. Koirala has primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Nepali, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films as well. She is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer. Born to politician Prakash Koirala and Sushma Koirala in the politically prominent Koirala family of Nepal, she made her acting debut in the Nepali film Pheri Bhetaula (1989). A year later, Koirala made her Bollywood debut with the top-grossing drama Saudagar (1991). She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses in the 90s with such mainstream films as 1942: A Love Story (1994), Agni Sakshi (1996) and Gupt (1997).
Manisha Koirala was born in
Kathmandu, Nepal, Koirala family to Prakash Koirala and Sushma Koirala. Her
grandfather Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal during
the late 1950s-early 1960s, as well as two of her late great-uncles, Girija
Prasad Koirala and Matrika Prasad Koirala. Her father Prakash Koirala has also
been a prominent politician and a Cabinet Minister. She studied at Vasant Kanya
Mahavidhyalaya (VKM), Varanasi until Class X. She stayed with her grandmother
in Varanasi during her studies. After passing tenth standard she shifted to the
Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi (APS). Her ambition was to be a
doctor, but a modelling stint opened a career path into Bollywood.
Her brother Siddharth Koirala
is also an actor, and collaborated with her once in the film Anwar.
In 2004, she returned from New
York after receiving a diploma in filmmaking. She became a member of an
independent documentary filmmaker's society.
On 19 June 2010, Koirala
married Samrat Dahal in a traditional ceremony held in Kathmandu. The couple
spent their honeymoon in Finland. They met through the online social networking
website, Facebook. The couple divorced in 2012. She was reportedly engaged in
2001 to Crispin Conroy, the former Australian ambassador to Nepal, but they
broke up later. There were also reports of her dating American speaker and
author, Christopher Dorris, but that relationship also ended.
On 29 November 2012, media
news reported that Koirala had been diagnosed with cancer, She was admitted to
Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai. specifically ovarian cancer. She flew to the USA for
treatment, however the ailment has not been disclosed yet. On 10 December, she
underwent surgery. The following day it was reported that the surgery was
successful.
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