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Rani Mukerji (born Rani Mukherjee on 21 March 1978) is an Indian film actress. Born to the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she made her acting debut with a supporting role in the Bengali film Biyer Phool (1992), while still in school. She began a full-time career in Bollywood with the 1997 social drama Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, and subsequently featured in Karan Johar's blockbuster romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which won her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her work in the 2002 relationship drama Saathiya, she won her first Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.
In 2004, her performances in the hit romantic comedy Hum Tum and the critically acclaimed drama Yuva earned her the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards, respectively, at the 50th Filmfare Awards. She later received unanimous praise for her portrayal of a blind, deaf and mute woman in Black (2005), for which she garnered two more Filmfare Awards: Best Actress and Actress – Critics. She went on to play leading roles in the comedy Bunty Aur Babli (2005) and the adult drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), both of which emerged as major economic successes in India and overseas. She then starred in a series of commercially unsuccessful films, a majority of which were under the Yash Raj Films banner, that led to setbacks in her career. She later earned praise for her portrayal of a headstrong journalist in No One Killed Jessica (2011, she won a Best Supporting Actress award at Filmfare) and a grieving mother in Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012). These accomplishments established Mukerji as a leading actress of Hindi cinema.[1]
In addition to acting in films, Mukerji featured as a talent judge for Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Dance Premier League (2009). She is a regular stage performer and has been involved in philanthropic endeavours related to women and children. Despite constant speculation, she remains guarded about her personal life and is sometimes labelled a recluse by members of the media.Mukerji was born in Mumbai on 21 March 1978 to a film-oriented family of Bengali origin.[2] Her father, Ram Mukherjee, is a former film director and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios, and her mother, Krishna Mukherjee, is a former playback singer.[3] Her elder brother, Raja Mukherjee, is a film producer and director.[4] Her maternal aunt, Debashree Roy, is a Bengali film actress and her paternal cousin, Kajol, is a Hindi film actress and her contemporary.[5] Another cousin of hers, Ayan Mukerji is a scriptwriter and film director.[6] As part of a tradition, the Mukherjee family celebrates the festival of Durga Puja at Santacruz every year. Mukerji, being a deeply religious person, takes part in the festivities with her entire family.[7][8]
Mukerji is a trained Odissi dancer and began learning the dance form in the tenth grade.[9] She was schooled at Maneckji Cooper High School in Juhu, and graduated from SNDT Women's University in the field of Home Science. Despite her family background, Mukerji was disinterested to pursue a career in film.[10] She said, "[T]there were already too many actresses at home and I wanted to be someone different".[11] At the age of fourteen, she was cast by her father for a supporting role in his Bengali film Biyer Phool (1992).[12] The film starred Prosenjit and Indrani Haldar in lead roles and narrates the story of two sisters, with Mukerji playing the younger sibling of Haldar's character. In 1994, director Salim Khan approcahed her to play the lead female role in his directorial, Aa Gale Lag Jaa. Her father disapproved of a full-time career in film at such a young age and hence, she turned down the offer.[13] When Khan approached her with another film offer (to play the protagonist of the social drama Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat), Mukerji accepted the role due to her mother's insistence that she pursue acting on an experimental basis.[14] Before beginning work on the film, she trained at Roshan Taneja's acting institute.Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, which tells the story of a rape victim (played by Mukerji) who eventually gets married to her rapist, released in 1997 and proved a critical and commercial faliure.[16] Positive reviews, however, were directed to Mukerji's performance and she won a special recognition award at the annual Screen Awards ceremony.[17] Following the film's commercial failure, Mukerji returned to college to complete her education. However, inspired by her cousin Kajol's success in Bollywood, she decided to pursue a full-time career in film.[11]
In 1998, Mukerji was cast opposite Aamir Khan, as the female lead, in Vikram Bhatt's commercially successful action film Ghulam. Though she portrayed a small role in the film, the song "Aati Kya Khandala" earned her wide public recognition.[18][19] After noticing her performance in Raja Ki Aayega Baraat, debutant director Karan Johar cast her alongside Shahrukh Khan and her cousin, Kajol, in his big-budget romantic drama Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The role was originally written for Twinkle Khanna, who turned down the offer, following which Johar approached several leading actresses before casting Mukerji for the role.[20] In the story, she portrayed Tina Malhotra, a sophisticated teenage girl who is in a relationship with Khan's character. Of her performance, Rediff.com wrote, "Rani Mukherjee is a pleasant surprise — totally comfortable, clearly having suspended all disbelief".[21] The film emerged as a blockbuster, with an adjusted worldwide gross of 182 crore (US$33 million),[22] and Mukerji received her first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Due to her slightly broken voice texture, her lines were dubbed by a dubbing artist in Ghulam. Johar initially wanted her voice dubbed for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai too, but Mukerji improved on her diction and eventually dubbed for her own lines.[23] Following the success of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, she played leading roles in the social drama Mehndi (1998) and the comedy Hello Brother (1999).[24] Both these films were critically and commercially unsuccessful.[25]
