Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN. Read the latest news and updates on your favorite movies, tv shows stars. Moviefone is your source for entertainment, movie, DVD, online streaming TV news. Rani Mukerji Wikipedia. Rani Mukerji born 2. March 1. 97. 8 is an Indian actress. She has won several awards, including seven Filmfare Awards. Her film roles have been cited as a significant departure from the traditional portrayal of women in Bollywood. Although Mukerji was born into the Mukherjee Samarth family, in which her parents and relatives were members of the Indian film industry, she did not aspire to pursue a career in film. However, while still a teenager she dabbled with acting by playing a supporting role in her fathers Bengali language film Biyer Phool 1. Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat on the insistence of her mother. She then began a full time career in film and gained recognition for a supporting role in the romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1. After this initial success in her career, Mukerjis films fared poorly at the box office for the next three years. Her career prospects improved when Yash Raj Films cast her as the star of the drama Saathiya 2. By 2. 00. 4, Mukerji had established herself as a leading actress of Bollywood with roles in the romantic comedy Hum Tum and the dramas Yuva and Veer Zaara. Download Hot B Grade Movies List 2011 Bollywood' title='Download Hot B Grade Movies List 2011 Bollywood' />She achieved further success for portraying a deaf, blind and mute woman in the acclaimed drama Black 2. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 2. Mukerji then collaborated with Yash Raj Films on several unsuccessful films which led critics to criticise her for choosing poor roles and pairing with the same set of actors. The semi biographical thriller No One Killed Jessica 2. Talaash The Answer Lies Within 2. Mardaani 2. 01. 4. HDrZ732H8Lo/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Download Hot B Grade Movies List 2011 Bollywood' title='Download Hot B Grade Movies List 2011 Bollywood' />In addition to acting in films, Mukerji is involved with several humanitarian causes and is vocal about issues faced by women and children. She has participated in concert tours and stage shows, and featured as a talent judge for the 2. Dance Premier League. Though she is reticent to discuss her personal life in public, her off screen life is the subject of substantial media coverage in India. She is married to filmmaker Aditya Chopra, with whom she has a daughter. Early life and backgroundeditRani Mukerji was born in Mumbai on 2. Download Hot B Grade Movies List 2011 Bollywood' title='Download Hot B Grade Movies List 2011 Bollywood' />March 1. 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 uninterested in pursuing a career in film. She said, There were already too many actresses at home and I wanted to be someone different. Mukerji received her education at Maneckji Cooper High School in Juhu and graduated with a degree in Home Science from SNDT Womens University. 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 in the suburban neighbourhood of Santacruz every year. Mukerji, a practising Hindu, takes part in the festivities with her entire family. In 1. 99. 4, director Salim Khan approached her to play the lead female role in his directorial, Aa Gale Lag Jaa. Her father disapproved of a full time career in film at such a young age, so she rejected the offer. At the age of eighteen, Mukerji experimented with acting by portraying a supporting role in her fathers Bengali language film. Biyer Phool 1. 99. The film starred Prosenjit and Indrani Haldar in lead roles and narrates the story of two sisters Mukerji played the younger sibling of Haldars character. Soon after, Khan approached her with another film offer to play the protagonist of the social drama Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, Mukerji accepted the role due to her mothers insistence that she continue to pursue acting on an experimental basis. Before she began work on the film, Mukerji trained at Roshan Tanejas acting institute. Debut and public recognition 1. Mukerji portrayed a rape victim who is forced to marry her rapist in Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, which released in 1. Although the film was a commercial failure,1. Mukerjis performance was praised, and she won a special recognition trophy at the annual Screen Awards ceremony. Following the films poor showing at the box office, Mukerji returned to college to complete her education. However, inspired by her cousin Kajols success in Bollywood, she decided to pursue a full time career in films. In 1. Mukerji starred opposite Aamir Khan in Vikram Bhatts Ghulam 1. Though her role in the film was small, the song Aati Kya Khandala earned her widespread recognition. How To Apply For Food License In Bangalore Tv. Due to Mukerjis broken voice texture, Bhatt hired a dubbing artist with a much higher pitched voice to dub for her lines. When asked if the directors decision to not use her voice in the film affected her, she said that her voice was dubbed as it did not suit the character. Later that year, Karan Johar cast Mukerji opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in his directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The role was originally written for Twinkle Khanna, but when she rejected it, Johar signed Mukerji on the insistence of Khan and Aditya Chopra. Johar had originally intended that a dubbing artist dub Mukerjis lines in the film, but she improved her diction and eventually dubbed for her own lines. She portrayed Tina Malhotra, a college student who is in a relationship with Khans character. Writing for India Today, film critic Nandita Chowdhury considered Mukerji to be the scene stealer and added, Oozing oomph from every pore, she. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai proved a breakthrough for Mukerji it emerged as a blockbuster in India and abroad with earnings of over 1. US1. 6 million, and won eight Filmfare Awards, including a Best Supporting Actress trophy for Mukerji. Following the success of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Mukerji played leading roles in the social drama Mehndi 1. Hello Brother 1. Both these films were critical and commercial disappointments which failed to propel her career forward. Career struggles and initial success 2. By 2. 00. 0, Mukerji wanted to avoid being type cast as a standard Hindi film heroine and thus decided to portray more challenging roles in addition to the archetypical glamorous female lead. However, none of her film releases in 2. In Badal and Bichhoo, two male centric action dramas both featuring Bobby Deol in the lead, she played roles that were met with little acclaim from the critics. A supporting role in Kamal Hassans bilingual film Hey Ram proved more rewarding. The film was a partly fictionalised account of Mahatma Gandhis assassination and Mukerji portrayed the character of Aparna Ram, a Bengali school teacher who is raped and murdered during communal riots in Calcutta. The controversial subject matter of Hey Ram led to poor box office earnings, but the film was critically acclaimed and selected as Indias official entry to the Oscars that year. Mukerji found no success in her next two releases, the comedy Hadh Kar Di Aapne and the romance Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye.