 Rani Mukerji (formerly Mukherjee - these days everyone is changing the spelling of their names to please lady luck) was born March 21, 1978 in a Bengali family with a film-industry background. Her father is director Ram Mukherjee. Kajol, is her cousin. She has one brother, Raja Mukherjee.
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This Rani of all cinegoers hearts first appeared in the film Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1996. The film was not a hit. However, she was lucky in her second and third films: Ghulam and then the 1998 mega-hit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. She won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Rani Mukherjee did a lot many appearances in average movies. At the time she entered movies she was a dark and plump girl who was an almost misfit in the movie industry, but she has wowed her audiences with her performances and then later with her looks. The audience these days await her releases very eagerly.
She again won a Filmfare award in 2002, but this time a Critic's Choice Best Actress award for her work in Saathiya. In 2004 she won both the Filmfare Best Actress Award and the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her roles in Hum Tum and Yuva respectively creating history as to become the first woman to ever win in both the prestigious categories in a single year at Filmfare.
She has also appeared in Chalte Chalte (2003) and by the end of 2004 in blockbuster, Veer-Zaara. Her recent film, Black, where she essays the character of a deaf-blind girl, has drawn many favorable reviews. Rani has also appeared all over the world in Shahrukh Khan's touring stage show, Temptations 2004.
Filmography
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai (Pre-production)(2010)
Luck by Chance - Special appearance (2009)
Hadippa (Post-production)(2009)
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic(2008)
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Special appearance in song Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte (2008)
Kunal Kohli's Next(2008)...Filming
Om Shanti Om(2007)...Special appearance
Saawariya(2007)...Gulabji
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag(2007)...Natasha
Ta Ra Rum Pum(2007)...Shona
Baabul(2006)...Talwar/Kapoor
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna(2006)...Maya Talwar
Fanaah (2006)...
Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006) Shalini Sharma Post-production
The Rising (2005) Heera
Paheli (2005) Lachchi
Bunty Aur Babli (2005) Vimmi (Babli)
Black (2005) Michelle McNally
Veer-Zaara (2004) ... Saamiya Siddiqui (Filmfare nomination, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award)
Hum Tum (2004) ... Rhea Prakash (Filmfare Best Actress Award)
Yuva (2004) ... Sashi Biswas (Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award)
LOC Kargil (2003)
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) ... Special Appearance (song)
Chori Chori (2003) ... Kushi
Calcutta Mail (2003) ... Bulbul
Chalte Chalte (2003) ... Priya Chopra
Saathiya (2002) ... Suhani Sharma (Filmfare Best Actress Award)[Critics/Performer]
Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002) ... Pooja Sahani
Chalo Ishq Ladaaye (2002) ... Sapna
Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai (2002) ... Payal Khurana
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) ... Naina (cameo)
Nayak (2001) ... Manjari
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001) ... Pooja
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) ... Priya Malhotra
Snegithiye (2000)
Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000) ... Priya Sharma
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000) ... Pooja Oberoi
Bichhoo (2000) ... Kiran Bali
Hadh Kardi Aapne (2000) ... Anjali Khanna
Hey! Ram (2000) ... Aparna Ram
Badal (2000) ... Soni
Hello Brother (1999) ... Rani
Mann (1999) ... special appearance (song)
Mehndi (1998)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) ... Tina Malhotra (Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award)
Ghulam (1998) ... Alisha
Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996) ... Mala
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