Manisha Koirala, Movies, Age, Family, Wiki, Husband, Weight, Net Worth, Biography

Biography

Manisha Koirala is a Bollywood Indian actress. She was born on 16 August 1970 in Kathmandu, Nepal to Prakash Koirala and Sushma Koirala. Manisha is famous for her work in Hindi language Indian films.

Manisha started her Bollywood career with the Hindi film – Saudagar (1991). The film was a box office blockbuster and a silver jubilee success across India. At the 37th Filmfare Awards, Saudagar received eight nominations and won two awards, including Best Director for Subhash Ghai.

Manisha is famous for playing leading roles in commercial and indie films in the 1990s and early 2000s, she has won several awards, including four Filmfare Awards. Received the second highest honor, Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, by the Government of Nepal in 2001.

Wiki

Full Name	Manisha Koirala
Nick Name	Manu, Manya
Born (Date of Birth)	16 August 1970
Age (as 2024)	54 Years
Birthplace	Kathmandu, Nepal
Gender	Female
Zodiac Sign	Leo
Hometown	Kathmandu, Nepal
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
School	VKM, Varanasi and Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi
College	New York University
Profession	Film Actress, Social Activist
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Hinduism
Father	Prakash Koirala (Former Nepalese Politician)
Mother	Sushma Koirala
Siblings	1 Brother
Brother	Siddhartha Koirala
Sister	NA
Husband	Samrat Dahal (2010 – 2012) (American Businessman)
Children’s	NA
Son	NA
Daughter	NA
Boyfriend/ Affairs	Vivek Mushran (Actor)Crispin Conroy (Australian Ambassador for Nepal)Sandeep Chowta (Bollywood Music Director)Nana Patekar (Famous Bollywood Actor)DJ Whosane (DJ)Cecil Anthony (Nigerian Businessman)Aryan Vaid (Indian Model and Actor)Prashant Chaudhari (Restauranteur)Akshay (Bollywood Actor)Cristopher Dorris (A Sports Counselor, Author and Entrepreneur)Samrat Dahal
Television Show Debut	Sawaal Dus Crore Ka (2000)
Film Debut	Pheri Bhetaula (Nepali film 1989), Saudagar (Hindi Film 1991)

Birthday

Manisha Koirala Birthday

16 August

Physical Stats

Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black (Dyed Brown)

Age

Manisha Koirala Age

54

Weight

Manisha Koirala Weight	55
Weight in Pounds	121 lbs

Height

Manisha Koirala Height	5 Feet 5 Inch
Height in Meter	165 cm
Height in Centimeter	1.65 m

Education

Manisha Koirala studied at Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya till class 10 while living at home in Varanasi. To pursue her dream of becoming a doctor, she came to Delhi and took admission in Army Public School (APS), Dhaula Kuan New Delhi campus.

School	VKM, Varanasi and Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi
University	New York University
Awards	NA

Career

In September 1999, she was selected to represent India as the UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. She co-authored a book titled Healed, detailing her battle with ovarian cancer. Participated in relief efforts in the 2015 Nepal earthquake and the same year he was named UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Nepal.

Manisha Saal established the Manisha Koirala Cancer Education Fund in 2020 with the help of Global College International Kathmandu. It aims to provide educational scholarships to children of cancer patients and survivors coming from low-income families.

She experimented with acting in the 1989 Nepali film Pheri Bhetaula during the break after his board exams. Teaming up with Arvind Swamy, Koirala made her Tamil film debut with the 1995 political romance Bombay, directed by Mani Ratnam.

Marital Status

Manisha Koirala secretly married Nepalese businessman Mughal Samrat Dahal, who was seven years younger than her. Then in the year 2012, the actress was also affected by cancer and in the same year they both got divorced.

Regarding her marriage, Manisha said “If you are in a bad relationship, it is best to end it. There is no resentment. I do not blame myself for rushing into marriage before realizing that I was not ready for it. I completely accept it. It’s no one else’s fault, it’s my fault.”

Manisha Koirala Marital Status	Divorcee
Manisha Koirala Husband	Samrat Dahal
Manisha Koirala Boyfriend	Vivek Mushran (Actor)Crispin Conroy (Australian Ambassador for Nepal)Sandeep Chowta (Bollywood Music Director)Nana Patekar (Famous Bollywood Actor)DJ Whosane (DJ)Cecil Anthony (Nigerian Businessman)Aryan Vaid (Indian Model and Actor)Prashant Chaudhari (Restauranteur)Akshay (Bollywood Actor)Cristopher Dorris (A Sports Counselor, Author and Entrepreneur)

Husband

Manisha Koirala secretly married Nepalese businessman Mughal Samrat Dahal, who was seven years younger than her. Their sudden marriage surprised everyone.

