Rani Mukherjee

DOB:- 21-March-1978

Place:- Mumbai, Maharastra, India

Rani Mukherjee is one of the top actresses of Bollywood.

Infact, when it comes to Indian cinema, she is a personality who truly deserves a special mention. She was born on the 21st of March in the year 1978 in Bengal. Today, Rani Mukherjee is one of the highest paid actresses of the Indian film industry. She won the Filmfare award for three consecutive years from 2004 to 2006. In totality, she has achieved six Filmfare awards. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee.

Early Life

She comes from a filmy background. Her father Ram Mukherjee was a director and her mother Krishna was a playback singer. Even, her brother Raja is a film producer. Thus, film industry was not a new place for her. She was already aware of the ins and outs of this industry. Her cousin Kajol is also an extremely versatile actress, who has established her foothold in this glamour industry of cinema.

Rani Mukherjee pursued her graduation from Maneckjee Cooper High School in Juhu. As soon as she completed her studies, she got a few offers from film producers to act in their film. Then she didn't look back and passionately got involved in establishing her career in films. At the moment, it can be said that Rani Mukherjee has become an integral part of Bollywood.

Film Career    

Rani Mukerjee is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. Born to the Mukherjee-Samarth family, Mukerjee never harbored any ambitions to become an actress, but eventually joined films on the insistence of her parents.

She made her acting debut with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1997), and subsequently had her first, and still biggest commercial success with Karan Johar's romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which won her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She later starred in several films that fared below expectations, but in 2002 she tasted success with the critically acclaimed drama Saathiya for which she received numerous awards and nominations, including her first Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

In 2004, her performances in the hit romantic comedy Hum Tum and the critically acclaimed Yuva earned her the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards, respectively at the 50th Filmfare Awards, making her the first actress to win two major awards in the same year.

She later received unanimous praise for her portrayal of a blind, deaf and mute woman in Black (2005), for which she garnered numerous awards, including 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 commercial successes in India as well as overseas.

Mukerji thus established herself as a leading actress of Hindi cinema. She then featured in a series of commercially unsuccessful films, mostly under the Yash Raj Films banner, before re-inventing herself with Raj Kumar Gupta's semi-biographic thriller No One Killed Jessica (2011).

During the course of her career, she has received seven Filmfare Awards, among thirteen nominations.

In addition to acting in films, Mukerji has featured as a talent judge for Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Dance Premier League.

Despite constant speculation, she remains guarded about her personal life and has consequently been termed a recluse by certain sections of the media. Mukerji currently lives in Juhu with her parents.

Rani Mukherjee Awards Won

• Filmfare Awards (1999, 2003, 2005 and 2006)
• Star Screen Awards (1997, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007)
• Zee Cine Awards (1999, 2005 and 2006)
• International Indian Film Academy Awards (2005 and 2006)
• Bollywood Awards (2003, 2005 and 2006)
• Global Indian Film Awards (2005)
• Stardust Awards (2006)
• MTV Lycra Awards (2005)
• Sansui Awards (2003)

Rani Mukherjee Movies List

• Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1997) as Mala
• Ghulam (1998) as Alisha
• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) as Tina Malhotra
• Mehandi (1998) as Pooja
• Mann (1999) as Special appearance in song "Kaali Naagin Ke Jaisi"
• Hello Brother (1999) as Rani
• Badal (2000) as Rani
• Hey Ram (2000) as Aparna Ram
• Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000) as Anjali Khanna
• Bichhoo (2000) as Kiran Bali
• Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000) as Pooja Oberoi
• Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000) as Priya Sharma
• Bollywood im Alpenrausch (2000) as Herself           
• Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) as Priya Malhotra
• Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001) as Pooja Shrivastav
• Nayak: The Real Hero (2001) as Manjari
• Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...(2001) as Naina Kapoor
• Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002) as Herself
• Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai (2002) as Payal Khurana
• Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002) as Pooja Sahani
• Saathiya (2002) as Dr. Suhani Sharma Sehgal
• Chalo Ishq Ladaaye (2002) as Sapna
• Chalte Chalte (2003) as Priya Chopra
• Chori Chori (2003) as Khushi Malhotra
• Calcutta Mail (2003) as Bulbul/Reema
• Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) as Special appearance in song "Mahi Ve"
• LOC Kargil (2003) as Hema  
• Yuva (2004) as Shashi Biswas          
• Hum Tum (2004) as Riya Prakash
• Veer-Zaara (2004) as Saamiya Siddiqui
• Black (2005) as Michelle McNally
• Bunty Aur Babli (2005) as Vimmi "Babli" Saluja        
• Paheli (2005) as Lachchi Bhanwarlal
• Mangal Pandey:The Rising (2005) as Heera
• The Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan (2005) as Herself
• Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) as Maya Talwar
• Baabul (2006) as Malvika "Milli" Talwar Kapoor
• Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007) as Radhika "Shona" Shekhar Rai Banerjee
• Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) as Vibhavari "Badki" Sahay/Natasha
• Saawariya (2007) as Gulab
• Om Shanti Om (2007) Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi”
• Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008) Geeta
• Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi  (2008) as Special appearance in song "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte"
• Luck by Chance (2009) as Herself
• Dil Bole Hadippa! (2009) as Veera Kaur/Veer Pratap Singh
• No One Killed Jessica            (2011) as Meera Gaity
• Aiyyaa (2012) as Meenakshi Deshpande
• Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012) as Roshni Shekhawat
• Bombay Talkies (2013) as Gayatri
• Mardaani (2014) as TBA