Mukerji's first release of 2000 was Raj Kanwar's action drama Badal opposite Bobby Deol. The film emerged as one of the highest-grossing films of the year,[26] but met with negative reviews from critics. She then essayed a brief role in Kamal Haasan's Hey Ram as the protagonist's first wife, Aparna Ram.[27] The controversial film, based on Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, was a critical success and was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars that year.[28] Mukerji next appeared in Bichhoo, an unofficial adaptation of Luc Besson's Léon: The Professional, as the foul-mouthed, coarse daughter of a drug dealer.[29] The film and her performance received negative reviews from critics.[30] Following a collaboration with actor Govinda, for the first time, in the comedy Hadh Kar Di Aapne, Mukerji featured opposite Salman Khan in two romantic dramas, Raj Kanwar's Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega and K. M.M. Rao's Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye.[31][32] She was appreciated for her performance in the former and received her second Filmfare nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category.[33]
The following year, Mukerji starred in Abbas Mustan's Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, a drama on surrogate childbirth featuring Salman Khan and Preity Zinta.[34] Mukerji's role was that of Priya Malhotra, a woman who is unable to conceive after a miscarriage and thus, hires a surrogate mother (played by Zinta). Sukanya Verma wrote, "Rani Mukerji is handicapped with a role that doesn't give her much scope besides weeping and sobbing. To her credit, she manages to hold her own even while playing a stereotypical sacrificing bhartiya nari [Indian woman]."[35] She next played the love-interests of Abhishek Bachchan and Anil Kapoor respectively, in two predominantly male-centric films: Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai and Nayak: The Real Hero. Upon release, both the films under-performed at the box office.[In 2002, Mukerji essayed the lead role of Pooja Sahani in Kunal Kohli's romantic comedy Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, alongside Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor. The film marked the first of her many collaborations with Yash Raj Films, a leading production company in India.[37] Although the movie flopped in India,[38] it performed well overseas.[39] That year, she reunited with Govinda in two commercially unsuccessful films, the romance Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai and the folk comedy Chalo Ishq Ladaaye. She then co-starred with Vivek Oberoi in Shaad Ali's critically acclaimed drama Saathiya, a remake of the Tamil film Alaipayuthey. Essaying the role of Suhani Sharma (originally played by Shalini), a medical student who deals with the tensions and discontent of being married at a young age, she won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, and received her first Best Actress nomination at the same ceremony. BBC reviewed, "Mukerji plays the character of a middle class girl with great conviction",[40] and Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mid Day added, "Her expressions and acting are understated in a role that fits her like a glove."[41] Saathiya emerged as a moderate commercial success and proved a turning point in her career.[38][42][43]
Mukerji's first release of 2003 was Aziz Mirza's box office hit Chalte Chalte opposite Shahrukh Khan.[44] Though she played a role similar to the one in Saathiya, her new "tanned" look met with public appreciation and her portrayal earned her a second nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare awards ceremony.[45] Also that year, she starred in Milan Luthria's romantic comedy Chori Chori opposite Ajay Devgan, Sudhir Mishra's suspense drama Calcutta Mail, alongside Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala, and J.P. Dutta's multi-starrer war film LOC Kargil.[46] All three films were critical and commercial faliures.[47]
Mukerji at the 6th International Indian Film Academy Awards in Amsterdam. She won both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards, for Hum Tum and Veer-Zaara respectively, at the ceremony
In 2004, she acted in Mani Ratnam's composite film Yuva alongside Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Kareena Kapoor and Esha Deol. The film, which narrates the story of three youngsters from different strata of society, saw Mukerji play Shahshi Biswas, a financially deprived Bengali housewife who is abused by her husband, a local goon (played by Bachchan). Though the film proved an economic failure,[48] the film and Mukerji's performance were praised by the critics. Taran Adarsh wrote, "Amongst the leading ladies, it is Rani Mukerji who is the best of the lot. The role demanded an actress of substance and Rani more than lives up to the expectations."[49] The film fetched Mukerji her second Best Supporting Actress award at Filmfare.
