Review: Manisha Koirala is a Bollywood actress.
She was born in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 16, 1970, and studied at the Army Public School, in New Delhi.
Koirala is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer.
Koirala was born into a prominent political Koirala family; her grandfather, and two of her great uncles were Prime Ministers of Nepal. Her ambition was to be a doctor, but a modelling stint opened a career pathway into Bollywood.
Her first film was Pheri Bhetaula (We shall meet again), a Nepali movie released in early 1989. Her first Hindi movie was Saudagar which was directed by Subhash Ghai.
She went on to star in many hits such as 1942: A Love Story and Bombay.