Updated On: 08 July, 2018 03:49 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Manisha Koirala has fetched praise for her performance in Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju -- in which she has played the iconic Nargis Dutt -- and in a web film Lust Stories

Manisha Koirala
Her 40s have been eventful and enlightening. Actress Manisha Koirala, a cancer survivor, says contrary to common perception that middle-aged female actors get less work in Bollywood, she feels liberated more than ever. "I think I am more liberated as an artiste in my late 40s. I was having a conversation with Shabana Azmiji where she was saying, 'As an actress and as a woman, we always want to look good. How did you become so carefree?' I think the greedy actor in me takes over at times.
"Being a woman, I want to look pretty in every phase of my life... but I also love acting. If I have to sacrifice my vanity for a character that I am excited to play, I am ready," Manisha, 47, told IANS in an interview.