Yet another Koirala has hit the headlines in Nepal - but for reasons far from political.

Members of the Koirala family, called the Kennedys of Nepal, are among the best known politicians of South Asia. Girija Prasad Koirala, the current patriarch, was four times prime minister and heads the Nepali Congress, which in the 50s and 90s led pro-democracy movements.

Two of his elder brothers, Matrika Prasad Koirala and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, had also been prime minister, with the latter being the first elected premier of Nepal.

Even at 82, Girija Prasad Koirala continues to make news. An outspoken critic of King Gyanendra, he has been under house arrest since Feb 1 when the king toppled the Sher Bahadur Deuba government and suspended fundamental rights.

Since then, Koirala's daughter Sujata, also a member of the Nepali Congress, has been in the limelight after fleeing to New Delhi to be part of a seven-party alliance trying to mobilise support against the royal takeover.

A nephew of Koirala, Shekhar Koirala too joined Sujata in New Delhi. Last week, Nona Koirala, widow of Koirala's younger brother Keshav, made it to the headlines when she was released from house arrest in Kathmandu.

Now, the latest member of the clan to make news is Siddharth Koirala, Koirala's great nephew, better known as the younger brother of Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala.

The siblings, the grandchildren of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, however have no intention of joining politics.

Instead, they have chosen to shift to India and make it big in India's Hindi film industry. But while Manisha has earned a name for herself, Siddharth is yet to make a mark, despite his sister's support.

His debut film, Sanjay S. Zaveri's thriller about wife-swapping turning into murder, "Fun - Can Be Dangerous Sometimes", has just been released in India. "Fun..." has been dubbed a C-grade sleaze with a little-known cast.

Though the Koiralas' political activities find no mention in the state media in Nepal, the government-run Rising Nepal Sunday published a critique of the movie, with a photograph of Siddharth, who bears a strong resemblance to Girja Prasad Koirala.

"Manisha brother in sleazy movie", said the heading in the Rising Nepal.