Manisha Koirala is all set to make her comeback in Bollywood with Rajkumar Hirani’s much anticipated biopic on Sanjay Dutt starring Ranbir Kapoor. She will be playing Sanjay’s mother, popular yesteryear actress Nargis Dutt, in the film.

Sanjay Dutt with Mother Nargis (Source: Web)

Hirani confirmed this to an entertainment portal and said, "Yes, Manisha is playing Nargisji. She’s a wonderful person, extremely sweet."

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For choosing Manisha for Nargis Dutt's role, Hirani further told Bollywood Life that,"We were thinking of many actresses. And while Manisha is really pretty and a fantastic actress, my primary reason for taking her is that she’s a cancer survivor and, having been through the journey herself, can identify with Nargisji’s fight with the Big C. When we met and she told me a little about her journey."

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Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza are playing important characters in the film and now, the addition of Manisha Koirala to the film's cast will surely make it one of the most awaited film.

Manisha Koirala has shared screen space in films like 'Kartoos', 'Sanam' and 'Mehbooba'. Now, it will be interesting to see if Manisha will be able to do justice with this important role in the biopic or not!

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