Actor Manisha Koirala is one of the most popular actresses of the 90s who rose to fame after her debut film Saudagar in 1991. While she starred in several films, filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s Bombay is still believed to be one of her best performances. However, she once revealed that she was told to not sign up for the film where she played the role of a mother during her prime time in Bollywood.
“When I was offered Bombay, people told me not to do it because I was playing a mother’s role in my 20s and they thought in the next 10 years I’d be getting grandmother roles. But I listened to the other, wiser people who told me it’ll be foolish to refuse a Mani Ratnam film. I am glad it helped me in the bargain,” PTI quoted Manisha in 2018.
Directed by Mani Ratnam, Bombay starred Manisha opposite Arvind Swami. The movie is based on an interfaith couple in Bombay and their struggles before and during the Bombay riots after the Babri Masjid demolition. It was released a year after Manisha’s yet another hit film 1942: A Love Story, starring Anil Kapoor.
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