Manisha as Indira? Paisa Vasool!

IF you want to play the late IndiraGandhi in a movie, you better set your nose right. Well, this is exactly whatManisha Koirala seems to be doing while readying to play the former Indian PM inan N Chandra-directed film produced by Nitin Keni.‘‘Yes,I definitely need to get the nose right,’’ says Manisha, who alsostars in Escape From Taliban, ‘‘We are trying out various nose jobsnow to see which one suits me best.’’Life has been on aroll — professionally atleast — for Manisha after Ek Chhoti Si LoveStory. ‘‘I have been through my share of upheavals,’’says Manisha. But life does come full circle and things are different now.Thanks to the author-backed roles that Manisha has bagged.WhileEscape From Taliban sees Manisha portraying Sushmita Bandhopadhyay’s life,Market has her playing a Muslim girl married off to a rich Arab who escapes fromher husband only to find herself in a brothel. And then, of course,there is Indira. Already past the silver-screen post is Escape From Taliban, afilm about which Manisha is confident: ‘‘ The makers of the moviehave put in a sincere effort and that’s whatcounts.’’In case you thought Manisha has only seriousroles up her sleeve, there is Paisa Vasool, a Sushmita Sen-starrer produced byManisha herself. ‘‘It’s a comedy with action scenes. Butthat’s the acting part. A producer’s life is tough!’’she reveals. Still, this doesn’t prevent Manisha from beingbusy with her second home production, which will launch her kid brotherSiddharth. Details please.‘‘The film is being directedby Makarand Deshpande and the storyline is out of the world!’’That’s a lot of info! But then, as Manisha might say, never be toonosey!