Manisha said in her interview that they met on Facebook, however, soon after their marriage, problems started appearing in their beautiful world and Manisha declared Samrat as her biggest rival.

Manisha Koirala Cancer

On 29 November 2012, the news of Manisha Koirala’s cancer became public. Manisha Koirala was suffering from ovarian cancer. Manisha did not know about her illness until she started feeling very ill. After that she went to a hospital in Kathmandu with her brother.

Her illness was discovered during her checkup at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai. The specific nature of her illness was not disclosed but she later went to the United States for treatment. She underwent successful surgery on 10 December 2012 in America.

She remained in a New York hospital for months and had to undergo chemotherapy. She managed to overcome cancer and win the battle by mid-2014.

Family

Manisha Koirala belongs to a royal Nepali dynasty. Manisha is the granddaughter of former Prime Minister of Nepal Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. Her father is Prakash Koirala and Her mother is Sushma Koirala.

Manisha has a brother whose name is Siddharth Koirala (Actor). Her father Prakash Koirala is a politician and former environment minister.

Manisha’s grandfather Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala and her two uncles Girija Prasad Koirala and Matrika Prasad Koirala both became politicians. Manisha Koirala’s grandfather served as the Prime Minister of Nepal from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.

Manisha Koirala Husband

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Movies

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language(s)
1989	Pheri Bhetaula	Un­known	Nepali
1991	Saudagar	Radha Singh Thakur	Hindi
	First Love Letter	Radha Singh	Hindi
1992	Yalgaar	Meghna Kumar	Hindi
1993	Insaaniyat Ke Devta	Nisha	Hindi
	Anmol	Anmol	Hindi
	Dhanwan	Imli	Hindi
1994	Yuhi Kabhi	Pooja	Hindi
	Milan	Priya	Hindi
	1942: A Love Story	Rajeshwari Pathak	Hindi
	Criminal	Swetha	Telugu, Hindi
	Sangdil Sanam	Sanam	Hindi
1995	Criminal	Swetha	Hindi
	Bombay	Shaila Banu	Tamil
	Anokha Andaz	Reema	Hindi
	Guddu	Salina Gupta	Hindi
	Ram Shastra	Anjali Sinha	Hindi
	Akele Hum Akele Tum	Kiran Kumar	Hindi
	Dushmani: A Violent Love Story	Sapna Oberoi	Hindi
1996	Agni Sakshi	Shubhangi / Madhu[b]	Hindi
	Majhdhaar	Radha Rai	Hindi
	Indian	Aishwarya	Tamil
	Khamoshi: The Musical	Annie	Hindi
1997	Sanam	Sanam	Hindi
	Gupt: The Hidden Truth	Sheetal Choudhry	Hindi
	Dil Ke Jharokhe Mein	Suman	Hindi
	Loha	Cameo	Hindi
1998	Yugpurush	Sunita	Hindi
	Salaakhen	Cameo	Hindi
	Achanak	Pooja	Hindi
	Dil Se..	Meghna	Hindi
	Maharaja	Shaili Mathur	Hindi
1999	Kachche Dhaage	Rukhsana	Hindi
	Lal Baadshah	Kiran	Hindi
	Laawaris	Anshu Mehra	Hindi
	Jai Hind	Sheetal	Hindi
	Mudhalvan	Thenmozhi	Tamil
	Kartoos	Manpreet Kaur (Mini)	Hindi
	Mann	Priya Verma	Hindi
	Hindustan Ki Kasam	Roshanaara	Hindi
2000	Khauff	Neha Verma	Hindi
	Baaghi	Rani	Hindi
	Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya	Manisha	Hindi
	Champion	Sapna Khanna	Hindi
2001	Grahan	Parvati Shastri	Hindi
	Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller	Nisha	Hindi
	Lajja	Vaidehi	Hindi
	Aalavandhan	Sharmilee	Tamil, Hindi
	Abhay
	Moksha	Ritika Sanyal	Hindi
2002	Company	Saroja	Hindi
	Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani	Vasundhara	Hindi
		Divya
	Ek Chotisi Love Story	The Woman	Hindi
	Baba	Chamundeswari	Tamil
2003	Escape from Taliban	Sushmita Bannerjee / Sayed Kamal[b]	Hindi
	Calcutta Mail	Sanjana	Hindi
	Market	Muskaan Bano	Hindi
2004	Paisa Vasool	Maria	Hindi
	Tum?: A Dangerous Obsession	Kamini	Hindi
2005	Chaahat – Ek Nasha	Mallika Arora	Hindi
	Mumbai Xpress	Ahalya	Tamil
			Hindi
	Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story	Jahan Ara	Hindi
	Anjaane – The Unknown	Shivani	Hindi
2006	Darwaza Bandh Rakho	Julie	Hindi
2007	Anwar	Anita	Hindi
2008	Tulsi	Tulsi	Hindi
	Nagaram	Cameo	Telugu
	Sirf….Life Looks Greener on the Other Side	Devika	Hindi
	Mehbooba	Varsha Mehra / Payal[b]	Hindi
	Khela	Sheela	Bengali
2009	Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish	Juhi	Hindi
2010	Ek Second… Jo Zindagi Badal De?	Rashi	Hindi
	Dharmaa	Gauri	Nepali
	Elektra	Diana	Malayalam
2011	Mappillai	Rajeswari	Tamil
	I Am	Rubaina	Hindi
2012	Bhoot Returns	Namrata	Hindi
2015	Chehere: A Modern Day Classic	Tarana	Hindi
2016	Game	Maya	Kannada
	Oru Melliya Kodu		Tamil
	Edavappathy	Sumithra / Mathangi[c]	Malayalam
2017	Dear Maya	Maya Devi	Hindi
2018	Lust Stories	Reena	Hindi
	Sanju	Nargis	Hindi
2019	Prassthanam	Saroj Pratap Singh	Hindi
2020	Maska	Diana Irani	Hindi
2021	99 Songs	Psychologist	Hindi
	India Sweets and Spices	Sheila	English
2023	Shehzada	Yashoda	Hindi

