At one time, Manisha Koirala was one of the leading actors in the country having an enviable career graph with films like Bombay, Indian, Mudhalvan, and Khamoshi to her credit.
However, the actress had a rough time of it at a later period and experienced some bad times including a rocky marriage and alleged drinking problems.

There were some repots that filmmaker, Madhur Bhandarkar of Fashion and Traffic fame has based his new film, Heroine starring Kareena Kapoor on her life including the highs and lows. The director has denied such reports and gone on record to say that such stories are completely fabricated and his script is entirely original.