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1Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Malaika Arora KhanDil Se is a 1998 Bollywood, romantic thriller film in the backdrop of terrorism, directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Shahrukh Khan and Manisha Koirala in lead roles while Preity Zinta appears in a supporting role. Mani Ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film. It is the third in Ratnam's trilogy of terror films that depict human relationships against a background of Indian politics and military, after Roja and Bombay. Noted for its non linear screenplay, Dil Se was shot in Himachal, Kashmir, Assam, Delhi, Kerala, and other parts of India and Bhutan over a period of 55 days. The film is considered an example of Indian Parallel Cinema. The highly stylized film won awards for cinematography, audiography, choreography, and music, among others. The film was a success overseas earning $975,000 and £537,930 in the UK, becoming the first Indian film to enter the top 10 in the United Kingdom box office charts. The film won two National Film Awards, and six Filmfare Awards.More Dil Se
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2Salman Khan, Nana Patekar, HelenKhamoshi: The Musical is a 1996 Indian musical drama film which was released on 9 August 1996. It starred Nana Patekar, Manisha Koirala, Salman Khan, Seema Biswas and Helen, and marked Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial debut. The film won several awards but flopped at the box office, grossing 77.5 million in India.
3Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, NassarShekar (Arvind Swamy) and Shaila (Manisha Koirala) are in love, and although neither of their parents approve of their relationship -- he is Hindu, she is Muslim -- they decide to run off and get married. Shekar and Shahla have twin sons and raise the boys to appreciate both of their families' faiths and cultures, but the civil unrest in Bombay results in a horrific situation that causes Shekar and Shahla's parents to set aside their differences in order to save their children and grandchildren.More Bombay- #17 of 74 onThe 70+ Best Tamil Movies, Ranked
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4Rani Mukerji, Aamir Khan, Anil KapoorMann is a 1999 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Indra Kumar. The film stars popular actors Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala and Anil Kapoor. Rani Mukerji also makes a special appearance in the movie. The movie is a remake of old classic Bheegi Raat starring Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar, which is inspired from the Hollywood movie An Affair to Remember. This is Aamir and Manisha's second movie together after Akele Hum Akele Tum. The film was remade in the same year in Tollywood titled Ravoyi Chandamama starring Akkineni Nagarjuna, Anjala Zhaveri, Keerthi Reddy and Jagapati Babu.
5Aamir Khan, Paresh Rawal, Rakesh RoshanAkele Hum Akele Tum is a 1995 Indian Hindi musical drama romance film. It starred Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala and Master Adil, and was directed by Mansoor Khan. The music is by Anu Malik and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The plot of this film is based on 1979 Academy Award winning film Kramer vs. Kramer, starring Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman. The film clashed with Ram Jaane starring Shah Rukh Khan. While Ram Jaane did an above average business at the box office, Akele Hum Akele Tum was declared blockbuster.
6Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, and Pran. The film was the first ever to be given a U/A rating while featuring a scene, previously considered inappropriate for young children, showing the actors kissing. The film was highly acclaimed for its music, songs, picturization, cinematography, lyrics and the portrayal of its leading lady Manisha Koirala, a turning point for her career. The film was released some time after the death of the music director, Rahul Dev Burman. The film received nine Filmfare Awards. This is the first Indian film to use Dolby Stereo.More 1942: A Love Story- #76 of 133 onThe 100+ Best Bollywood Movies
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7Gulshan Grover, Johnny Lever, Akkineni NagarjunaCriminal is a 1995, Indian bilingual thriller film, produced by telugu vision for K. S. Rama Rao on Creative Commercials banner and hindi vision for Mukesh Bhatt on Vishesh Films alone with T-Series Films and, directed by Mahesh Bhatt. Starring Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna, Manisha Koirala in lead roles and music composed by M. M. Keeravani or MM Kreem, both of the movies simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi, most of the scenes and artists are same in both the versions. The film is a remake of The Fugitive. It was declared Average at box-office.
8Sanjay Dutt, Kabir Bedi, Deepti NavalYalgaar is a 1992 Indian Hindi language film directed by and starring Feroz Khan alongside Sanjay Dutt, Nagma and Kabir Bedi, Mukesh Khanna.
9Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
Sushma Seth, Tanvi Azmi, Dina PathakRaja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya is a 2000 film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and starring Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala.
10Raima Sen, Manisha Koirala, Prosenjit ChatterjeeKhela is a Bengali film by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is but an idealistic director's quench to make a film with a boy who he thinks is just perfect for the role. Khela also marks actress Manisha Koirala's foray into Bengali cinema.