She received further success by playing the leading role in Yash Raj Films' romantic comedy Hum Tum, directed by Kunal Kohli, which emerged as one of the biggest hits of the year.[48] The film starred Mukerji along with Saif Ali Khan and followed the arcs of their characters at different stages of their lives. Mukerji's portrayal of Rhea Sharma, an independent woman, won her several Best Actress awards, including her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The Hindu observed, "Rani Mukerjee is self assuredly competent and makes you believe she is Rhea."[50] She eventually emerged as the first actor to have received both the Filmfare awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in the same year.[51]
Her final release of the year was Yash Chopra's period romance Veer-Zaara, in which she reunited with Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta. The film, which emerged as a major commercial success, grossing 94 crore (US$17 million) worldwide,[39][48] narrates the star-crossed love story of the titular characters, Veer Pratap Singh (played by Khan) and a Pakistani woman, Zaara Hayaat Khan (played by Zinta). Mukerji played the supporting role of Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer embroiled in a court case involving Singh. Veer-Zaara, which was screened at the Berlin Film Festival met with positive critical reviews.[52] Mukerji's role was particularly praised by the critics; BBC noted, "[I]ts Rani Mukerjee who deserves praise for her acting. To act through your eyes and not using dialogue is an art. Rani for one, has perfected this."[53] She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the IIFA Awards ceremony, and received a nomination at Filmfare.
In 2005, Mukerji starred in four high-profile films: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black, Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli, Amol Palekar's Paheli and Ketan Mehta's The Rising. She was primarily noted for her performance in Black. When Bhansali first offered the film to Mukerji, she turned it down[54] as she was not confident enough to play a deaf-blind person.[54] Once Bhansali reinforced his faith in her, she agreed and intensely studied sign language with professionals at the Helen Keller Institute in Mumbai.[55] Black was a major critical success, and Mukerji received unanimous acclaim for her performance, which Filmfare included in their listing of Indian cinema's "80 Most Iconic performances".[56] Rediff.com noted, "The performer in Rani Mukerji must have turned more than a few mental cartwheels when she got Black. It is a pure, performance-driven role, and Rani does it with a fluid maturity that is great to watch.".[57] She eventually won the Best Actress and the Best Actress – Critics at the Filmfare Awards ceremony.[58]
Her next release, the comedy Bunty Aur Babli, surfaced as the second highest grossing film of 2005. She played the character of Vimmi "Babli" Saluja, a con woman, opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The film opened to mixed reviews, as did Mukerji's performance. A review carried by Variety mentioned, "Three years ago, in Saathiya, helmer Shaad Ali managed to rediscover Mukerji's earlier vivacity, and he's done it again here in a role that the raspy-voiced diva-ette simply eats up"[59][60] Consequently, Mukerji received another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her work. Her third release that year, the fantasy film Paheli, opposite Shahrukh Khan, was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars for the 79th Academy Awards.[61] The film was critically acclaimed, as was Mukerji's performance, which Raja Sen called "another perfectly played part".[62] In her final release of the year, The Rising, Mukerji played a prostitute, Heera, who is the love interest of the protagonist Mangal Pandey, played by Aamir Khan.[63] Derek Elley of Variety mentioned that she made "the most of her feisty nautch-girl," despite having "a small role for a star of her caliber."[64]
In 2006 she starred in Karan Johar's adult drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna; featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Kirron Kher. The film opened to mixed reviews but emerged as a major international success with a worldwide gross of 113 crore (US$21 million).[39] The film told the story of two unhappily married couples in New York, which later results in an extramarital affair. Mukerji played the role of Maya Talwar, a woman layered with self-doubt and question about the relationship between her and her husband, played by Abhishek Bachchan. Her performance was well-received with Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN concluding, "Rani looks a million bucks and she dives under the skin of her character to make that part one that we will remember for a long time."[65] She received several nominations for the role, including her sixth Filmfare Best Actress nomination, and won the IIFA Best Actress Award for the third consecutive year. Mukerji's next release was B.R. Chopra's tearjerker Baabul alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and John Abraham. The movie did not do well at the box office in India,[66] but proved to be a hit overseas.[39] Her portrayal of Malvika, a young widow, met with mixed reviews from critics with Sarita Tanwar from Mid Day commenting, "Rani Mukerji breathes life into a somewhat confused character".

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