Manisha Koirala to play Nargis Dutt in Sanjay Dutt’s biopic

There has been another addition to the much-anticipated biopic on Sanjay Dutt, starring Ranbir Kapoor directed by Rajkumar Hirani. Manisha Koirala, who has featured in numerous films as Sanjay Dutt's heroine, will be soon seen playing role of his mother Nargis Dutt in the film. Confirming the news to Mumbai Mirror, Hirani said, “Manisha is playing Nargis ji. She's a wonderful person, extremely sweet.” Hirani mentioned that another reason for taking her was that Manisha was a cancer survivor.