Rani Mukerji
Also Known As: Rani
Date of Birth: March 21, 1978
Height: 5'1"
Hometown: Calcutta, West Bengal, India
In a Relationship With:
Aditya Chopra (allegedly)
Best Quotes:
Height: 5'1"
Hometown: Calcutta, West Bengal, India
In a Relationship With:
Aditya Chopra (allegedly)
Best Quotes:
“It`s frustrating for the media to see me going about my work like Florence Nightingale - They`d like me to be Rangeeli Rani.”
“I was so shy and scared of Aamir Khan that I used to look at his shoes when we were shooting for Ghulam, today we are great friends.”
“I take suggestions from Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan. They are incredible friends.”
“I`d rather have a room full of cuddly teddy bears than a diamond necklace in a safe deposit locker.”
“The kiss with Kamal Haasan (in Hey! Ram) was mechanical. He was constantly checking the right angle. Where was the passion?”
“I don`t party, I don`t get drunk and I don`t have affairs. So all my passion goes into my work.”
“am in the profession of acting and so to suit the character I sometimes have to indulge in kissing and provocative scenes. I have never felt comfortable shooting for kissing sequences. Although, kissing scenes like the ones in Yuva with Abhishek Bachchan and in Hum Tum with Saif were shot in an aesthetic manner. I am still pretty much uncomfortable performing such scenes.”
“I can never be rude to people who want photographs and autographs, but I don`t like to be followed and stared at constantly.”
“When Karan wanted my voice to be dubbed for `Kuch Kuch Hota Hai`, I really thought that it was bad and very husky and rough, but slowly I worked to improve my diction, and am now quite comfortable with it.”
“Why should I try to imitate Kajol? I am not a mimicry artist.”
“I will marry only with my parents' blessings”
Rani Mukerji is a famous Bollywood actor known for her remarkable acting talent. She is known for her performance in films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Ghulam, Black and Talaash to name a few. She was born in Mumbai on 21 March 1978 to a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father, Ram Mukherjee, is a retired director while her mother, Krishna, was a playback singer. Famous Bollywood star Kajol is Rani’s cousin.
Rani was schooled at Maneckji Cooper High School in Juhu, and graduated from SNDT Women’s University in the subject of Home Science. Despite her family background, Mukerji was never interested in becoming an actor. Her father was strictly against Rani working in films, despite the family’s film background. Rani even turned down the offer of working in Salim Khan’s 1994 film Aa Gale Lag Jaa. Later Rani, on the instance from her mother, decided to work in films just for fun. she made her acting debut with a cameo appearance in the Bengali film Biyer Phool (1996), on the insistence of her mother. The following year, Mukerji made her Hindi film debut with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat. But it was Karan Johar’s blockbuster romantic film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) catapulted Rani into our collective conscious. The film also won her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. After that film Rani has shown her acting prowess in numerous commendable films such as Hum Tum, Saathiya, Chalte Chalte, Bunty Aur Babli, Veer-Zaara , Black, No One Killed Jessica and Talaash.
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