Manisha Koirala is an actress who shone in Indian cinema in the 90s. After coming from Nepal, Manisha quickly won the hearts of Indians. Manisha has also acted in Nepali language films. Manisha was mostly seen in Hindi films. The actress has also acted in Tamil and Telugu films. The actress has also acted in Shyama Prasad's movie Elektra in Malayalam. Manisha was born into a prominent political family in Nepal. Manisha is the granddaughter of former Prime Minister of Nepal Bisweshwar Prasad Koirala.
Manisha, who was full of Indian cinema, later chose important acting roles, although she was not as active in films as before. Meanwhile, the actress was diagnosed with cancer in 2012. This was a life-changing event for Manisha. After undergoing treatment, Manisha returned to the acting field after five years.
Meanwhile, Manisha also wrote a book titled Healed How Cancer Gave Me A New Life. In this book, Manisha has written openly about her film career and how the disease changed her life.
Manisha also wrote in the book about the setbacks that happened in her life while she was at the peak of fame. "I had money, fame, awards and everything. And friends to party with anytime. I began to feel something out of place despite the life that only the chosen ones get. I started feeling this in 1999 during the shooting of Lavris' 'Till then I was working non-stop. I told Dimple Kapadia that I was tired of waking up every day, putting on make-up and going to shoot on location and coming back home. The pressure of playing so many roles, expressing so many emotions every day, started to bother me. I became a robot. Let the camera instantly take on a different persona in a snap of action'
'The pressure was too much. The complexities of my characters began to bite into my soul. I didn't have a vacation. No time to see clear blue skies and beaches. Just constant trips to the movie set and the hotel,' Manisha Koirala wrote in the book. Manisha also revealed that she started drinking alcohol to calm her mind due to busy schedule in movies. 'I started drinking to distract myself from the shoot. If I was on a diet it would be vodka. I remember my ex-boyfriend once saying that I have no balance' 'You're a workaholic. He asked where do you have a balance either working or partying,' said Manisha.
I never appreciated my work. I started doing wrong things on purpose. To hate myself. I picked the wrong movies. My ego started growing. Even though it was a B-grade film, I insisted that I should be the central character. I didn't even care who the director was at that time. Manisha also wrote that getting a lead role was more important than anything else. The actress clarifies in the book that she started looking at life in a different way after getting cancer.
