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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Koirala's career prospects improved after starring in [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]'s romance film ''[[1942: A Love Story]]'' (1994), set during the [[Indian independence movement]].<ref name="1942love1">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/09sli2-when-big-b-and-priyanka-got-lucky.htm|title=rediff.com: When Big B and Priyanka got lucky|website=specials.rediff.com|access-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111946/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/09sli2-when-big-b-and-priyanka-got-lucky.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She played Rajjo, the daughter of a freedom fighter who falls in love with Naren ([[Anil Kapoor]]), the apolitical son of a British colonial employee.<ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite book |first1=Ashish |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first2=Paul |last2=Willemen |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT183 |date=10 July 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |page=183 |access-date=20 December 2018 |archive-date=21 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421002048/https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT183 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chopra dismissed Koirala as a "terrible actress" after her first screen test, but was impressed with her performance for a second audition and decided to cast her in place of Madhuri Dixit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/jan/04/when-manisha-koirala-almost-got-rejected-for-1942-a-love-story-1920489.html|title=When Manisha Koirala almost got rejected for '1942: A Love Story'!|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105201415/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/jan/04/when-manisha-koirala-almost-got-rejected-for-1942-a-love-story-1920489.html|archive-date=5 January 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film featured the protagonists sharing a deep kiss; it was certified U/A (Parental guidance required) by the [[Central Board of Film Certification#Certificates and censorship|Central Board of Film Certification]], becoming the first Indian film to receive the rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/manisha-koiralas-12-most-powerful-performances-48798-2.html|title=Manisha Koirala's 12 Most Powerful Performances|date=30 November 2012|website=indiatimes.com|access-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220232251/https://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/manisha-koiralas-12-most-powerful-performances-48798-2.html|archive-date=20 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Koirala's performance received positive reviews, with critics hailing her as "a sensitive performer".<ref name="1942love1"/> The film proved to be a box office flop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3095|title=1942 - A Love Story - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230345/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3095|archive-date=20 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, it fetched Koirala her first nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the annual [[Filmfare Awards]] ceremony.<ref name="Filmfare Awards">{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0|title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners|format=PDF|work=[[Filmfare]]|pages=116–119|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0|archive-date=19 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Koirala's career prospects improved after starring in [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]'s romance film ''[[1942: A Love Story]]'' (1994), set during the [[Indian independence movement]].<ref name="1942love1">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/09sli2-when-big-b-and-priyanka-got-lucky.htm|title=rediff.com: When Big B and Priyanka got lucky|website=specials.rediff.com|access-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111946/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/09sli2-when-big-b-and-priyanka-got-lucky.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She played Rajjo, the daughter of a freedom fighter who falls in love with Naren ([[Anil Kapoor]]), the apolitical son of a British colonial employee.<ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite book |first1=Ashish |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first2=Paul |last2=Willemen |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT183 |date=10 July 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |page=183 |access-date=20 December 2018 |archive-date=21 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421002048/https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT183 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chopra dismissed Koirala as a "terrible actress" after her first screen test, but was impressed with her performance for a second audition and decided to cast her in place of Madhuri Dixit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/jan/04/when-manisha-koirala-almost-got-rejected-for-1942-a-love-story-1920489.html|title=When Manisha Koirala almost got rejected for '1942: A Love Story'!|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105201415/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/jan/04/when-manisha-koirala-almost-got-rejected-for-1942-a-love-story-1920489.html|archive-date=5 January 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film featured the protagonists sharing a deep kiss; it was certified U/A (Parental guidance required) by the [[Central Board of Film Certification#Certificates and censorship|Central Board of Film Certification]], becoming the first Indian film to receive the rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/manisha-koiralas-12-most-powerful-performances-48798-2.html|title=Manisha Koirala's 12 Most Powerful Performances|date=30 November 2012|website=indiatimes.com|access-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220232251/https://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/manisha-koiralas-12-most-powerful-performances-48798-2.html|archive-date=20 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Koirala's performance received positive reviews, with critics hailing her as "a sensitive performer".