The much awaited Bollywood comeback for Nepali actress Manisha Koirala is finally here as she is all set to make her comeback in Bollywood with Rajkumar Hirani's biopic on Sanjay Dutt starring Ranbir Kapoor. Manisha will be playing Nargis, Sanjay Dutt's (played by Ranbir) mother in the movie.

Confirming the news to Mumbai Mirror, Hirani said, “Manisha is playing Nargisji. She's a wonderful person, extremely sweet.“ Her resilience against cancer was one of the main reasons for her casting, revealed director Rajkumar Hirani.

Manisha Koirala's last notable Bollywood film was Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Bhoot Returns’ which had released in 2012.

Hirani says, “We were thinking of many actresses. And while Manisha is really pretty and a fantastic actress, my primary reason for taking her is that she's a cancer survivor and, having been through the journey herself, can identify with Nargisji's fight with the Big C. When we met, she told me a little about that journey,“

Paresh Rawal will play Sanjay’s father Sunil Dutt, Dia Mirza would be his wife Maanayata. Anushka Sharma will essay the role of a journalist. The movie is scheduled to release during Christmas this year.