Siddharth Koirala

Siddharth Koirala is a Nepalese film actor, and the younger brother of Bollywood actress of Nepali origin, Manisha Koirala, best known for playing the lead in Manish Jha's Indian film Anwar (2006). Family Siddharth Koirala was born into the Nepalese political family of Koiralas in Kathmandu, Nepal. His grandfather, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was the Prime Minister of Nepal in the late 1950s to early 1960s. His great-uncles Matrika Prasad Koirala and Girija Prasad Koirala also served terms as Nepal's prime ministers. In January 2008, Siddharth married his longtime girlfriend. Career Siddharth entered Indian cinema as a co-producer with his sister for the comedy film Paisa Vasool (2004), which also starred his sister Manisha. He also collaborated as a writer for a US television documentary entitled Terrorism: Bio Attack (2005). His acting debut was in the poorly received Fun: Can Be Dangerous Sometimes (2005).