Web Series

2024

Heeramandi

Malikajaan

Television Show

Year	Title	Role
2000	Sawaal Dus Crore Ka	Co-host
2003	Larger Than Life	Herself
2015	Femina Miss India 2015	Judge

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1992	Filmfare Awards	Best Female Debut	Saudagar	Nominated
1995		Best Actress	1942: A Love Story	Nominated
1996			Akele Hum Akele Tum	Nominated
		Best Actress (Critics)	Bombay	Won
	Filmfare Awards South	Best Actress – Tamil		Won
	Cinema Express Awards	Best Actress (Special Award)		Won
1997	Filmfare Awards	Best Actress (Critics)	Khamoshi: The Musical	Won
		Best Actress		Nominated
	Screen Awards	Best Actress		Won
1998			Planet Bollywood People’s Choice Award	Best Actress
	1998	Planet Bollywood People’s Choice Awards	Best Actress	Dil Se..
	1999	Filmfare Awards	Best Actress	Nominated
1999	Planet Bollywood People’s Choice Awards	Best Actress	Mann	Nominated
2002	Planet Bollywood People’s Choice Awards	Best Actress	Lajja	Nominated
2003	Filmfare Awards	Best Actress (Critics)[a]	Company	Won
2004	BFJA awards	Best Actress	Escape From Taliban	Won
2009	Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, India	Best Actress	Mehbooba	Nominated
2012	Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actress	Mappillai	Nominated
2018	Streaming Awards	Breakthrough Performance	Lust Stories	Won
2019	News18 Reel Movie Awards	Best Actress		Nominated

Facts

• Manisha Koirala, born in a politically dedicated Nepali family, wanted to become a doctor and not an actress but modeling gave her a chance to enter Bollywood.
• In 2012, Manisha Koirala was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. According to the doctor, his disease was incurable. However, the actress overcame the disease and is now following a strict diet.
• Manisha Koirala has had many affairs in her time.
• Manisha Koirala’s first Hindi film – Saudagar (1991) was a box office blockbuster and a silver jubilee success all over India. At the 37th Filmfare Awards, Saudagar received eight nominations and won two awards, including Best Director for Subhash Ghai.
• Manisha Koirala belongs to a royal Nepali dynasty. Manisha Koirala is the granddaughter of former Prime Minister of Nepal Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala.
• Manisha has done films in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, English and Nepali languages.
• Due to her active interest in social work, she was selected to represent India as the UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in September 1999.

Car Collection

Audi Q7

Range Rover

Net Worth

Net Worth 2020	Approx $7.5 Million
Net Worth 2021	Approx $8 Million
Net Worth 2022	Approx $9 Million
Net Worth 2023	Approx $10 Million
Manisha Koirala Net Worth 2024	Approx $12 Million

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