11Kamal Hassan, Aruna Irani, Manisha KoiralaAn honest veteran, having served in the Indian Army, decides to teach corrupt officials a lesson. He targets officials, ministers, and bureaucrats to make them work diligently without accepting bribes.More Indian- #5 of 74 onThe 70+ Best Tamil Movies, Ranked
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12Mohanlal, Ajay Devgan, Vivek OberoiCompany is a 2002 Indian crime-thriller film co-written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma with screenplay by Jaideep Sahni, starring Mohanlal, Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala, Vivek Oberoi, and Antara Mali. It is a fictional exposé of the Mumbai underworld, loosely based on the Indian mafia organization D-Company, known to be run by Dawood Ibrahim. The film received positive reviews from critics as well as audience and won seven awards at the Filmfare Awards. It was a blockbuster and got critical acclaim at the 2004 Austin Film Festival and New York Asian Film Festival. It is the second film in the Gangster series and a sequel to the blockbuster Satya. It was followed by a sequel, D. Film critic Rajeev Masand has labeled it one of the "most influential movies of the past ten years."
13Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, nm2147526Mehbooba is a Bollywood romance film written, produced and directed by Afzal Khan. The story of the movie is based on a love-triangle, lead protagonists being Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala. Music of the film was composed by Ismail Darbar. The film was released in India on July 11, 2008. The film was shot in 2000, but got delayed and released in 2008, 8 years after it was shot.
14Sushmita Sen, Rakhi Sawant, Tinnu AnandPaisa Vasool is a 2004 Indian film directed by Srinivas Bhashyam starring Manisha Koirala and Sushmita Sen. The film is remake of High Heels and Low Lifes. Manisha Koirala's debut as producer. The film failed at the box office and received negative reviews upon release for the film and the soundtrack- 15Manisha Koirala, Rajit KapurDo Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish is a yet to be publicly released 2009, Bollywood film. Deepti Naval dons the director's role for the first time in this movie. The film has Manisha Koirala, Rajit Kapur and Naval’s nephew, newcomer, Sanaj Naval in the lead roles.
16Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri, Gulshan GroverSaudagar is a Bollywood film, directed by Subhash Ghai. It starred two veteran actors of the Hindi silver screen of yesteryear, Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar, in the leading roles. It was the second film in which the two actors came together after the 1959 film Paigham. It featured the debut performances of Vivek Mushran and Manisha Koirala, the latter became a noted Bollywood actress in later years. Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Gulshan Grover, Dina Pathak and Jackie Shroff are also featured in the movie. The story line is influenced from the famous play Romeo and Juliet and Mandhaari's role is parallel to that of Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet. The film was a Silver Jubilee success all over India and was a hit. Saudagar got director Subhash Ghai his only Filmfare Best Director Award.
17Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Prem ChopraMaharaja is a 1998 bollywood supernatural superhero film directed by Anil Sharma. It stars Govinda and Manisha Koirala in the title roles. It is about the struggle of a prince with supernatural powers to get his kingdom back. After the surprise big hit of Mr. India as a superhero movie, Maharaja came out with a bigger budget film in the same genre. Maharaja is considered to be a pioneer in Hindi superhero films.
18Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Alok NathAgni Sakshi is 1996 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Partho Ghosh starring Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala. The music is by Nadeem-Shravan. The movie released in quick succession with Yaraana starring Madhuri Dixit and Daraar starring Juhi Chawla. All the three were based on the Julia Roberts starrer Sleeping with the Enemy; only Agni Sakshi proved to be successful. After few years this film was remade loosely in Oriya as Mu Sapanara Soudagara starring Sabyachi, Archita and Arindam. Nana Patekar won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997 for this film.
19Rekha, Ajay Devgan, Madhuri DixitLajja is a 2001 Hindi drama film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film is based on the plight of women in India. The movie recounts the story of four women, and stars some of the best known names in Hindi cinema, including Manisha Koirala, Rekha, Madhuri Dixit, Mahima Chaudhry, Jackie Shroff, Johnny Lever, Anil Kapoor, Samir Soni, Ajay Devgan and Danny Denzongpa. Urmila Matondkar and Sonali Bendre perform item numbers. The movie satirizes the honour with which women are placed in society and the restrictions on them. The fact that the four women's names are all versions of Sita, the ideal Hindu woman's name, is a message in itself. Manisha Koirala is the protagonist of this film. The film was a flop at the box office in India but was a commercial success outside India. Rekha and Madhuri Dixit were nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, while Madhuri Dixit won the Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
20Kajol, Paresh Rawal, Om PuriGupt: The Hidden Truth, commonly known as Gupt, is a 1997 Bollywood suspense thriller film, directed by Rajiv Rai. It stars Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala and Kajol in lead roles, whilst Paresh Rawal, Om Puri and Raj Babbar appear in supporting roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by Viju Shah, while the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. Upon release, Gupt was a commercial success, with its storyline and soundtrack earning critical praise. It grossed 250 million at the domestic box office.
