Saturday, August 16, 2014

Manisha Koirala - Biography, Films and Videos Information

Birthday 16 August 1970



Manisha Koirala, a resident of Nepal, made  Bollywood debut with the top-grossing drama Saudagar (1991). She became one of the leading Bollywood actresses in the 90s with hit  films such as 1942: A Love Story (1994), Agni Sakshi (1996) and Gupt (1997).


Still from Saudagar Movie Video

Koirala was noted for her performances in films such as Bombay, Akele Hum Akele Tum (both 1995), Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Dil Se.. (1998), and Company (2002).


More Details about her Films

Vidhu Vinod Chopra's love saga 1942: A Love Story (1994) was a hit. In Mansoor Khan's romantic musical Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995) opposite Aamir Khan, she played the role of Kiran, an ignored wife who leaves her husband and child in order to fulfill her singing talent and subsequently becomes a popular star.

In 1996, in Agni Sakshi, she played the role of a battered wife on the run from her mentally ill husband, played by Nana Patekar. The film is among the top ten of  that year at the Indian box office. Later that year, she acted in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial debut, Khamoshi: The Musical. The film saw her playing the role of Annie, a caring daughter to deaf parents. Her performance was highly acclaimed, and won her a second consecutive Filmfare Best Performance Award, as well as a Star Screen Award for Best Actress.

One year later in 1997, she played the leading role alongside Kajol and Bobby Deol in the thriller Gupt: The Hidden Truth. The film became one of the hits of the year.

She went on to collaborate once again with Mani Ratnam, and starred in his award-winning film Dil Se.. (1998) opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film did not do well at the box office in India, the film proved to be a hit overseas. In 1999, she starred in the successful Kachche Dhaage (1999), and  Indra Kumar's drama Mann. She played the role of a traffic accident victim in the film, which entered into the top ten highest grossing films of the year.

In 2001, she starred in the drama Grahan opposite Jackie Shroff (commercial failure). She played the main role in Rajkumar Santoshi's drama Lajja along with an ensemble cast that included Rekha, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. She also acted in Moksha opposite Arjun Rampal, a failure at the box office.

In 2002, she starred opposite Ajay Devgan in Ram Gopal Verma's Company. The film won her third Filmfare Critics' Best Actress Award. In that same year, she appeared in Ek Chotisi Love Story. The film was mired in controversy but a success of the year.

In 2003 she acted  in several low budget films. Escape From Taliban  won her the BFJA Award for Best Actress. She then played the main protagonist in Market (2003), a decent success at the box office.

She went to New York and did  a diploma in filmmaking. She produced the small-budget caper-comedy Paisa Vasool (2004) in which she starred along with Sushmita Sen. It was a special because  it did not have a male lead nor a love story.



Some more of her films were:  the historical epic drama Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005), the thriller Tum - A Dangerous Obsession (2005), and the horror film Anjaane – The Unknown (2006).

In Anwar, she played a supporting role along with her brother Siddharth Koirala, her only release in 2007.

In 2008, she  acted in Tulsi, opposite Irrfan Khan.Her performance as Tulsi, a young homemaker diagnosed with blood cancer, was well received. She next starred in Sirf (2008), a movie about four couples from different strata of life, which portrays the lifestyle of people in metro. In the same year, the long delayed Hindi film Mehbooba, was released.


In 2010 she acted in Partho Ghosh's Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De?

In 2011, she acted  in director Onir's critically acclaimed anthology film I Am, sharing the screen with Juhi Chawla. The releases included Deepti Naval's directorial debut titled, Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Char Aane Ki Barish and Rohit Kaushik's Badalte Chehere.

In 2012, she worked director Ram Gopal Verma for his 3D horror film Bhoot Returns which is a sequel to 2003 hit Bhoot.


On 29 November 2012, it was reported that Koirala had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer., As of July 2014, she has been cancer-free.


Awards and honours


1994, Smita Patil Memorial Award
1996, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Bombay
1997, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Khamoshi: The Musical
1997, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Khamoshi: The Musical
2001, Gorkha Dakshina Bahu Honoured by the King of Nepal for achievement in the Indian Film Industry
2003, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, Company
2004, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress, Escape From Taliban


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Films - Hindi
Year Film Role

1991 
Saudagar -  Radha
First Love Letter -  Radha

1992 
Yalgaar - Meghna Kumar

1993 
Insaaniyat Ke Devta -  Nisha
Anmol - Anmol
Dhanwan - Imli

1994 
Yun Hi Kabhi - Pooja
1942: A Love Story - Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak
Sangdil Sanam - Sanam
Criminal -  Sweta Kumar

1995
Anokha Andaz -  Reema
Milan -  Priya
Guddu - Salina Gupta
Ram Shastra -  Anjali Sinha
Akele Hum Akele Tum -  Kiran Kumar

1996
Dushmani  -Sapna Oberoi
Agni Sakshi - Shubhangi/Madhu
Majhdhaar -  Radha Rai
Khamoshi: The Musical - Annie  Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
Indian Ishwarya  - Tamil Retitled Hindustani in

1997

Sanam - Sanam
Loha  - Special appearance
Gupt: The Hidden Truth - Sheetal Choudhry
Dil Ke Jharokhe Mein - Suman

1998
Yugpurush: A Man Who Comes Just Once in a Way -  Sunita
Salaakhen - Special appearance
Achanak -  Pooja
Dil Se..- Meghna
Maharaja - Shaili Mathur

1999
Kachche Dhaage - Rukhsana
Lal Baadshah -  Kiran
Laawaris (U/A) -  Anshu Mehra
Jaihind - Sheetal
Kartoos (A) - Mini
Mann - Priya Verma
Hindustan Ki Kasam - Roshanaara

2000
Champion Sapna Khanna
Khauff Neha
Baaghi -  Rani
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya Manisha/Sapna Khanna

2001
Grahan Paro, Parvati Shastri
Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller Nisha
Lajja Vaidehi
Moksha - Ritika Sanyal

2002
Company (A) - Saroja -  Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani Vasundhara/Divya
Ek Chotisi Love Story The Woman

2003
 Escape From Taliban Sushmita Bannerjee/Sayed Kamal
Calcutta Mail Sanjana
Market Muskaan Bano/Kaalia

2004
Paisa Vasool Maria  Also producer
Tum - A Dangerous Obsession  - Kamini

2005
Chaahat - Ek Nasha Mallika Arora
Mumbai Xpress  - Ahalya
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story - Jahan Ara
Anjaane – The Unknown Shivani Malhotra

2006
Darwaza Bandh Rakho - Julie

2007
Anwar -  Anita

2008
Tulsi: Mathrudevobhava  - Tulsi
Sirf....Life Looks Greener on the Other Side -  Devika
Mehbooba  - Varsha


2009
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish Juhi

2010
Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De? Rashi

2011
I Am Rubina

2012
Bhoot Returns Namrata Awasthi


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