Actress Manisha Koirala turned 42 yesterday. Having made Mumbai her home and comeback to Bollywood her topmost priority after ending her marriage to Nepali businessman Samrat Dehal, she was going to throw a birthday party for her close friends including Tabu, Jackie Shroff, Vivek Mushran, designers Ana Singh, Shahid Aamir and a few others.
Manisha, however, had to cancel her party when she heard that her guru, dear friend and business partner Ashok Mehta had passed away on August 15.
She also posted a condolence message that read, "When we lose some one dear it again reminds us how short n fragile our life is....n we take each other,our life,every miraculous moments for granted....RIP chachu...you ll always be in our heart....heaven must be lit up brightly.."
Manisha had worked with the cinematographer on several films including his directorial venture Moksha: Salvation.