<ref name="1942love1"/> The film proved to be a box office flop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3095|title=1942 - A Love Story - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230345/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3095|archive-date=20 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, it fetched Koirala her first nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the annual [[Filmfare Awards]] ceremony.<ref name="Filmfare Awards">{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0|title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners|format=PDF|work=[[Filmfare]]|pages=116–119|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0|archive-date=19 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1995, Koirala made her debut in [[Tamil cinema]] with the [[Mani Ratnam]]-directed political romance ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]'', starring alongside [[Arvind Swami]].<ref name="VermaBombay">{{cite web|author=Verma, Sukanya|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/07slid4.htm|title=I, me, myself – Manisha Koirala, a love affair – Bombay|work=Rediff.com|access-date=15 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607014745/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/07slid4.htm|archive-date=7 June 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="BombayTOI">{{Cite news|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2008/05/30&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar05300|title=Bombay|date=30 May 2008|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170612102234/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2008/05/30/53/Img/Ar0530000.png|archive-date=12 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She took up the role on the insistence of her friend [[Ashok Mehta]], at a time when other contemporaries urged her to not act in non-Bollywood film industries.<ref name="VermaBombay"/> It received critical acclaim,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19950415-critical-acclaim-and-howls-of-protest-for-mani-ratnam-bombay-806737-1995-04-15|title=Mani Ratnam's film Bombay invites critical acclaim and howls of protest|first1=VIJAY JUNG THAPASudha G. Tilak|last1=April 15|first2=1995 ISSUE DATE|last2=April 15|first3=1995UPDATED|last3=July 2|first4=2013 16:31|last4=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222012839/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19950415-critical-acclaim-and-howls-of-protest-for-mani-ratnam-bombay-806737-1995-04-15|archive-date=22 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> with American critic [[James Berardinelli]] writing, "''Bombay'' recalls how forceful a motion picture can be. It also reminds us of the maxim that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/b/bombay.html|title=Bombay|last=Berardenelli|first=James|author-link=James Berardinelli|date=1996|website=Reelviews|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170915103513/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/b/bombay.html|archive-date=15 September 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> For playing a Muslim who marries a Hindu journalist against the backdrop of the [[Bombay riots]] in the eponymous film, Koirala won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance]], the only time it was awarded to a recipient for a performance in a non-Hindi film.<ref name="<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">BombayTOI</del>"/><ref name="<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Filmfare Awards</del>"/> At the [[43rd Filmfare Awards South]], she received her first Award in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress – Tamil]] category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm|title=Archived copy|date=10 October 1999|access-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991109142434/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm|archive-date=9 November 1999|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Koirala's performances in ''1942: A Love Story'' and ''Bombay'' proved to be milestones in her career, and established her in the film industry.<ref name="verma1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19950515-taskmasters-in-the-industry-vouch-for-manisha-koiralas-professionalism-and-talent-806750-1995-05-15|title=Taskmasters in industry vouch for Manisha Koirala's professionalism and talent|first1=Anupama|last1=Ch|first2=R. A.|last2=May 15|first3=1995 ISSUE DATE|last3=May 15|first4=1995UPDATED|last4=June 21|first5=2013 13:43|last5=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=27 March 2020|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327183921/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19950515-taskmasters-in-the-industry-vouch-for-manisha-koiralas-professionalism-and-talent-806750-1995-05-15|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, she featured in the musical romance ''[[Akele Hum Akele Tum]]'' opposite [[Aamir Khan]], for which she received her second nomination in the Best Actress category at the Filmfare Awards.<ref name="Filmfare Awards"/></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1995, Koirala made her debut in [[Tamil cinema]] with the [[Mani Ratnam]]-directed political romance ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]'', starring alongside [[Arvind Swami]].<ref name="VermaBombay">{{cite web|author=Verma, Sukanya|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/07slid4.htm|title=I, me, myself – Manisha Koirala, a love affair – Bombay|work=Rediff.com|access-date=15 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607014745/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/07slid4.htm|archive-date=7 June 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="BombayTOI">{{Cite news|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrintGifMSIE_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2008/05/30&ChunkNum=0&ID=Ar05300|title=Bombay|date=30 May 2008|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170612102234/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2008/05/30/53/Img/Ar0530000.png|archive-date=12 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She took up the role on the insistence of her friend [[Ashok Mehta]], at a time when other contemporaries urged her to not act in non-Bollywood film industries.