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Rani Mukerji (born March 21, 1978, originally named Rani Mukherjee), is a Indian actress in Bollywood movies.

Family background

She comes from a film-clan family of Bengali origin: Her father, Ram Mukherjee is a retired director. Her mother Krishna used to be a playback singer, while her brother Raja Mukherjee is a film producer. Bollywood actress Kajol is her second cousin. (See Mukherjee-Samarth family (film))

Career

Rani made her debut in Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1996. The film did not do well at the box-office. However, Ghulam
(1998) brought her instant fame. She was also noticed for her work as a supporting actress in the hit film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
(1998), for which she won her first Filmfare Award.

She has been a lead cast in many films since then, a busy schedule typical of the prolific Bollywood movie industry. Although many were run-of-the-mill efforts that were neither commercial nor critical successes, Ms. Mukerji has had her share of higher-profile moments. She played a supporting role in Hey Ram
(2000), which was India's official entry to the 2001 Oscars. She had a cameo appearance in the hit Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
(2001) which brought her once again to the limelight. Her critically-acclaimed performance as a middle-class housewife/doctor in Saathiya
(2002) was highly appreciated as one of the year's best. Chalte Chalte
(2003), and Hum Tum
(2004) were post-successes. Hum Tum
was actually based on the story of When Harry Met Sally...
, where she essayed the role of Meg Ryan. She had a strong portrayal of a Pakistani lawyer in Veer-Zaara
, which was both a commercial hit, and favorably received at the Berlin Film Festival (2005).

Ms. Mukerji's career has gone into high gear in the last few years. In 2005 she appeared in the high-profile films Black
, Bunty aur Babli and The Rising. Paheli
, while only moderately successful, was India's official entry to the 2006 Oscars.

She is an active performer in many stage shows and participated in Shahrukh Khan's world tour stage show, Temptations 2004 with an all-star lineup.

In February 2005, Filmfare Magazine published her face among the "Ten Most Powerful Names of Bollywood" as the only woman. She was ranked eighth on the Power List in February 2006, configuring the highest ranking for a woman. Rani was also ranked number one in the Filmfare Top Ten Actresses' listing both years, 2004 and 2005.

Trivia

Rani and Saif Ali Khan
were featured performers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
She changed her surname from Mukherjee to Mukerji several years ago. At the time, it was reported that she did this for numerological reasons, to increase her luck. Recently, she has claimed that numerology was not a concern; her name had been put down as Mukerji on her passport, and she wished to harmonize her name and her passport.
Rani Mukerji recently launched Jet Airways’ air safety manual in Braille - the first of its kind in India.

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