Rani Mukherjee in a silky cute top

Biograpghy 

Background:

Rani Mukherjee is Kajol’s cousin.  And both her father and brother belong to the Hindi Film Industry. Her mother too is an accomplished singer. Ram Mukherjee, Rani’s father is one of the co – owners at the Mukherjee family’s hereditary studio, the Filmalaya Studios.  As far as records go , media has reported that Rani has a huge fan following in Pakistan.  When the Government of India made attempts to hold delegates talks with Pakistan, during one such meet, Rani was invited to attend  a dinner with Gen. Musharraf as she was his favourite Bollywood actress.  Rani’s 1st foreign tour was a huge commercial success and is considered an important aspect of her career. It happened in 1999, and she was accompanied by Akshay,Amir khan, Aishwara Rai  Amir Khan, and Twinkle Khanna.

Controversy:

While at shooting by a Varanasi Ganges bank, during the movie Sarkar, Rani’s personal security latthi-charged the media and fans. Rani did not stop them. Later, though, she had to apologized in public. Before Aishwarya’s marriage to Abishek Bachchan, rumour was that Rani was to be married to  im and that Jaya Bachchan approved of it too much.  Next and most recent was the controversy regarding ShahifnKapoor's   co – starring her in Dil Bole Hadippa. Media said that both Vidya Balan and Rani couldn’t stop bickering against one another on playing the leading roles with Shahid, who is apparently younger to both actresses.

Rani Mukherjee in a blue and red saree looking hot

Personal life

Mukerji changed the English tranliteration of her surname from Mukherjee to Mukerji several years ago. At the time, it was reported that she did this for numerological reasons. 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. The house went through a two year renovation with the interiors done by Twinkle Khanna and Sussanne Roshan.

Controversies

In June 2005, Mukerji was widely criticized following the publication of an interview with British newspaper Desi Xpress. Mukerji was asked to name her idol and she replied, "Adolf Hitler". However, in an interview with Times Now a year later, she denied ever mentioning Hitler's name. In November 2006, Mukerji was shooting for the film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag in Varanasi when avid fans crowded the set. Security personnel beat the crowd back. A media storm followed as various groups insisted that Mukerji should have stopped the security guards. Mukerji later issued an apology.

Rani Mukherjee looking hot in a gold boob tube top

  

 

Rani Mukherjee's Biograpghy 

In the media

Rani Mukerji occupied the top slot of Filmfare's 'Top Ten Bollywood Actresses' list for two years in a row (2004-2005). She was also placed number one on Rediff's 'Top Bollywood Female Stars' Rankings for three consecutive years (2004-2006), while in 2007, she was ranked at number five. In February 2006, Filmfare Magazine placed her eighth amongst the "Ten Most Powerful Names of Bollywood", an achievement she repeated from the previous year, where she was ranked at number ten, the only woman on the list. In 2007, she was ranked at number five. On Women's International Day 2007, Mukerji came in fourth position on the All-Time Best Bollywood Actresses EverListing. She was placed at number 36 by UK magazine Eastern Eye as one of "Asia's Sexiest Women" (Sept/2006). Mukerji is frequently featured in various lists by Rediff.com, among them, Bollywood's Most Beautiful Actresses, Bollywood's Best Dressed Women and Women of Many Faces. Mukerji has made three appearances in Karan Johar's talk show Koffee with Karan. She appeared with Kareena Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, and Madhuri Dixit as a surprise guest. Rani made her entry in to the small screen with the dance reality show Dance Premier League in 2009.

Rani Mukherjee in a hot pink top

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. Her performance was generally well received, with one critic noting, "Rani enacts the role of the mother/wife proficiently." Her last two releases of the year, Pradeep Sarkar's drama Laaga Chunari Mein Daag where she played the role of a women who is forced to take up prostitution due to family problems and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya where she again essayed the role of a prostitute, were critical and commercial failures in India. Mukerji's role in Kunal Kohli's Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, which released on 27 June 2008, received positive reviews from critics; however, the film failed to do well at the box office. Her most recent release, Dil Bole Hadippa was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, opened on 18 September 2009 under the Yash Raj Films banner and performed averagely at the box office. Mukerji starred as a feisty Punjabi village girl who dreams of playing first class cricket, no matter what it takes. Her performance in the film was generally well-received by critics. The movie co-stars Shahid Kapoor and Anupam Kher. Mukerji is currently shooting for No One Killed Jessica which is being produced by UTV Motion Pictures and directed by Rajkumar Gupta who had previously directed the critically-acclaimed film Aamir, the film is believed to be based on the controversial Jessica Lal murder case.

