My Compelling Story

Does Manisha Koirala smoke?: No (Used to smoke; however she quit smoking after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer.).Does Manisha Koirala drink alcohol?: Yes.Manisha Koirala is the grand-daughter of former Nepalese Prime Minister, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. However, she did not use her family status as a launch pad to enter Bollywood.Aside from Bollywood, she has worked in Nepali, Tamil, Telugu and Malayala film industry.Manisha has mastered the art of Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dances.She has won the Filmfare Critics Award thrice for her roles in the movies like Bombay, Akele Hum Akele Tum (both 1995), Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Dil Se. (1998), Lajja (2001) and Company (2002).She wanted to be a doctor but a modeling incident exposed her to acting.Her brother is also a Bollywood actor and they both appeared together in the movie- Anwar.In November 2012, Manisha discovered that she has Ovarian Cancer as she felt extremely weak and was admitted to the hospital. After seeing doctors in Nepal, India and the US, she finally went for her surgery to the US.Manisha does a lot of social work to support women. She fights against violence against women and trafficking of Nepalese girls.