‘I Need To Vamoose For Awhile’

‘I
need
to
disconnect
from
the
stress,
smell
the
roses,
chase
the
butterflies…’

The
process
of
working
on
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali’s

Heeramandi
and
then
vigorously
promoting
the
series
has
left
Manisha
Koirala
exhausted.

Manisha
feels
the
need
to
detoxicate.

“I
think
I
need
to
vamoose
for
awhile.
I
need
to
go
somewhere.
I
need
to
focus
on
my
health,”
Manisha
tells

Subhash
K
Jha.

“I
am
researching
on
which
wellness
retreat
to
go
to.
I
need
to
get
back
to
healthy
eating
and
move
ahead
of
the
gym
thing
to

pranayam
and
naturopathy,
eating
right
walking.”

She
craves
to
find
her
lost
rhythm
in
life.

“I
need
to
go
back
to
my
regular
life.

“The
past
three
years
were
all
about

Heeramandi.

“We
were
so
anxious
to
finally
have
it
streaming.

“I
need
to
disconnect
from
the
stress,
smell
the
roses,
chase
the
butterflies…I
am
just
sounding
ridiculous
(laughs).

“But
yes,
I
need
to
just
disconnect
for
a
while.”

Looking
back
at

Heeramandi,
Manisha
feel
grateful
for
having
made
so
many
friends.

“In
this
experience
I
loved
everybody.

“I
didn’t
know
Sanjeeda
Sheikh
or
Richa
Chadha
before.
I
had
heard
of
Richa
and
how,
like
me,
she
had
made
it
on
her
own.

“Sonakshi
Sinha…I
had
seen
her
first
film
and
then
recently
in

Dahaad.

“I
didn’t
know
Sharmin,
she
was
probably
1
year
old
when
I
did

Khamoshi
with
her
uncle
Sanjay
Bhansali.
Of
course
I
know
her
mother
Bela
(Segal,
who
edited
her
brother
Sanjay’s
early
films)
well.”

Manisha
has
special
words
of
praise
for
one
of
her
co-stars.

“I
love
Aditi
Roy
Hydari.
She
is
so
beautiful.
And
so
full
of
praise
for
all
my
work.

“Fardeen
Khan
has
always
been
a
good
boy.

“Shekhar
Sumanji
I
knew
because
my
best
friend
Deepti
Naval
and
he
had
done
a
play.”

Manisha
admits
there
was
no
special
bonding
on
the
sets
with
her
co-stars.

“Honestly,
we
girls
were
warm
to
one
another,
but
we
didn’t
really
bond
while
working
as
we
all
had
our
own
corner
of
the
plot
to
inhabit.

“Even
when
we
were
working
together
we
were
all
focussed
on
how
to
do
our
scenes
correctly.

“It
was
a
pleasure
to
see
the
same
level
of
focus
and
dedication
in
my
co-stars
as
me.

“We
were
all
working
towards
the
same
goal,
but
individually.
It
was
a
very
work-oriented
atmosphere.

“We
were
trying
to
excel
collectively
and
not
at
all
competitively.
Every
actress
was
doing
her
best,
as
I
was.”

Feature
Presentation:
Ashish
Narsale/Rediff.com