Page 56 - July 2018 Magazine

manisHa koirala: fear of

losing it all made me

appreciate life

anisha Koirala has found poetry in everyday
mundaneness of the world - the sunrise, the
Mgrass, the shining stars - and feels more
appreciative of life today with every breath she
takes. She was diagnosed with the ovarian cancer
in 2012 which she successfully overcame. Though
difficult, Manisha said the phase, where the fear of
losing everything loomed
Manisha told, “When I was at the brink of losing it
all - with my health crisis - that made me appreciate
life. For me, everyday is a blessing. I look at things
which I ignored earlier. I enjoy sunrise, being
barefoot on the grass, the stars in the sky, the
breeze on your face or the ruffle of the leaves. I
feel blessed to be alive,”.
The actor said she is “at a relaxed and excited
space” in her career and life, with her heart

being more “compassionate, understanding and
focused”. While she feels grateful and blessed
to still get good work, she is also thrilled to get
feedback for her performances.
“When you get good reviews for your work,
it’s reassuring. You wonder ‘even after 80 plus
movies?’ and I say yes. It’s always nice to hear
good feedback,” she said.
In ‘Sanju’, Manisha will be seen playing Dutt’s

mother, Nargis. The actor said she had to undergo
several “look tests” and credits director Rajkumar
Hirani for doing “excellent” ground work.
“I had a very good director and the team was
so good, half of my battle was won there. When
you work with good directors, it’s easier because
they’ve already done the ground work, research.
We did a lot of look tests, watched documentaries,
read books. I tried to bring out what we could.”
‘Sanju’ features Ranbir Kapoor in the lead and also
stars Paresh Rawal, Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza

and Anushka Sharma.

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