Manisha Koirala shares what Rekha told her regarding Heeramandi: “I was praying that if I couldn’t do the role…”
“Marvelously done,” Rekha told Manisha. Actor Manisha Koirala, who reunited with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali after 28 years for his OTT debut, Heeramandi, shared in a recent interview that she was deeply moved when veteran Bollywood star Rekha called her after watching the Netflix series. Rekha, who was the director’s initial choice for the role of Mallikajaan in Heeramandi, praised Manisha Koirala’s performance during their conversation. She expressed her happiness at seeing Koirala take on the role that she couldn’t do. In an interview with Filmygyan, Koirala discussed Rekha’s review of her performance in the series. She recounted how Rekha …