Manisha Koirala expressed that she has come to terms with not having children, acknowledging the difficulty stemming from her battle with ovarian cancer.
During an interview with NDTV, the 53-year-old actress revealed her decision to embrace the role of a godmother instead of pursuing biological motherhood or adoption at this time.
The Dil Se actress said, “There are, somewhere, unfinished things in my life. As you grow older, you accept your reality. There are so many dreams that you realise are not going to happen, and you make peace with that."
"Motherhood is one of them. It was tough getting ovarian cancer and not being able to be a mother. But I made peace with that. And I said jo gaya so gaya (what's gone is in the past), and let me do my best with what I have,” she added.
Manisha, who was last seen in the Netflix web-series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, also disclosed that she experiences anxiety rapidly.
She exclaimed, “I thought a lot about adoption. I realised I get stressed out very quickly, I get anxiety very quickly. So after a lot of debate, I made peace with that. That I'd rather be a godmother."
"So, I must make do with what I have. What I have is ageing parents, whom I love. I'm the apple of their eye, I'm the centre of their universe, and I'm going to cherish that. In fact, I fly back to Kathmandu (Nepal, hometown) more often now and spend time with them. And I love that," Manisha added.
For the unversed, in 2012, the Bollywood actress was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer and underwent treatment in New York and successfully recovered by 2014.
