Manisha Koirala rejected ‘Dil Toh Pagal Hai’…thank God!
It seems Ms Koirala was the first choice for the role of Nisha in DTPH. And after she declined Yash Chopra’s offer, the director settled on Karisma Kapoor
Whenever Manisha Koirala danced onscreen, we cringed in horror. She vigorously shook a leg or two in Agni Sakshi and the song became quite a chartbuster. But Manisha’s grooving skills haunted us…and how! After the babe came out in the open and revealed that she regrets rejecting the role of Nisha, the first thing we did was to thank our lucky stars. Considering the USP of Dil Toh Pagal Hai was dancing, we can’t imagine a cellulite laden body like Manisha’s prancing around and trying to follow choreographer Shiamak Davar’s unconventional contemporary moves.
We guess Lady K is highly mistaken to think that she could have been Lolo’s substitute. The Kapoor babe’s fast-paced dancing created waves in Bollywood, and honestly, one has to be really fit and agile to be able to move that way, we think.
So while Manisha has all of a sudden experienced an epiphanic moment, we would like to tell her that she was wise enough to take the right decision. And would DTPH have become a hit with Manisha as one of the protagonists? Fat chance, we say!
First Published: 12.30 PM IST 06.30.2012
MANISHAKoiralaFANCLUB
Posted at 5:34 PM on July 11, 2012
Manisha was at her peak during the making of Dil Toh Pagal Hain, having already delivered powerhouse performances in films such as 1942.., Bombay, Khamoshi, Agni Sakshi, Akele Hum Akele Tum etc that were all released much before DTPH.
As a comparison, what can we imagine if Karisma Kapoor were to do all these roles?
Manisha was working with the best directors and almost all leading men of her time. There is no reason to believe she could’nt have pulled off Nisha’s character in DTPH and infact, would’ve added her own style and nuances to the role.
ManishaKFANC
Posted at 5:32 PM on July 11, 2012
Manisha was at her peak during the making of Dil Toh Pagal Hain, having already delivered powerhouse performances in films such as 1942.., Bombay, Khamoshi, Agni Sakshi, Akele Hum Akele Tum etc that were all released much before DTPH.
As a comparison, what can we imagine if Karisma Kapoor were to do all these roles?
Manisha was working with the best directors and almost all leading men of her time. There is no reason to believe she could’nt have pulled off Nisha’s character in DTPH and infact, would’ve added her own style and nuances to the role.
DJ
Posted at 10:16 AM on July 1, 2012
maybe she could hav changed her image if she was give a role like in DTPH…and it’s not fair to be so rude to her at least she couldact.Nowadays very few bollywood stars can actually act
Lolo
Posted at 11:15 PM on June 30, 2012
Way to body shame her, guys. This site is full of crap. I bet none of you guys are skinny, either.
kam
Posted at 11:09 AM on July 2, 2012
I agree with LOLO 100%. This journalist must be ugly, dumb and ignorant.
I love Manisha’s acting, she was onle of the best actresses’
Rohan
Posted at 8:23 PM on June 30, 2012
manisha too would have done justice,just like she did in khamoshi,dil se,bombay etc.why r u so rude with her,she is a brilliant actor and beautiful too.
daz21
Posted at 4:04 PM on June 30, 2012
this article is so rude