Manisha Koirala: I Love Madhuri Dixit

MUMBAI (ANI) – Manisha Koirala, who has worked with several established names in the industry, recalled how Bollywood’s diva Madhuri Dixit recommended her name to Subhash Ghai for his film ‘Saudagar’.

She said, “She is marvelous. I love her. Also, the fact that later I got to know that she had recommended my name. She had seen me in Rakesh Shrestha’s photo shoot. And she had told Subhash (Ghai) Ji that I’ve seen one girl. ‘You should see her for ‘Saudagar’. That’s how Subhash Ji called for my photograph from Rakesh Shrestha.”

Recalling her experience of working in Ghai’s 1991 film, she shared, “I was too young, too naive, right out of my 12th standard. I was 18 or 19 with no exposure to life, no exposure to anything. I was very fearful. I was very scared. I wanted to keep everybody at a distance.”

Madhuri and Manisha have shared screen space in Rajkumar Santoshi’s 2001 film ‘Lajja’ and danced to the iconic track ‘Badi Mushkil’.

She also talked about being called Madhuri Dixit’s look-alike earlier and how she reacted to it initially. Koirala said, “Honestly, those days I wasn’t flattered. But today I am. Because she is so beautiful. She is so graceful. And not only that, but she is also a wonderful woman. As a person, I just love her. And it was quite an honor.”

Recently, Manisha was seen as Mallika Jaan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s debut web series ‘Heeramandi’.