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Personal Profile

Rani Mukherjee

Birth Name:
Rani Mukherjee
Common Name:
Ranee
Date of Birth:
March 21, 1978
Zodiac Sign:
Aries
Place of Birth:
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Height:
5' 3"
Sex:
Female
Hair Color:
Black
Eye Color:
Brown
Nationality:
Indian
Religion:
Hinduism
Education:
Maneckjee Cooper High School, Juhu

Mithibai College in Mumbai
Hobbies:
Dancing
Address:
B/405, Shakti Apartments, Kalyan Complex, Yari Road, Versova, Mumbai 400 061

Family

Rani Mukherjee

Father:
Ram Mukherjee
Mother:
Krishna Mukherjee
Brother:
Raja Mukherjee
Cousin: Mohnish Bahl
Sister:
Cousins: Kajol
Tanisha
Sharbani Mukherjee
Uncle:
Shomu Mukherjee
Aunt:
Tanisha
Relation:
Maternal Aunt: Debashree Roy

Career

Rani Mukherjee

Profession:
Actress
Claim to Fame:
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Movie
Debut:
Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat (1997) - Movie

Favourites

Rani Mukherjee

Food:
Fish
Actor:
Amitabh Bachchan
Movies:
Titanic
Perfumes:
Polo Sport

Awards

Rani Mukherjee

1999: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

2007: Popular Award for Best Actress

2006: Popular Award for Best Actress

2006: Filmfare Award, Best Actress for Black

Trivia

Rani Mukherjee

Ashwarya Rai Bachchan was first approached for the show, but talks failed over money.
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Rani Mukherjee has appeared in nearly 40 films.
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Rani Mukherjee charged 4 crore rupees for Baabul, making her the highest paid actress in India.
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She has worked six times with Shahrukh Khan, five times with Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan, and four times with Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta.
submitted by - Amit Sana
Mickey Contractor does her make-up for most of her movies. The make-up artist also works with the likes of Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra.
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Quotes

Rani Mukherjee

I don't believe that by doing an item number or looking sexy you break your goody-two shoes image. - Unknown
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I've slogged hard to get where I am. - Unknown
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I don't feel insecure but I always want to do better films. - Unknown
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If you don't grow as an actor, you don't change. - Unknown
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Tomorrow, when it's all gone and I'm married, I need to be that simple Bengali girl, which I am at heart. - Unknown
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Famous Dialogues

Rani Mukherjee

Ye tumhare baalon ko kya hua? - Hum Tum
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Ab tak class mein kitni baar fail ho chuke ho. - Unknown
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Biography

Rani Mukherjee

Last Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010

The latest number one position in the Bollywood actresses is being held at present by the queen of the heart of million fans, Rani Mukherji. Rani is considered to a very hot and sexy actress of bollywood.Her parents were closely associated with the show business.Rani Mukherjee has numerous relatives who are associated with the film industry. Notable among them beside her father and mother are film actresses Debashree Roy her maternal aunt, Kajol, Tanuja and Sharbani Mukherji her cousins. Her brother Raja Mukherjee is also a film director.

After Rani Mukherjee came out from the school, immediately she started receiving the offers from the film producers. At this point of time she was just 17 years old. She started her career in the Bollywood with Raja Ki Ayegi Baarat and in the Bengali films with the home production Biyer Phool. Both the films were released in the year 1996. The Hindi film did not performed well in the box office but her Bengali venture was able to sustain in the box office and can't be termed a flop. She can speak the languages Hindi, English, Bengali and Urdu fluently. Previously her dialogue delivery was not clear but she worked on it and now she is the only heroine with a husky voice in the Hindi film industry.

The path for Rani Mukherjee was not clear yet and there was still time left for her being accepted as an actress in the Bollywood. She worked very hard to build her career in the films and slowly some of her films started getting the nod of affirmation from public. In the year 2000, she was drawn into the controversies due to the Kiss with Kamalhassan in the film. Rani was termed as the cousin of Kajol in the early part of her career. But after the release of the Ghulam she immediately caught the attention of the media and the public. The release of the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai she got the proper attention of the public and the media and got the recognition for her work in the film by way of the award for the best supporting actress in the year 1999 from the Filmfare.

After the success of the film Rani Mukherjee started getting many offers for the role in the films from the Hindi movies. But most of the films did not get notable success in the box office instead Rani was able to establish firmly in the Bollywood with the release of the film Saathia. Since the year 2004 her career graph soared to the new heights every passing year in the year 2005 she was at her best while portraying the deaf and dumb girl in the movie Black. For this film she got all major awards and the film was critically acclaimed also. In this year another film Bunti Aur Babli portrayed her ability to tickle the ribs of the public and her sense of timing. Many times she performed on the stage most of time with her co-stars.

The rise in her career graph was due to her sheer determination and the dedication towards the portrayal of the roles enacted by her. Her attitude towards the work won her many friends and foes. But she fought with all the odds with sheer dedication and the guts. At the present time her work is appreciated and she is regarded as one of the top actresses of the Bollywood. Till now the hot and sexy Rani Mukherjee has received numerous awards for the recognition of her work. Few of her films are still in the making or the post production and when they are released I am sure that it would take her career to a new height. With the dedication towards the roles she is portraying, it is for certain that Rani would rule the world of the Bollywood for many years to come as a real Rani or the Queen of the hearts of the movie goers.