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''Manisha Koirala'

Born:-August 16, 1970 (1970-08-16) (age 36) Kathmandu, Nepal
Years active :-1989–present-
Spouse(s) :-None

''Filmfare Awards'
Best Actress (Critics): Bombay (1996)
Best Actress (Critics): Khamoshi: The Musical (1997)
Best Actress (Critics): Company (2003)

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. During her active years in the Indian industry, Koirala has achieved commercial success as well as critical appreciation. She is considered to be one of the finest actresses in the Indian industry.

Biography


Early life


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 modelling stint opened a career path into Bollywood.
Her brother is Siddharth Koirala is also an actor.

Career


Her first film was Pheri Bhetaula (We shall meet again), a Nepali movie released in early 1989. Her first Hindi movie was Saudagar in 1991 which was directed by Subhash Ghai. The film proved to be a good beginning, as it was the biggest hit of the year. After that she worked with some of the most prominent directors like Mani Ratnam, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shekhar Kapoor, Ram Gopal Verma, Rajkumar Santoshi, Mansoor Khan and many others.
She went on to star in many hits such as 1942: A Love Story and Mani Ratnam's Bombay in Tamil. Her performance in the latter was appreciated and gave her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.
1996 was her year with her films Agnisakshi doing well at the box office and her highly acclaimed role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical, where she played a daughter to deaf parents. In 1997, She played the leading role alongside Kajol and Bobby Deol in the hit Gupt.
In 1998, she went on to work once again with Mani Ratnam. She starred in his award-winning film Dil Se opposite Shahrukh Khan. Her role received similar reviews, and gave her various award nominations. Apart from it, the film went on to do well oversies and entered into the 8th position in a British chart.
She also starred as the leading role in 6 high-budget, successful Tamil movies: Bombay 1994 co-starring Arvind Swami, Indian 1996 co-starring Kamal Hasan, 'Mudhalvan'1999 co-starring Arjun, Alavandhan 2001 co-starring Kamal Hassan, Baba 2002 co-starring Rajnikanth and Mumbai Express 2005 co-starring Kamal Hasan.
In 2002, she starred with Ajay Devgan in the film Company directed by Ram Gopal Verma for which she also received critical acclaim.
She produced the small-budget caper-comedy Paisa Vasool (2004) in which she starred along with Sushmita Sen and was directed by Srinivas Bhashyam; this was probably the first ever chick-flick in Indian cinema in that it didn't have a male lead nor a love story, though most of her films have not done well at the box office but her niche as an actor remains harmless irrespective of box office collections.
She was nominated for Filmfare awards for her performances in 1942:A Love Story, Bombay, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Agnisakshi, Dil Se and Khamoshi; for which she picked up trophies for Bombay, Khamoshi and Company. She has won the Screen award once for Khamoshi: The Musical.
Recently she returned from New York after receiving a diploma in filmmaking. She also became a member of an independent filmmaker's society.

Social Work


In September 1999, Koirala was appointed as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador.[1] She is actively involved in social work, specifically working with organizations to promote women’s rights, prevention of violence against women, and also to prevent the human trafficking of Nepali girls for prostitution.

Awards


Awards won
Awards Nominated

Filmography


Year Film
1989 Pheri Bhetaula
1991 First Love Letter
Saudagar
1992 Yalgaar
1993 Insaaniyat Ke Devta
Anmol
Dhanwan
1994 Yun Hi Kabhi
1942: A Love Story
Sangdil Sanam
1995 Bombay
Anokha Andaz
Milan
Criminal
Guddu
Ram Shastra
Akele Hum Akele Tum
1996 Dushmani
Agni Sakshi
Yeh Majhdhaar
Khamoshi
1997 Sanam
Loha
Gupt: The Hidden Truth
Dil Ke Jharokhe Mein
1998 Yugpurush
Achanak
Angaarey Dil Se
Maharaja
1999 Kachche Dhaage
Lal Baadshah
Laawaris
Jaihind
Mudhalvan Thenmozhi Tamil film
Kartoos
Mann
Hindustan Ki Kasam
2000 Champion
Khauff
Baaghi
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
2001 Grahan
Chhupa Rustam
Lajja
Aalavandhan
Moksha
2002 Company
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
Ek Chotisi Love Story The Woman Baba
2003Escape From Taliban
Ek Badi Si Love Story
Calcutta Mail
Market
2004Paisa Vasool
Tum
2005 Chaahat - Ek Nasha
Mumbai Express
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story
2006Anjaane - The Unknown
Darwaza Bandh Rakho
2007 Anwar
Dus Kahaniyaan
God Tussi Great Ho Sheetal
Exclusion
Dil Laga Ke Dekho
Khela