Personal life

Mukerji changed the English tranliteration of her surname from Mukherjee to Mukerji several years ago. At the time, it was reported that she did this for numerological reasons. 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. The house went through a two year renovation with the interiors done by Twinkle Khanna and Sussanne Roshan.

Rani Mukherjee looking beautiful in a see through blue Dress

Biograpghy 

Rani Mukherjee 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, Kajol, is a popular Bollywood actress and another cousin, Ayan Mukerji is the writer and director of Wake Up Sid. 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.

 Mukerji's first 2003 release was Aziz Mirza's drama Chalte Chalte opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film saw her play a similar role to that of Saathiya, and she received her second nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award. Among another three releases that year, Mukerji starred in Chori Chori, where she portrayed her first comic role. Although the film did not do well at the box office, Mukerji's comic timing was praised. In 2004, her performance as a Bengali housewife in Mani Ratnam's Yuva won Mukerji her second Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. Though the film failed to do well, her performance was critically acclaimed with one critic writing, "the role demanded an actress of substance and Rani more than lives up to the expectations". 

She followed through by playing the leading role in the romantic comedy Hum Tum, which became one of the biggest hits of the year. The film, based on the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally..., was directed by Kunal Kohli. Mukerji's portrayal of Rhea Sharma, a woman of today's generation, won her several awards, including her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. BBCwrote about her performance," Rani is fast becoming one of the more dependable and versatile actresses of her generation." Her last release of the year was Yash Chopra's love saga Veer-Zaara, co-starring alongside Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta. The film, which emerged as the top grossing movie of the year in India and abroad, tells the love story of an Indian officer, Veer Pratap Singh, played by Khan, and a Pakistani woman, Zaara, played by Zinta. Mukerji played the supporting role of Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer who takes it upon herself to find the truth about Veer Pratap Singh. Mukerji in her critically acclaimed performance as the blind, deaf and mute Michelle McNally inBlack (2005), which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award for the second consecutive year. 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. She was primarily noted for her performance in Black. When Bhansali first came to Mukerji with the offer, she turned it down and stated that she was not confident enough to play a deaf-blind girl.

Rani Mukherjee

Biography:

This bong beauty Rani Mukerji comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Rani has done her schooling from Maneckji Cooper High School in Juhu, and later enrolled at Mithibai College in Mumbai.

Her father Ram Mukherji is a retired director and one of the founders of "Filmalaya Studios" while her mother, Krishna Mukherjee, was a playback singer.

She also has a brother called Raja Mukherji who is a film producer, now turned director. She is the cousin of Bollywood actress Kajol. Rani is a trained Odissi dancer, and began learning the dance in tenth grade.

She appeared in the big screen at the age of 14 where she did a cameo role in a Bengali film Biyar Phool (1992) directed by her father.

While in school at the age of 14, Mukerji did a cameo role in her father's Bengali film In 1994, Salim Akhtar, a family friend, offered her a film called Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1994) but her father was against it as she was too young. Mukerji turned down the offer and Urmila Matondkar was cast instead.

After two years, Salim Akhtar offered her Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat (1997). It was considered as her debut film but when the film was unsuccessful at the box office, Mukerji returned to college to complete her education.
In 1997 she did Ghulam with Aamir Khan which was a blockbuster she got her claim to fame from this film.

She got her big break in Bollywood when Karan Johar approached her for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1988) opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The film turned out to be a hit and Rani's performance was praised by one and all. After this there was no looking back for her she was director's actor. She was flooded with offers after this success. In 2002 she delivered the biggest hit Saathiya opposite Vivek Oberoi which was a blockbuster.

In 2004 her performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black was critically acclaimed by all the critics. After giving whole lot of excellent performance her latest film No One Killed Jessica (2011) made roars at the box office.
Presently she is working for Reema Kagti's untitled project. Mukerji changed the English transliteration of her surname from Mukherjee to Mukerji several years ago.

At the time, it was reported that she did this for numerological reasons. 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

Personal Life:

She was ofter linked up with director and producer Aditya Chopra. Though, they never made any official announcement about their relationship.