
Acting
Aug 15, 1970
Biratnagar, Nepal
Manisha Koirala
Acting
Biography
Manisha Koirala (born August 16, 1970) is a Nepalese actress and activist mainly working in Indian films. Known for her work in commercial and independent cinema of Hindi and Tamil languages, her accolades include three Filmfare Awards and one Filmfare Awards South. She was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund in 1999. In 2015, she was involved in the relief works after the earthquake in Nepal. A survivor of ovarian cancer herself, she active promotes spreading awareness about the disease.
Feature Films (90)

Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, the woman shows up at his doorstep asking for help.
Dil Se..

Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
Indian

After realizing he was switched at birth by a conniving father, a rakish Bantu's life is upended when he becomes the heir to a billionaire.
Shehzada

A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
Bombay

The son of a politician loyal to the British rule falls in love with the daughter of a freedom fighter.
1942: A Love Story

Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.
Company

I Am is a 2011 Indian anthology film by Onir. It consists of four short films: "Omar", "Afia", "Abhimanyu", and "Megha". Each film shares the common theme of fear and each is also based on real life stories. The film was financed by donations from more than 400 different people around the world, many of whom donated through social networking sites like Facebook. There are four stories but the characters are interwoven with each story. "Abhimanyu" is based on child abuse, "Omar" on gay rights, "Megha" is about Kashmiri Pandits and "Afia" deals with sperm donation. I Am was released with subtitles in all regions as six different languages are spoken in the film: Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Kashmiri.
I Am

Anwar, a middle-class Muslim, falls in love with Mehru, a Hindu girl. Post her death, he is caught by the police and a misunderstanding leads them to believe that he is a terrorist.
Anwar

Rohit and wealthy Kiran Dayal meet each other and fall in love. They intend to marry, but Kiran's parents will not permit her to marry beneath her class. Kiran is adamant, and the marriage goes through without the blessings of the Dayals. They live in harmony for months, even after Kiran gives birth to Sunil. Then they start to have differences, which are minor at present, and then snowball...
Akele Hum Akele Tum

Suraj Kapoor is a single, wealthy young man. One day he meets Shubangi, and they fall in love. Shortly thereafter they marry and settle down to enjoy a harmonious married life. During their stay at a hotel, the couple are approached by a man who claims that Shubangi is his wife and her real name is Madhu. Suraj and Shubangi are shocked and ask him to leave, which he does. Then the guy rings up Suraj one night and asks him to come to his room. When Suraj comes the guy tells him that his name is Vishwanath.
Agni Sakshi

Nandu and Vijay are brothers who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.
Aalavandhan

A man accepts a challenge to act as the Chief Minister for one day only, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.
Mudhalvan
Television & Series (5)

Kapil Sharma is back with his gang - Bindu, Chandan and 'mohalle ki dhoban' Gudiya. In tow is a new character, Maski, along with Goli, Roopmati and more! Enjoy guaranteed laughter with Kapil and his antics as different celebrities join in.
The Kapil Sharma Show

Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

Comedian Kapil Sharma hosts this laugh-out-loud variety talk show with celebrity guests, hilarious antics and his signature supporting cast.
The Great Indian Kapil Show

The scheming Mallikajaan rules over an elite house of courtesans — but a new rival threatens her reign as rebellion brews in British-ruled India.
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

Gulshan Grover, the iconic Bollywood villain, decides to start life afresh at 60 by launching himself as a hero in his home production. BADMAN follows the journey of the making of this epic outrageous film. With hilarious delusional situations and innumerable celebrity cameos, this is a comedy caper that explores the dark yet funny side of Bollywood.