<ref name="VermaBombay"/> It received critical acclaim,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19950415-critical-acclaim-and-howls-of-protest-for-mani-ratnam-bombay-806737-1995-04-15|title=Mani Ratnam's film Bombay invites critical acclaim and howls of protest|first1=VIJAY JUNG THAPASudha G. Tilak|last1=April 15|first2=1995 ISSUE DATE|last2=April 15|first3=1995UPDATED|last3=July 2|first4=2013 16:31|last4=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222012839/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19950415-critical-acclaim-and-howls-of-protest-for-mani-ratnam-bombay-806737-1995-04-15|archive-date=22 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> with American critic [[James Berardinelli]] writing, "''Bombay'' recalls how forceful a motion picture can be. It also reminds us of the maxim that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/b/bombay.html|title=Bombay|last=Berardenelli|first=James|author-link=James Berardinelli|date=1996|website=Reelviews|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170915103513/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/b/bombay.html|archive-date=15 September 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> For playing a Muslim who marries a Hindu journalist against the backdrop of the [[Bombay riots]] in the eponymous film, Koirala won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance]], the only time it was awarded to a recipient for a performance in a non-Hindi film.<ref name="<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Filmfare Awards</ins>"/><ref name="<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">BombayTOI</ins>"/> At the [[43rd Filmfare Awards South]], she received her first Award in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress – Tamil]] category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm|title=Archived copy|date=10 October 1999|access-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991109142434/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm|archive-date=9 November 1999|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Koirala's performances in ''1942: A Love Story'' and ''Bombay'' proved to be milestones in her career, and established her in the film industry.<ref name="verma1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19950515-taskmasters-in-the-industry-vouch-for-manisha-koiralas-professionalism-and-talent-806750-1995-05-15|title=Taskmasters in industry vouch for Manisha Koirala's professionalism and talent|first1=Anupama|last1=Ch|first2=R. A.|last2=May 15|first3=1995 ISSUE DATE|last3=May 15|first4=1995UPDATED|last4=June 21|first5=2013 13:43|last5=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=27 March 2020|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327183921/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19950515-taskmasters-in-the-industry-vouch-for-manisha-koiralas-professionalism-and-talent-806750-1995-05-15|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, she featured in the musical romance ''[[Akele Hum Akele Tum]]'' opposite [[Aamir Khan]], for which she received her second nomination in the Best Actress category at the Filmfare Awards.<ref name="Filmfare Awards"/></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The following year, she played a battered wife on the run from her mentally-ill husband in the drama ''[[Agni Sakshi (1996 film)|Agni Sakshi]]'', a remake of the [[Julia Roberts]]-starrer ''[[Sleeping with the Enemy]]'' (1991), which begot her positive reviews for her performance.<ref>{{cite web|author=Verma, Sukanya|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/07slid5.htm|title=I, me, myself – Manisha Koirala, a love affair – Agni Sakshi|work=Rediff.com|access-date=15 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607014752/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/07slid5.htm|archive-date=7 June 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film was released in close succession with two other remakes of the same film–''[[Yaraana (1995 film)|Yaraana]]'' (1995) and ''[[Daraar]]'' (1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/director-partho-ghosh-plans-sequel-to-1996-film-agni-sakshi-starring-nana-patekar-manisha-koirala-4663811.html|title=Director Partho Ghosh plans sequel to 1996 film Agni Sakshi starring Nana Patekar, Manisha Koirala- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=4 July 2018|website=Firstpost|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230450/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/director-partho-ghosh-plans-sequel-to-1996-film-agni-sakshi-starring-nana-patekar-manisha-koirala-4663811.html|archive-date=21 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A reviewer for the [[University of California]] deemed the film to be superior to the original.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Cinema/Agni.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805141546/http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Cinema/Agni.html|url-status=dead|title=Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema: AGNI SAKSHI|date=5 August 2012|archive-date=5 August 2012|website=archive.is|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref> In her book ''Bioscope: A Frivolous History of Bollywood in Ten Chapters'', Diptakirti Chaudhuri wrote, "Even in a derivative film like ''Agni Sakshi'', her performance as a tortured wife [is] pitch perfect against the formidable Nana Patekar".