Manisha Koirala, who entertained the audiences with charm, beauty, and acting skills, returned to the screen with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. Recently, she recalled a phase in her career when she was bored of the acting profession. Still, Dimple Kapadia asked her to enjoy the craft, and Koirala felt the veteran actress couldn’t decipher her perspective.

In a candid conversation with ANI, Manisha Koirala recalled a phase in her career when she couldn’t get excited at the prospect of work and was bored with her profession. As a result, she expressed her feelings to Dimple Kapadia, who was shooting with her for a film. But, the Bobby actress said something she couldn’t anticipate. 

Koirala shared, “I told her, ‘I am bored of acting.’ And she said, ‘You better enjoy it because this is not going to last forever.’ And such a great advice she gave me. But, at that point in time, I was like, ‘Yeh kya keh rahi hai? (What is she even saying?) Can’t she understand I am bored?’ My inner conversation was different.”

However, a few years later, the Dil Se understood the meaning and intention of the Sagar actress’s ‘sound advice’ because she could relate. However, she recounted ‘feeling bored’ of acting in a phase of her life when she worked multiple shifts a day on different films and felt overwhelmed.

The Sanju actress explained that her day used, to begin with 2 to 3 hours of makeup and that she worked three shifts in different movies. Unlike today, she didn’t get any leave on weekends or otherwise. Gradually, the tiredness made her lose interest in her profession. 

Manisha Koirala made her debut in Bollywood with Saudagar in 1992. Since then, she has given several notable performances in films like Dil Se, Khamoshi the Musical, Company, 1942: A Love Story, Akele Hum Akele Tum, and more. 

But she was diagnosed with cancer and underwent treatment in 2012, taking a break from work to focus on her health and gave a wonderful performance as later actress Nargis in Sanju, co-starring Ranbir Kapoor.