Manisha Koirala

What strikes me most about Manisha Koirala is her refusal to coast on privilege. Born into Nepal's prominent Koirala political family, she could have chosen an easier path, but instead she crossed borders and languages to become a celebrated actress across Hindi and Tamil cinema. Her Filmfare honors and the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu speak to real range and respect, and her later study at New York University signals a restless, curious mind. I find her genuinely inspiring: a performer who carved her own identity rather than inheriting one. There is a quiet steel in her that I think explains her enduring screen presence.

Name (English)

Manisha Koirala

Name (Japanese)

マニーシャ・コイララ

Reading

まにーしゃ・こいらら

Born

August 16, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Origin

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal

Occupation

actor / film actor / film producer / public figure / dancer

University

New York University

Awards & achievements

• 2001 Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu
• Filmfare Awards
• Filmfare Awards South
• Cinema Express Awards
• Screen Awards

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/m_koirala/
• Xhttps://x.com/mkoirala
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manisha%20Koirala
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186606

Tags

• Bagmati Province
• actor
• film actor
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.