21Khauff
Sanjay Dutt, Satyendra Kapoor, Farida JalalKhauff is a 2000 film directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala. This film is plagiarised version of The Juror.
22Ram Shastra
Anupam Kher, nm2147526, Johnny LeverRam Shastra is an Indian Bollywood action film directed by Sanjay Gupta. The cast of the movie includes Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala and Deepti Bhatnagar.
23Kamal Haasan, Om Puri, NassarMumbai Xpress is a 2005 Hindi-language comedy film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, starring Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Om Puri, Vijay Raaz, Ramesh Aravind and Sharat Saxena. The film is written by Kamal Haasan himself, while Saurabh Shukla handled the film's dialogues and Ilaiyaraaja composed the film's score and soundtrack. The film was a simultaneous make of the Tamil-language production Mumbai Express with a different star cast except the lead pair.
24Escape from Taliban
Hansika Motwani, Manisha Koirala, Prithvi ZutshiEscape From Taliban is a 2003 Indian film that is directed by Ujjal Chattopadhyaya. The film is based on the story A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife by Sushmita Banerjee, who fled Afghanistan in 1995 after six years of living there with her Afghan husband. During that time, the Taliban issued a death sentence for her because she refused to abide by their rule on converting to Islam. Sushmita Banerjee, whose book inspired this movie, was shot dead by suspected Taliban militants in Afghanistan in September 2013.
25Rajpal Yadav, Nauheed Cyrusi, Manisha KoiralaAnwar is a 2007 Indian film written and directed by Manish Jha, who is famous for his work in Matrubhoomi. The film stars Siddharth Koirala, Manisha Koirala, Rajpal Yadav and Nauheed Cyrusi.
26Tum – A Dangerous Obsession
Manisha Koirala, Aman Verma, Rajat KapoorTum: A Dangerous Obsession is a Bollywood Hindi film released in February 2004. It stars Manisha Koirala, Rajat Kapoor and Karan Nath in the lead roles.
27Sangdil Sanam
Salman Khan, Kiran Kumar, Reema LagooSangdil Sanam is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Shomu Mukherjee. The film stars Salman Khan and Manisha Koirala in lead roles. It released on 2 February 1994.
28Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
Anupam Kher, Sunny Deol, Jackie ShroffDushmani: A Violent Love Story is a 1995 Indian Bollywood film directed by Bunty Soorma. It stars Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala and Deepti Naval in pivotal roles.
29Sushmita Sen, Cochin Haneefa, VadiveluMudhalvan is a 1999 Tamil political thriller film co-written, directed and co-produced by S. Shankar. The film features Arjun, Manisha Koirala and Raghuvaran in the lead roles with Manivannan, Vijayakumar and Hanifa portraying other significant roles. The film featured an award-winning soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by K. V. Anand and dialogues by Sujatha. The film revolves around an ambitious TV journalist, Pughazhendi, who interviews the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Pughazhendi asks the tough questions, the Minister starts trembling and asks him to put his money where his mike is, and become the CM for a day. After using up a few lifelines mentally, he agrees and does such a great job on his first day, that the voters eventually elect him to be their permanent leader. The subsequent unpopularity and jealousy that the Chief Minister goes through results in him taking revenge on Pugazhendi, and how he is stopped forms the crux of the story. The film was released on 7 November 1999, as a Deepavali release.- 30Nayantara, Prakash Raj, Biju MenonElektra is a 2010 Malayalam psychological drama film co-written and directed by Shyamaprasad, starring Nayantara, Manisha Koirala, Prakash Raj, Biju Menon and Skanda Ashok. It was produced by N. B. Vindhyan, who also produced Shyamaprasad's Ore Kadal. The film is based on the story of the Greek mythological character Electra, although it has a contemporary setting in an aristocratic family in Kerala. It draws strongly on four adaptations of the myth: Electra by Sophocles, Electra by Euripides, Oresteia by Aeschylus and Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O’Neill. Key to the film is the concept of the Electra complex; a daughter's psychosexual competition with her mother for her father's affection. A rueful journey into the bruised familial bonds of an aristocratic household in Central Kerala, the film explores desire and loss. The film premiered at the International Film Festival of India in November 2010. It made its international premiere at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival.
