Actress Manisha Koirala dominated the Bollywood industry in the 1990s. Manisha made her Bollywood debut in 1991 with the film Saudagar. Manisha was working on many successful movies, but working with Amitabh Bachchan was her dream. However, her dream came true much later.
From Saudagar, Manisha had established herself in the industry as an actress by showcasing her acting skills. She had good success with movies like 1942: A Love Story and Bombay. Manisha got a lot of fame after the movie Khamoshi became a hit.
In the year 1999, she was given the opportunity to work with Amitabh Bachchan by filmmaker KC Bokadia in the film Lal Badshah. Shilpa Shetty was also with him in the film. News 18 has written based on reports that Manisha had signed off on the film without reading it. Manisha is said to have been so excited to work with superstar Amitabh that she did not read the script for the film before signing on. Although this film could not run at the box office.
Amitabh Bachchan had a double role in the film. One of his characters has affairs with Manisha Koirala and the other with Shilpa. At the time of this film, Manisha was 29 years old and Amitabh was 57 years old. People didn’t like his on-screen partner and that’s why the movie flopped. In the same year, his other film Hindustan Ki Kasam was released, which also featured Ajay Devgan and Sushmita Sen. However, after this, Amitabh and Manisha never worked together in any film.