Rani Mukerji (born
21 March 1978) is an Indian film actress.
She has established a successful career in Hindi language films of Bollywood and has been described in the media as one of the most popular celebrities in India. Mukerji has received seven Filmfare Awards from fourteen nominations, and her film roles have been cited as a significant departure from the traditional portrayal of women in mainstream Hindi cinema.
She has established a successful career in Hindi language films of Bollywood and has been described in the media as one of the most popular celebrities in India. Mukerji has received seven Filmfare Awards from fourteen nominations, and her film roles have been cited as a significant departure from the traditional portrayal of women in mainstream Hindi cinema.
By the year 2004, Mukerji had
established herself as a leading actress of Bollywood with a primary role in
the romantic comedy Hum Tum and supporting roles in the dramas Yuva and Veer-Zaara.
She received further success for portraying a deaf, blind and mute woman in the
highly-acclaimed 2005 drama Black and an unfaithful wife in
the 2006 box-office hit Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Mukerji's
popularity declined from 2007 onwards, when she collaborated with Yash Raj
Films on several commercially unsuccessful films. Critics attributed this to
her her poor choice of roles and her "monotonous pairing" with the
same set of actors. The 2011 semi-biographical thriller No One Killed
Jessica proved Mukerji's first commercial success in three years, and
she followed it with a critically acclaimed performance in the 2012
supernatural thriller Talaash: The Answer Lies Within.
In addition to acting in
films, Mukerji has been actively involved with several humanitarian causes and
is vocal about issues faced by women and children. She has participated in
concert tours, performed on stage for televised award ceremonies, and featured
as a talent judge for the 2009 reality show Dance Premier League.
Despite constant speculation, she remains guarded about her personal life and
is sometimes labelled a recluse by members of the media.
Mukerji was born on 21 March
1978 to Bengali Brahmin parents in Mumbai. Her father, Ram Mukherjee (born to
the Mukherjee-Samarth family) is a former film director and one of the founders
of Filmalaya Studios. Her mother, Krishna Mukherjee, is a former playback
singer. Her elder brother, Raja Mukherjee, is a film producer and director. Her
maternal aunt, Debashree Roy, is a Bengali film actress and her paternal
cousin, Kajol, is a Hindi film actress and her contemporary. Another paternal
cousin, Ayan Mukerji is a scriptwriter and film director. Despite her parents
and most of her relatives being members of the Indian film industry, Mukerji
was disinterested to pursue a career in film. She said, "[T]there were
already too many actresses at home and I wanted to be someone different".
Mukerji was schooled at
Maneckji Cooper High School in Juhu, and graduated from SNDT Women's University
in the field of Home Science. She is a trained Odissi dancer and began learning
the dance form while in the tenth grade. As part of an annual tradition, the
Mukherjee family celebrates the festival of Durga Puja at the suburban
neighbourhood of Santacruz every year. Mukerji, a practising Hindu, takes part
in the festivities with her entire family.
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