Mukerji comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father, 'Ram Mukherjee' . After a long discussion with her father, she agreed to do the film. When the film was unsuccessful at the box office, Mukerji returned to college to complete her education.
Got her first breakthrough with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai .
Cousin of Kajol , Sharbani Mukherji , Mohnish Bahl and Tanishaa Mukerji. Niece of Joy Mukherjee , Debashree Roy and Deb Mukherjee.
Indian model.
Daughter of director Ram Mukherjee and Krishna Mukherjee.
Her favorite film is Titanic along with that her favorite song is My Heart Will Go On from Titanic.
Won Best Actress for Hum Tum at the Bollywood Movie Awards, Screen, Cinegoers, Sports World, 1st GIFA, Zee Cine, IIFA and at the 50th Filmfare Awards.
Won accolades in the Best Supporting Actress category for Yuva at the Bollywood Movie Awards, Screen and at the 50th Filmfare Awards.
Won accolades in the Best Supporting Actress category for Veer-Zaara at the Sports World, Cinegoers, IIFA and South Africa Awards.
Won Sports World Jodi of the Year with Saif Ali Khan.
Only actress on Filmfare power list.
Won a Filmfare award for best supporting actress for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai . Directors then started taking her seriously, and then she signed up to do 22 films.
She 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. Recently, she has claimed that numerology was not a concern; her name had been put down as Mukerji on her passport, and she wished to harmonize her name and her passport.
She is the first actor to ever win both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress trophies in a single year at the Filmfare.
Two movies in which she appeared have been Indias entry to the Academy Awards. Paheli was the official entry for the 2006 Oscars. Hey Ram was an earlier entry.
Appeared at the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian culture, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi.
Besides acting in films, she also does many charity appearances for noble causes. Her most noteworthy show was Temptations 2005 where she performed in New Delhi. The event provided the opportunity to raise funds for National Centre For Promotional of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), a leading disabled rights group. Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra were also amongst the many who contributed to this cause.
In 2005, she worked with the biggest production houses and banners: Black, Bunty aur Babli and The Rising. These three movies were amongst the top ten grosser of the year. Paheli, while only moderately successful, was Indias official entry to the 2006 Oscars.
In February 2005, she was the only woman on the listing of "Ten Most Powerful Names of Bollywood". Filmfare Magazine incorporated her into the Power List at # 10. She was ranked at # 8 the following year, a number ahead of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. In February 2007, she was placed at #5 on the prestigious Power List, configuring the highest ranking for a woman. Rani has also been ranked # 1 in the Filmfare Top Ten Actresses Listing for three years in a row.
She has won well over 60 awards to date.
Listed # 1 on Rediffs Top Bollywood Female Stars Rankings for three consecutive years.
Was honored by an audience of 50,000 at the Casablanca Film Festival in Morocco where her selected four movies were presented to the foreign masses of people.
Her film, Paheli got the honor to open the ninth Zimbabwe International Film Festival in Harare a year later.
In 2006, the actress bought a new house for herself in Juhu. The interiors were done by Twinkle Khanna and it took an entire year to get ready.
Black , Paheli , and Veer-Zaara were all part of the final process of nomination selection for the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards amongst 60 foreign films in 2006.
Appeared at the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian culture, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Delhi.
Listed # 36 by UK magazine Eastern Eye as one of "Asias Sexiest Women" (Sept/2006).
Rani Mukerji have been the only member from the film industry to have been invited to the dinner in Honor of President Musharraf.
She was invited to the Toronto International Film Festival to promote her movie Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Due to her schedule shooting of Tara Rum Pum in New York City, she opted not to go.
In early 2007, the actress performed an act with Saif Ali Khan in Versailles for Lakshmi Mittals guests at his daughters 30 million/$65 million wedding.
Mukerji was offered the lead role in Hollywood film, The Namesake but owing to clashing dates with Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna , she couldnt commit to Mira Nairs project.
In November 2006, Mukerji was shooting a film in Varanasi when avid fans crowded the set. Security personnel beat the crowd back with sticks. A media storm followed as various groups insisted that Mukerji should have stopped the security guards. The actress later issued an apology.
The actress donated her prize money, her half-share of half-a-million rupees from her 2007 appearance on "Kaun Banega Crorepati?" with Preity Zinta , to the Holy Family Hospital. She said that this institution looks after children with heart problems which is a major setback in India.
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.
As of 2012, she is a seven-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian film actress, the most wins by any actress. She now has two Best Actress Awards, two Best Actress Critics Awards and three Best Supporting Actress Awards.
Besides acting in films, Mukerji has associated herself with several other commercial and non-profit organizations. In March 2004, Mukerji visited the sandy dunes of Rajasthan to boost the morales of the soldiers. It was for a show where entertainers and stars visit Indian troops in far-flung regions to encourage them along with the NDTV team.
She has been featured in the list of Rediffs "Best Dressed Actresses".
