Manisha Koirala celebrates her 48th birthday today on August 16, 2018, and wishes are pouring in on Twitter by celebrities and fans alike. She has inspired millions with her fight against cancer, as she came out of the illness successfully and is now giving hope to the others that they too can fight and win against this deadly disease. These films prove why we call Manisha a stellar performer, who continues to rule our hearts even today.
There was a time in the 90s when girls wished they could look like Manisha Koirala; they would burst into giggles when somebody told them that they looked like Manisha. Check out 5 best movies of the birthday girl Manisha Koirala below.
Bombay: Bombay, starring Manisha Koirala and Arvind Swamy, was a blockbuster hit when it hit the theatres in 1995, and the song 'Hamma Hamma' was the audiences' favourite. Even more than two decades after its release, Bombay stands out as one of Manisha Koirala's best movies ever.
Khamoshi The Musical: Manisha Koirala, Salman Khan, and Nana Patekar starrer Khamoshi moved the audiences and brought them to tears. The emotional quotent was too high and set the bar high, in terms of quality-driven films. We guess Bollywood can never see a movie as good as Khamoshi ever again! Manisha's 'Aaj Main Upar' track is a classic and so is the movie.
1942 A Love Story: The Manisha Koirala and Anil Kapoor starrer 1942: A Love Story was the talk of the town when it released in 1994; and the movie was so brilliant, that it bagged nine Filmfare Awards. The film ended up being the audiences' favourite and the song 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To' still lives in our hearts.
Gupt: Manisha Koirala, Kajol, and Bobby Deol starrer Gupt kept the audiences on the edge of their seats and the triangle love story had so many twists that ended up thrilling the audiences. The climax scene, where it's discovered that Kajol is indeed the villain, takes the cake making the movie one of the best.
Saudagar: Manisha Koirala and Vivek Mushran's debut Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai. Veteran actor Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar were also part of the film, along with Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, and Jackie Shroff. In Saudagar, Manisha played Vivek's love interest. Sudagar fetched a Filmfare Award for Best Director for Subhash Ghai.