- Born
- Height5′ 2″ (1.58 m)
- Rani Mukerji is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of multiple accolades, including seven Filmfare Awards. Mukerji has featured in listings of the highest-paid actresses of the 2000s.
Mukerji make her debut in her father directorial Bengali film Biyer Pool (1996). Her first Hindi film was the drama film Raja Ki Aayegi Bharat (1997). Mukerji first commercial success film was Ghulam (1998) which paired her with actor Aamir Khan, and followed by the worldwide blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) make her first collaboration with Shah Rukh Khan.
Mukerjis is known for her versatility. Her performances often sited as the most iconic and remarkable role in Hindi cinema. She established her career in the early 2000s with successful films including Saathiya (2002), Chalte Chalte (2003), Hum Tum (2004), Veer Zaara (2004), Bunty Aur Babli (2005), and Black (2005) later to be her best performance of her life time career.
Following the birth of her child, Mukerji took a four-year hiatus to focus on her daughter and was persuaded by her husband, Aditya Chopra, to return to acting. Mukerji makes her comeback with the all-time blockbuster film Hichki in 2018, which emerged as her highest-grossing release film of all time. She is continued her acting career with successful thriller Mardaani 2 (2019) and the drama Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway (2023).
- IMDb mini biography by: Tama Soetatta
- SpouseAditya Chopra(April 21, 2014 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenAdhira
- Parents
- RelativesRaj Mukherjee(Sibling)Kajol(Cousin)
- Husky voice
- Irritating Bengali accent when playing her native character.
- Frequently works under her husband Aditya Chopra's banner Yash Raj Films.
- She is the first actor to ever win both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress trophies in a single year (2005) at the Filmfare.
- Got her first breakthrough with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).
- Won a Filmfare award for best supporting actress for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). Directors then started taking her seriously, and then she signed up to do 22 films.
- Cousin of Kajol, Sharbani Mukherji, Mohnish Behl and Tanishaa Mukerji. Niece of Joy Mukherjee, Debashree Roy and Deb Mukherjee.
- She has won well over 60 awards to date.
- The kiss with Kamal Haasan (in Hey Ram (2000)) 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.
- Kamal Haasan re-invented the actress in me after the Hey Ram (2000) experience.
- When Karan wanted my voice to be dubbed for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), 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.
- You sign two films with a hero and it's said you're having a scene with him. Please, the only scenes I'm into are in front of the camera.
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