RANI MUKERJI

Biography : Rani Mukerji was born in Mumbai on 21 March 1978 to a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father, Ram Mukherjee, is a retired director while her mother, Krishna, was a playback singer. Famous Bollywood star Kajol is Rani’s cousin. Rani Mukerji belongs to the Mukherjee-Samarth family that has a lineage in Indian cinema. She debuted in Raja ki aayegi baarat but got recognition after Karan Johar’s Kuch kuch hota hai. This was followed by a lean period in which her films did moderately well. She tasted success again with Yash Raj’s Saathiya opposite Vivek Oberoi. She established herself as a top-notch actress both in commercial Bollywood films and women-centric roles. Her major films include Hum Tum, Yuva, Veer-Zaara, Black, Kabhi alvida na kehna, No one killed Jessica, Ghulam, Saawariya, Chalte chalet, Bunty aur Babli, Talaash: the answer lies within and Mardaani. She is a trained Odissi dander. She is recipient of a number of awards. She is married to director-producer Aditya Chopra. Rani was schooled at Maneckji Cooper High School in Juhu, and graduated from SNDT Women's University in the subject of Home Science. Despite her family background, Mukerji was never interested in becoming an actor. Her father was strictly against Rani working in films, despite the family’s film background. Rani even turned down the offer of working in Salim Khan’s 1994 film Aa Gale Lag Jaa. Later Rani, on the instance from her mother, decided to work in films just for fun. she made her acting debut with a cameo appearance in the Bengali film Biyer Phool (1996), on the insistence of her mother. The following year, Mukerji made her Hindi film debut with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat. But it was Karan Johar's blockbuster romantic film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) catapulted Rani into our collective conscious. The film also won her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. After that film Rani has shown her acting prowess in numerous commendable films such as Hum Tum, Saathiya, Chalte Chalte, Bunty Aur Babli, Veer Zara , Black, No One Killed Jessica and Talaash.