Manisha Koirala Reveals Plans after Her Tryst with Cancer
In an interview with Hindustan Times, the actress said that she had always been an avid reader and wrote a lot in her diary and notes. It was her desire to become a writer since long.
Actress Manisha Koirala recently revealed that she desires to explore more roads as an author. Her first book, ‘Healed: How Cancer Gave Me a New Life’ documents her complete journey since the time she was diagnosed with Cancer. The Nepali beauty has written about her diagnosis, her experiences in between and final recovery. In an interview, Manisha revealed that writing the memoir was very difficult as she had to revisit old experiences all over again which was not easy.
In an interview with Hindustan Times, the actress said that she had always been an avid reader and wrote a lot in her diary and notes. It was her desire to become a writer since long however she felt that language was not one of her strong areas. It was her mother who insisted her to write as she believed that Manisha was good in self-expression and articulation.
Her tryst with serious writing began when she was sick. She began to write notes and decided that she would transform them into a book one day after she completely recovers. She began her writing journey by first recording voice notes and then later changing it into text. Manisha took the support of friends especially one friend by the name of Neelam Kumar. It was Manisha’s ideas, emotions, and plans whereas Neelam helped her to put it all together.
The actress has abundant ideas in her mind regarding writing however once she gets down to work, she would share it with her followers. So there are high chances of more books authored by her, coming our way.
Life after recovery
In various interviews, the actress admitted that surviving the disease has changed her entire aspect of life. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 and by 30th April 2013, she was cancer free. Even though she’s cancer free now she does take essential steps to make sure that it doesn’t relapse. She sleeps enough, eats mindfully, exercises regularly, taps her creative energies, surrounds herself with loving family and friends and aims to be stress-free as much as possible. This has become a priority.
Earlier she lived without awareness but now she lives with awareness and that’s what makes it better than before. Her advice to those suffering from Cancer is- seeing a good doctor and strong family support is a must. Cancer is not a death sentence and there’s better quality life out there for those suffering, says the ‘Dil Se’ actress.
In her opinion, Indian cinema is changing rapidly and therefore she’s excited to take up challenging roles that are being offered to her. She explains that today cinema is professional, disciplined but unforgiving which has resulted in high-quality movies. Unlike before, there’s no room for mistakes.
She also revealed that people in the industry were more compassionate and helpful when she worked years earlier. Actors would work for free as a kind gesture for a friend even though the script might not have been good. That said, the actress enjoyed working then and she enjoys working now. She will soon appear in the Hindi remake of Telugu action-drama- Prasthanam in which she will be paired opposite Sanjay Dutt.
Koirala describes her comeback as the second innings to her life and to her work as well. She has described this phase as the best in her life. The actress displays a strong zeal for life when she says, “I was about to lose my life and now I see everything with gratitude. Whatever time I am alive, I am going to live well. I am going to give my best to take the most out of life and share the joy with all of its pitfalls and bumps on the roads."