Rani Mukerji was listed on the coveted Rediffs Bollywoods Most Beautiful Actresses Listing along with Sonali Bendre and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
For her three minutes dance act at the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games, alongside Saif Ali Khan , she was reportedly paid 1.5 million rupees.
She performed in the "Temptations 2004" concert alongside Shah Rukh Khan , Saif Ali Khan , Arjun Rampal , Preity Zinta , and Priyanka Chopra in nineteen stage shows across the globe. It was the most successful Bollywood concert in its time and it broke all records.
The actress has been an active stage performer and has participated in numerous world tours. Her first world tour was in the year 1999 with Aamir Khan , Aishwarya Rai Bachchan , Akshaye Khanna and Twinkle Khanna. It was called the "Magnificent Five". The show was widely watched in every city where it was showcased.
As of 2006, her total box office impact is worth well over Rs. 5 billion.
Her friends in the industry include Shah Rukh Khan , Aamir Khan , Salman Khan , Karan Johar , Sanjay Leela Bhansali , Aditya Chopra , Vikram Bhatt , Sohail Khan , Arbaaz Khan , famous choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant , Farah Khan , Sabyasachi Mukherjee , Manish Malhotra , Ashutosh Gowariker , Kiran Rao , Anil Kapoor and all his family including daughter Sonam Kapoor , the Deols, especially Bobby and Twinkle Khanna.
She is very good friends with superstar Salman Khan. She starred in the Khans home production "Hello Brother" in 1999.
She is the only actress to have won both Best Actress and Best Actress Critics for the same movie at the Filmafre Awards. The film was Black.
She is extremely close to actor Anil Kapoor and his family, especially his daughter Sonam Kapoor.
She is the only actress in Filmfare history to have won both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in the same year.
Rani was the first choice for Dil Se, Lagaan, Munna Bhai MBBS, Salaam Namaste, The Namesake, Bhool Bhulaiya, Heyy Babyy, Billu and Gulab Gang. She could not do Lagaan, Munna Bhai and The Namesake due to date conflicts.
She is the only actress to have worked in both Salman Khan & Shahrukh Khans home productions, under Sanjay Leela Bhansalis banner, Anurag Kashyaps and the Bhatts, all whilst being an established and leading Yash Raj and Dharma Productions heroine. Rani was also the first choice for Aamir Khans debut production, Lagaan.
Niece of Debashree Roy.
Second cousin to actor Sujoy Mukherjee.(Joy Mukherjee son).
Second cousin to Toy " Monjoy" Mukherjee. ( Joy Mukherjee s son). Toy released a pop music album "Yuhin Kabhi" in 1999. It sold 1 lakh copies. Toy was to debut as a lead actor in 2003. Due to his dad s poor health the film was shelved. The film was to be produced by dad Joy Mukherjee.
Starred in Dev Benegals shelved film "California- Mumbai". Co starring Ben Afleck. This was in 2003.
Starred in the shelved film " Dharti" opposite Manoj Bajpayee.
Due to star in Sharbani Deodhars film "Dekha Jayega" opposite Chandrachur Singh. The film was shelved after being announced.
Starred in Vikram Bhatt s Mulaqaat. Co starring Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai, Chandrachur Singh.
(August 9, 2015) Expecting her 1st child with her husband Aditya Chopra in January.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 37, a daughter named Adira Chopra on December 9, 2015. Childs father is her husband, Aditya Chopra.
Niece of director Shurjee Mukherjee.
Rani Mukherjees mother Krishna Roy is a singer. Krishnas sister Debashree Roy is actress. She was once married to actor Prosenjit Chatterjee (Biswajeets son).
Mother Krishna Roy Mukherjee sang in the film Teesri Aankh.
When Karan wanted my voice to be dubbed for,Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) , I really thought that it was bad and,very husky and rough, but slowly I worked to improve my diction, and am,now quite comfortable with it.
Why should I try to imitate Kajol? I am not a mimicry artist.
On her character in The Rising (2005): "See, my role started as a cameo.
I am in the profession of acting and so to suit the character I,sometimes have to indulge in kissing and provocative scenes. I have,never felt comfortable shooting for kissing sequences. Although,kissing scenes like the ones in Yuva with Abhishek Bachchan and in Hum,Tum with Saif were shot in an aesthetic manner. I am still pretty much,uncomfortable performing such scenes.
I think what is really required as a trick to survive in the film,industry is your dedication, patience, lot of hard work and no,manipulation.
Salman Khan is probably one of the most good looking people we have in,our industry.
[on Saif Ali Khan] Saif is a brilliant actor, undoubtedly. He is one of,my favorites and I enjoy watching him on screen. Both of us agree we,have great chemistry onscreen that stems from our off screen rapport.
We trust each other as actors. While shooting we never tried to outdo,each other. The other day we were watching the preview if our film and,at the end, we both agreed that we look so hot together.
I love romantic films and love drama. Any film that has romance or romantic element is my comfort. .
