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 Famous Bollywood Actress Rani Mukerji Biography in English

Rani Mukerji is a prominent Indian actress known for her work in Bollywood. Here's a brief biography of her life and career:

Early Life:- Rani Mukerji was born on March 21, 1978, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She comes from a film-oriented family; her father, Ram Mukherjee, was a former film director and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios, while her mother, Krishna Mukherjee, is a playback singer. Her elder brother, Raja Mukherjee, is also a film producer and director.

Career Beginnings:- Rani made her acting debut in 1996 with the Bengali film "Biyer Phool" directed by her father. Her Bollywood debut came in 1997 with "Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat," although the film didn't fare well at the box office. However, her breakthrough role came in 1998 with the film "Ghulam," opposite Aamir Khan, where she garnered attention for her performance.

Rise to Prominence:- Rani Mukerji gained widespread recognition and acclaim for her role in Karan Johar's "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" (1998), starring alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The film was a massive success and became a classic of Indian cinema. Following this, Rani delivered several notable performances in films such as "Saathiya" (2002), "Chalte Chalte" (2003), and "Yuva" (2004).

Career Peaks:- Her career reached new heights with the critically acclaimed film "Black" (2005), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, where she played the role of a deaf-blind girl alongside Amitabh Bachchan. Her portrayal earned her numerous awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Rani continued to deliver hit films with "Bunty Aur Babli" (2005), "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" (2006), and "No One Killed Jessica" (2011).

Later Career:- Throughout her career, Rani Mukerji has portrayed a diverse range of characters, showcasing her versatility as an actress. Some of her notable films in the later part of her career include "Mardaani" (2014) and its sequel "Mardaani 2" (2019), where she portrayed a tough cop fighting against crime and injustice.

Personal Life:- Rani Mukerji married filmmaker Aditya Chopra, son of legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra, in a private ceremony in Italy in 2014. They have a daughter named Adira together, born in 2015.

Legacy:-  Rani Mukerji is regarded as one of the most talented and successful actresses in the Indian film industry. Known for her versatility and ability to portray a wide range of characters, she has left an indelible mark on Bollywood. With numerous awards and accolades to her name, she continues to be a respected figure in Indian cinema. Famous Bollywood Actress Rani Mukherjee was born on 21 March 1978 in Mumbai. Rani's mother Krishna Mukherjee saw her and then she was taken to the kid ward. After some time, when the nurse handed over the child to Krishna Mukherjee, he started getting suspicious as soon as he saw her. As soon as he noticed, he saw that the girl's eyes were not dark brown.

He told the nurse, this is not my child. This girl's eyes are not brown, my daughter's eyes are brown, go find her. On the other hand, Rani had been handed over to a Punjabi family. When the search for Rani began, it was revealed that Rani had been handed over to a Punjabi family. Rani's mother went to that ward and brought her daughter back. This story was narrated by Rani in an interview given to ABP News.

Rani studied at Manekji Cooper High School, Mumbai. He was fond of watching films since childhood. Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, and Madhuri Dixit used to be his favorite actors. When Aamir Khan's film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was released in the year 1988, like every girl in the country, Rani Mukherjee also became a fan of Aamir Khan.

One day Rani came to know that Aamir Khan was shooting the film Love Love Love near her school. In such a situation, Rani bunked the school and reached the film sets. Rani had written 'Dear Aamir' for Aamir in her autograph book, she thought that Aamir would be happy to see this, but the opposite happened.

On the set, Aamir angrily took the diary from Rani's hand, signed it and returned the diary. Aamir did not even look at Rani, which hurt her a lot.

One day, when the shooting of the song Aati Kya Khandala was going on, as soon as she got the chance, Rani asked him, do you remember I had come to get your autograph in my childhood. Obviously, Aamir did not remember anything, but when Rani told him about this incident, he was not ready to believe it and kept saying that Rani was joking.

Rani Mukherjee belonged to a film family, so her family often interacted with people from the film industry. Once Rani Mukherjee was noticed by Salman Khan's father Salim Khan. He offered Rani the film Aa Gale Lag Jaa, but when Rani's father Ram Mukherjee came to know about this, he flatly refused. He did not want Rani to leave her studies and come into films at the age of just 16.

Rani was just 18 years old when her father underwent bypass surgery. When her father's health started deteriorating, he almost stopped working, so Rani Mukherjee decided to take responsibility of the family. At the same time, Salim Khan again offered her the film Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, so despite her reluctance, Rani accepted the offer after being persuaded by her mother, even though she had no interest in acting.

When Rani gave the screen test for the film Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, she had no understanding of acting. Frightened Rani gave such a bad screen test that when her mother Krishna Mukherjee saw the final clip, she told the producer, don't cast my daughter in the film, your film will flop.

On the day the film was released, Rani's father Ram Mukherjee was admitted to the hospital, he was to undergo bypass surgery, but he insisted that he would not get the surgery done without watching Rani's film. When Rani refused him, he set a condition that as soon as he left the hospital, he would go straight to the Gaiety Cinema and watch the film. When he was discharged from the hospital, he went straight to the theater in a wheelchair. Everyone in the theater was clapping after hearing Rani's powerful dialogues, but Ram Mukherjee was crying loudly.

The film Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat could not do much at the box office, due to which Rani became quite disappointed. He accepted that his talent would not work in the film world. With this thought in mind, he started going to college again. After some time, Rani was given a special trophy for best acting in the Screen Awards for this film. After this, inspired by her cousin Kajol, Rani also decided to make a career in the film industry.

Aamir Khan was quite impressed after seeing Nee Mukherjee's powerful acting. It was he who advised the film's director Vikram Bhatt to cast Rani. However, Aamir did not like Rani's voice. When he told this to Vikram Bhatt, on his request Rani's voice was changed in this film. His voice was made thin in the film through dubbing artist.

This film, released on 19 June 1998, was a huge hit and Rani got overnight stardom from the film. Almost all the songs of this film were chartbusters, but the most talked about one was Aati Kya Khandala. Many youngsters copied Aamir extinguishing a matchstick with his tongue in the opening scene of this song.

This song became a trendsetter in Bollywood. However, this song was also accused of promoting eve teasing. After the release of the film, many such cases were registered in which Lafangey used to tease girls by singing the line of this song Aati Kya Khandala.

After Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Karan Johar decided to make the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai with Shahrukh Khan and Kajol. Shahrukh was in the role of Rahul and Kajol in the film Anjali, while the role of Tina was written for Twinkle Khanna. When it came to the casting of the film, Twinkle Khanna refused to do the film saying that she did not like the character of Tina.

Meanwhile, Shahrukh Khan watched the film Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, in which he liked Rani Mukherjee's acting very much. And thus, on Shahrukh's advice, Karan Johar cast Rani in the role of Tina.