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Name	Manisha Koirala
Nick Name	“Manya”, “Manu”
Date of Birth	August 16, 1970
Birth Place	Kathmandu, Nepal
Star Sign	Leo
Manisha Koirala Height	5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Eye colour	Black
Nationality	Nepali
Brother	Siddharth Koirala, actor.
Schoool Days	New Delhi’s Army Public School
College Days	Vasant Kanya Mahavidhyalaya (VKM) Varanasi
She was engaged to	Christpin Conroy, Australian ambassador to Nepal. [Broke up]
Skills	Bharatnatyam and Manipuri
Accomplishments	UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
Profession	Actress, Model
First movie ______________	First Love Letter (1991)

Hot facts in Biography

# Manisha Koirala broke off her engagement to Crispin Conroy, the Australian Ambassador to Nepal in 2001. “Just yesterday I wanted to marry Crispin and have his babies. Today we’ve drifted apart. The truth is, Crispin wanted to marry this May. When the date came close I developed cold feet. I realised I wasn’t ready for marriage. Like they say, sometimes the man is right but the time isn’t.”
# Her grandfather, and two of her great uncles were Prime Ministers of Nepal.
# Her ambition was to be a doctor but landed in Bollywood.
# The hot actress was appointed as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in 1991. She is actively involved in working with social organizations to promote women’s rights, prevention of violence against women, and to prevent the human trafficking .
# She helped Hrithik Roshan when he was in controversy of issuing anti Nepal statement in 2000.
# She was voted the most beautiful Bollywood actress in 90s.

Manisha Koirala controversies

# She broke off her engagement to Crispin Conroy, the Australian Ambassador to Nepal in 2001. “Just yesterday I wanted to marry Crispin and have his babies. Today we’ve drifted apart. The truth is, Crispin wanted to marry this May. When the date came close I developed cold feet. I realised I wasn’t ready for marriage. Like they say, sometimes the man is right but the time isn’t.” Now she has been linked with an Italian businessman.
# In 2002, The actress accused the director of the film Ek Chotisi Love Story Shashilal Nair of shooting obscene postures using another actress in her place, without Manisha’s approval. Koirala also stated that Nair accepted to reshoot the scenes provided she bears half the expenses.
# The actress sued Nair and dragged him to the court of law. She prayed for deleting the obscene postures which she didn’t do.Finally, the court stayed the release of the film.
# There was an agitation in Nepal following a media report which stated that Koirala had named her pet dog after a revered Muslim figure.She was given police security. Koirala denied the facts and the Police said that the actress had no pet at all.

Manisha Koirala quotes

# “I wish I could be like other actresses who claim they haven’t kissed even at the age of 27!I can’t see myself changing nappies and cooking dinner for too long. I’m too independent to live off a man’s earnings.”
# “I live my life openly, and I don’t have double standards. Bollywood is very male dominated and hypocritical. It makes its women dance semi-nude on screen, but when it comes to life beyond the screen, it expects them to be virgin white. But I refuse to lead a double life. I am what I am on the surface. Yes I party a lot, I have my friends, but that doesn’t make me a coke addict.”
# “I was not serious initially. I thought I would do a couple of films and go back to studies…”
# “I can’t play chulbuli roles all over again. Give me roles like I had in Company and Escape from Taliban and I will happily do them. I came from nowhere, made a mark. I am happy. Looking back there are no regrets.”
# “In Nepal, where I come from, people die for their beliefs. I can never compromise on my principles. I can’t play games to get roles.”
# “I refuse to be a doormat to any man. I will never allow anyone to push me around. I am my own mistress.”

Manisha Koirala best movie list

• Saudagar [ Dilip Kumar , Raaj Kumar , Manisha Koirala ]
• 1942: A Love Story [ Anil Kapoor , Manisha Koirala , Jackie Shroff , Anupam Kher ]
• Bombay [ Arvind Swamy , Manisha Koirala ]
• Akele Hum Akele Tum [ Aamir Khan , Manisha Koirala ]
• Agni Sakshi [ Jackie Shroff , Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala ]
• Khamoshi: The Musical [Nana Patekar , Salman Khan , Manisha Koirala , Seema Biswas ]
• Gupt: The Hidden Truth [ Bobby Deol , Manisha Koirala , Kajol , Paresh Rawal , Om Puri ]
• Dil Se [ Shahrukh Khan , Manisha Koirala , Preity Zinta ]
• Mann [ Aamir Khan , Manisha Koirala , Sharmila Tagore ]
• Kachche Dhaage [ Ajay Devgan , Saif Ali Khan , Manisha Koirala ]
• Company [ Ajay Devgan , Manisha Koirala , Vivek Oberoi , Mohanlal ]
• Escape From Taliban [ Manisha Koirala , Nawab Khan ]
• Indian [ Kamal Hassan , Manisha Koirala ]
• Mudhalvan [ Arjun , Manisha Koirala ]
• Aalavandhan [ Kamal Hassan , Manisha Koirala ]
• Baba [ Rajanikanth , Manisha Koirala ]
• Mumbai Express [ Kamal Hassan , Manisha Koirala ]