Name: Rani Mukerji
Birthday: 21 March 1978 (Birthplace -Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Contact Information
B/405,
Shakti Apartments,Kalyan Complex,
Yari Road, Versova,
Mumbai 400 061
Family Background
Mukerji comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father Ram Mukherjee is a retired director and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. while her mother Krishna was a playback singer. Her brother Raja Mukherjee is a film producer, now turned director. Her maternal aunt,Debashree Roy, is a national award-winning Bengali film actress and her Cousin of Kajol, Sharbani Mukherji, Mohnish Bahl and Tanisha. Niece of Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee.
Mukerji changed the English transliteration of her surname from Mukherjee to Mukerji several years ago. In 2006, Mukerji stated that numerology was not a concern; her name had been put down as Mukerji on her passport, and she wanted to be consistent. Mukerji has three homes in Mumbai, including her childhood home. She bought a bungalow in Juhu for herself and her parents in mid-2005.
Education
Mukerji is a trained Odissi dancer, and began learning the dance in the tenth grade. Mukerji studied at Maneckji Cooper High School in Juhu, and later enrolled at Mithibai College in Mumbai.
Quick Fcats
Height: 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
Trade mark: Husky voice Queen of Bollywood
Trivia: Get her first breakthrough with Raja Ki Aayegi Baarat
Favorite comic: Archie and Donald Duck
Favorite outfit: Anything comfortable
Favorite hobby: Dancing
Favorite food: Fish made by her mom.
Favorite holiday: Sikkim
Favorite gift: Diamond ring her dad gave her.
Her favorite film:‘Titanic’ along with that her favorite song is ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from ‘Titanic’.
Favorite Perfume: Polo Sport
Film career
After doing a short cameo appearance for the first time in her father's Bengali film Biyer Phool (1992), Mukerji made her acting debut five years later, as the protagonist of Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1997). Mukerji had a successful comeback in 1998 with Ghulam, opposite Aamir Khan. The song Aati Kya Khandala made Mukerji popular among the masses, earning her the nickname of Khandala Girl. Karan Johar's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, co-starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, followed for her that year. The movie was a blockbuster, In 2001, Mukerji starred in Abbas Mustan's romantic drama Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.
In 2002, Mukerji played the lead role in Kunal Kohli's romance Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, co-starring alongside Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor. Later that year, Mukerji starred in Shaad Ali's critically acclaimed Saathiya oppositeVivek Oberoi. Mukerji's first 2003 release was Aziz Mirza's drama Chalte Chalte opposite Shahrukh Khan.
In 2004, her performance as a Bengali housewife in Mani Ratnam's Yuva won Mukerji her secondFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. She followed through by playing the leading role in the romantic comedy Hum Tum, which became one of the biggest hits of the year. Her last release of the year was Yash Chopra's love saga Veer-Zaara, co-starring alongside Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta. In 2005, Mukerji starred in four high-profile films: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black, Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli, Amol Palekar's Paheli and Ketan Mehta's The Rising. Her next release, Bunty Aur Babli, surfaced as one of the biggest hits of the year. Mukerji was offered the lead role in Mira Nair's Hollywood film, The Namesake (2007) but owing to clashing dates with Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
Mukerji's first 2007 release, Ta Ra Rum Pum, where she played a pianist turned housewife and a mother for the first time on celluloid, was a semi hit. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariyawhere she again essayed the role of a prostitute, were critical and commercial failures in India. The movie co-stars Shahid Kapoor and Anupam Kher. Mukerji starred in the film No One Killed Jessica, which was produced byUTV Motion Pictures and directed by Raj Kumar Gupta.
Filmography
Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat
Saathiya
Hum Tum
Chalte Chalte
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Black
Bunty Aur Babli
Baabul
Paheli
Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Hey Ram
Ghulam
Veer Zaara
Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic
Ta Ra Rum Pum
Yuva
Calcutta Mail
Mujhse Dosti Karoge
Dil Bole Hadippa!
No one Killed Jessica
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
Kal Ho Naa Ho
Nayak
Badal
Hello Brother
Other Work
In March 2004, Mukerji visited the sandy dunes of Rajasthan to boost the morale of the jawans. In February 2005, Mukerji performed at the HELP! Telethon Concert to help raise money for the victims of Tsunami in company with other Bollywood stars.[ Mukerji donated her prize money, her half-share of 50 lakh rupees from her 2007 appearance on Kaun Banega Crorepati with Preity Zinta, to the Holy Family Hospital.
In 2005, Mukerji was a guest of honour at a state dinner to greet General Pervez Musharraf in company of the Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh.
Award
1999, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
2003, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Saathiya
2005, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Hum Tum
2005, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Yuva
2006, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Black
2006, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Black
2003, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress , Saathiya
2006, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress , Black
1997, Star Screen Awards Best Fresh Talent, Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat
2003, Star Screen Awards Special Jury Award, Saathiya
2005, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Hum Tum
2005, Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress, Yuva
2006, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Black
2006, Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (Rani & Abhishek Bachchan) for Bunty Aur Babli
2007, Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (Rani & Shahrukh Khan) for KANK
1999, Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Female for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1999, Zee Cine Awards, Lux Face of the Year, Ghulam & Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
2005, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Hum Tum
2006, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Black
2005, IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Veer-Zaara
2005, IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Tum
2006, IIFA Best Actress Award for Black
2007, IIFA Best Actress Award for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
2003, Bollywood Movie Award - Critics Award Female, Saathiya
2005, Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actress, Hum Tum
2005, Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress, Yuva
2006, Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female, Black
2005, GIFA Best Actress for Hum Tum
2004, Rajiv Gandhi Award
2009 - IIFA-FICCI Frames named her as one of the ten most powerful entertainers of the decade.
2011, Kelvinator Gr8 Women (Achievers) Award Actor of the Decade
2005, Bollywood Fashion Awards Celebrity Style Female Award
2006, Bollywood People's Choice Best Actress, Black
2006, 2nd Apsara Awards Best Actress, Black
2009, TV Ki Raani Award
2010, V. Shantaram Award Best Heroine, Dil Bole Hadippa!