Manisha Koirala: I Took My Life For Granted And Paid The Price For It

Now when a new film ‘Dear Maya’, starring Manisha Koirala, is making buzz in the headlines, people have again started talking about her. It is needless to say that Manisha is a flawless actress that each movie lover admires. Ever since she had made a decision of bouncing back to Bollywood, everyone seemed to warm to welcome her.

Manisha is also associated with Sanjay Dutt’s upcoming biopic in which she is roped in to play Sanjay’s mother Nargis. She reveals how she responded when she was first offered to play Nargis. She says, “ I was thrilled. I adore Raj's (Rajkumar Hirani, director) work. There's a positive twang to every situation in his films. I'd seen the rushes even before I joined the cast. I must say, Ranbir (Kapoor) has done a fantastic job as Sanjay. To top it all, I was offered Nargis' role. I wish the entire film was based on her (laughs), but it's based on one of my favourite co-stars, so it's okay. It's a huge responsibility to play Nargis because people remember her vividly.”

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As we all know that 46-year-old Manisha is a fighter and have come back to a subtle life after combatting cancer. She was asked if she feels that she has ever taken her life for granted. She responded, “Yes, I did and because of that, my health and career went for a toss. I paid the price for it. Now, I deliver talks about whatever I learnt from the dizzy heights of success and the pits of loneliness and professional downs.”