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Manisha Koirala

Nepalese actress (born 1970)

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Manisha Koirala is a Nepalese actress who was born in 1970 and has had a significant career in film. She is notable as one of the most prominent actresses from Nepal in the entertainment industry.

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Born: 1970-08-16

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Acting · Biratnagar, Nepal

Manisha Koirala (born August 16, 1970) is a Nepalese actress and activist mainly working in Indian films. Known for her work in commercial and independent cinema of Hindi and Tamil languages, her accolades include three Filmfare Awards and one Filmfare Awards South. She was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund in 1999. In 2015, she was involved in the relief…

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The Great Indian Kapil Show — Self2024
Heeramandi — Mallikajaan2024
Shehzada — Yashu2023
India Sweets and Spices — Sheila Kapur2021
Maska — Diana Irani2020
99 Songs — Psychologist2019
Prassthanam — Saroj Pratap Singh2019
Lust Stories — Reena2018
Sanju — Nargis Dutt2018

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Manisha Koirala (born 16 August 1970) is a Nepalese actress who works in Indian cinema, predominantly in Hindi cinema and also in some Tamil cinema. Born into the politically prominent Koirala family, she is the daughter of Prakash Koirala, and the granddaughter of B. P. Koirala. Manisha Koirala is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of her time, and has received several accolades, including three Filmfare Awards, one Filmfare Awards South, and one Filmfare OTT Award. In 2001, the Government of Nepal awarded her with the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu.

Koirala made her acting debut with the Nepali film Pheri Bhetaula (1989), and later debuted in Indian cinema with the Hindi drama Saudagar (1991). Following a brief setback, she established herself with commercial successes in both Bollywood and Kollywood films, including Bombay (1995), Agni Sakshi (1996), Indian (1996), Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997), Kachche Dhaage (1999), Mudhalvan (1999) and Company (2002). She also received critical recognition for playing a naive girl in 1942: A Love Story (1994), an ambitious wife in Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), the daughter of deaf-mute parents in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), a terrorist in Dil Se.. (1998) and a mistreated woman in Lajja (2001).