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Nepalese actress (born 1970)

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Manisha Koirala is a Nepali female actor, film producer, and public figure who began her career in 1989. Born on August 16, 1970, she holds citizenship in Nepal and was educated at New York University. She speaks Hindi, Malayalam, and Nepali. Her professional affiliations include work with the United Nations.

Koirala has received several awards, including the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Awards South, and Screen Awards. She is related to B. P. Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala, and Matrika Prasad Koirala. Her religious worldview is Hinduism.

Records indicate she has five works associated with her, with one top work listed as *Healed*. She has 987,724 social media followers.

Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Last.fm, TMDb, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Healed

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • Tees — Ayesha Draboo2024
  • 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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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
68
Total plays
349

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Manisha+Koirala">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • I'm basically tired of doing what I have been doing for the last 10 years. My interest level was dipping. I was doing a fairly good job, when compared to others. The standards I have set for myself are higher. When I watched the Broadway show Miss Saigon, I was ashamed of being called an actress. The leading lady's performance was outstanding. I was ashamed that I am in the same profession but could not touch those heights.
  • People appreciating my performance is good enough for me. I don't care much for awards and have never given it much thought. And anyway, I can't play the games people play to win awards.

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Encyclopedic overview

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).

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