Manisha Koirala - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Manisha B. Koirala (born August 16, 1970) is a Nepali-Indian

Nepali Indian

Nepali Indian are people who are citizens or full-time residents of India whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the South Asian nation of Nepal...

actress who works in Indian films, as well as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity advocates of the United Nations Population Fund and use their talent and fame to advocate for the human right of reproductive health.-Current Goodwill Ambassadors:...

and social activist

Activism

Activism consists of intentional efforts to bring about social, political, economic, or environmental change. Activism can take a wide range of forms from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing...

. Koirala has primarily worked in Hindi cinema, though she has appeared in several Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

, Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

and Malayalam films as well. She is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri

Manipuri dance

Manipuri dance is one of the major Indian classical dance forms. It originates from Manipur, a state in north-eastern India on the border with Myanmar . In Manipur, surrounded by mountains and geographically isolated at the meeting point of the orient and mainland India, the form developed its own...

dancer.

Making her acting debut in the Nepali film

Cinema of Nepal

Nepal does not have a very long film history but the industry has its own place in the cultural heritage of the country. Most Nepali films use Bollywood-style songs and narrative and are shot on 16-millimeter film...

, Pheri Bhetaula
Pheri Bhetaula
Pheri Bhetaula is a 1989 Nepali romantic film. The cast includes famous bollywood star Manisha Koirala and Prakash Adhikari.After this movie Manisha Koirala started career in Bollywood.-External links:...

in 1989, Koirala made her Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

debut in 1991 with Subhash Ghai

Subhash Ghai

Subhash Ghai is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. His most notable films include Kalicharan ,Karz , Hero , Meri Jung , Karma ,Ram Lakhan ,Saudagar , Khalnayak , Pardes and Taal...

's top-grossing drama, Saudagar.