<ref name="Chaudhuri">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_e9LDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT94|title=Bioscope: A Frivolous History of Bollywood in Ten Chapters|first=Diptakirti|last=Chaudhuri|date=25 February 2018|publisher=Hachette India|access-date=22 December 2018|via=Google Books|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182947/https://books.google.com/books?id=_e9LDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT94|archive-date=21 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|isbn=9789351952299}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, emerging as the second highest-grossing film of the year in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php?txtYearlyData=1990-1999&year=1996|title=Top Hits 1996 - - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704005917/https://boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php?txtYearlyData=1990-1999&year=1996|archive-date=4 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> During the film's production, Koirala began dating her co-star [[Nana Patekar]]; Patekar confirmed their relationship and eventual breakup in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/3164/nana-reveals-his-relations-with-manisha-/|title=Nana reveals his relations with Manisha !|website=www.santabanta.com|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223030719/http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/3164/nana-reveals-his-relations-with-manisha-/|archive-date=23 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Physical abuse on his part may have been a factor for their separation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/tanushree-dutta-not-actor-nana-patekar-rubbed-wrong-way/|title=Tanushree Dutta is NOT the only actor Nana Patekar has rubbed the wrong way|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|date=9 October 2018|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120920/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/tanushree-dutta-not-actor-nana-patekar-rubbed-wrong-way/|archive-date=23 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The following year, she played a battered wife on the run from her mentally-ill husband in the drama ''[[Agni Sakshi (1996 film)|Agni Sakshi]]'', a remake of the [[Julia Roberts]]-starrer ''[[Sleeping with the Enemy]]'' (1991), which begot her positive reviews for her performance.<ref>{{cite web|author=Verma, Sukanya|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/07slid5.htm|title=I, me, myself – Manisha Koirala, a love affair – Agni Sakshi|work=Rediff.com|access-date=15 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607014752/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/07slid5.htm|archive-date=7 June 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film was released in close succession with two other remakes of the same film–''[[Yaraana (1995 film)|Yaraana]]'' (1995) and ''[[Daraar]]'' (1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/director-partho-ghosh-plans-sequel-to-1996-film-agni-sakshi-starring-nana-patekar-manisha-koirala-4663811.html|title=Director Partho Ghosh plans sequel to 1996 film Agni Sakshi starring Nana Patekar, Manisha Koirala- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=4 July 2018|website=Firstpost|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230450/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/director-partho-ghosh-plans-sequel-to-1996-film-agni-sakshi-starring-nana-patekar-manisha-koirala-4663811.html|archive-date=21 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A reviewer for the [[University of California]] deemed the film to be superior to the original.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Cinema/Agni.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805141546/http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Cinema/Agni.html|url-status=dead|title=Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema: AGNI SAKSHI|date=5 August 2012|archive-date=5 August 2012|website=archive.is|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref> In her book ''Bioscope: A Frivolous History of Bollywood in Ten Chapters'', Diptakirti Chaudhuri wrote, "Even in a derivative film like ''Agni Sakshi'', her performance as a tortured wife [is] pitch perfect against the formidable Nana Patekar".<ref name="Chaudhuri">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_e9LDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT94|title=Bioscope: A Frivolous History of Bollywood in Ten Chapters|first=Diptakirti|last=Chaudhuri|date=25 February 2018|publisher=Hachette India|access-date=22 December 2018|via=Google Books|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182947/https://books.google.com/books?id=_e9LDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT94|archive-date=21 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|isbn=9789351952299}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, emerging as the second highest-grossing film of the year in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php?txtYearlyData=1990-1999&year=1996|title=Top Hits 1996 - - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704005917/https://boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php?txtYearlyData=1990-1999&year=1996|archive-date=4 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> During the film's production, Koirala began dating her co-star [[Nana Patekar]]; Patekar confirmed their relationship and eventual breakup in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/3164/nana-reveals-his-relations-with-manisha-/|title=Nana reveals his relations with Manisha !|website=www.santabanta.com|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223030719/http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/3164/nana-reveals-his-relations-with-manisha-/|archive-date=23 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Physical abuse on his part may have been a factor for their separation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/tanushree-dutta-not-actor-nana-patekar-rubbed-wrong-way/|title=Tanushree Dutta is NOT the only actor Nana Patekar has rubbed the wrong way|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|date=9 October 2018|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120920/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/tanushree-dutta-not-actor-nana-patekar-rubbed-wrong-way/|archive-date=23 December 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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