Manisha Koirala’s close friends are in a state of shock, too numbed by her sudden illness, to let the gravity of her situation sink in. While family members begged off any on-record comment with the understandable plea of requiring privacy at a time like this, a very close friend of the actress revealed how the death of her mentor and dear friend cinematographer Ashok Mehta had left Manisha shaken and unsure of her own health and the future.