RANI MUKHARJI Unknown Link Author Title: RANI MUKHARJI Author: Unknown Rating 5 of 5 Des: Mukerji comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father, Ram Mukherjee , is a retired directo... <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://images.taragana.com/2009/08/05/758887581.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://images.taragana.com/2009/08/05/758887581.jpg" width="392" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://sareesmania.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/rani-mukharjee-in-saree-photos-101.jpg"><img src="http://sareesmania.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/rani-mukharjee-in-saree-photos-101.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://media.business24-7.ae/images/2014/05/rani6.jpg"><img src="http://media.business24-7.ae/images/2014/05/rani6.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">Mukerji comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father, </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611550?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Ram Mukherjee</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">, is a retired director and one of the founders of "Filmalaya Studios". Her mother, </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2752803?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #136cb2; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">Krishna Mukherjee</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">, was a playback singer. Her brother, </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2320092?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Raj Mukherjee</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;"> is a film producer, now turned director. Her maternal aunt, </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746987?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Debashree Roy</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">, was a Bengali-film actress and her cousin, </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004418?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Kajol</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">, is a Bollywood actress.</span><br style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">Mukerji is a trained Odissi dancer, and began learning the dance in tenth grade. Mukerji studied at Maneckjee Cooper High School in Juhu, and later enrolled at Mithibai College in Mumbai.</span><br style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">While in school at the age of 14, Mukerji did a cameo role in her father's Bengali film Biyar Phool (1992). In 1994, </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015292?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Salim Akhtar</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">, a family friend, offered her a film called </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0225013?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Aa Gale Lag Jaa</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;"> (1994) but her father was against it as she was too young. Mukerji turned down the offer and </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007107?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Urmila Matondkar</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;"> was cast instead.</span><br style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;">Two years later, </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015292?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Salim Akhtar</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;"> came up with another offer and insisted on her playing the protagonist of </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0269758?ref_=nmbio_mbio" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat</a><span style="background-color: #f6f6f5; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: start;"> (1997). 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.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="soda odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Got her first breakthrough with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172684?ref_=nmbio_trv_1" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Kuch Kuch Hota Hai</a> (1998).</div> <div class="soda even" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Cousin of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004418?ref_=nmbio_trv_2" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Kajol</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1166510?ref_=nmbio_trv_2" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Sharbani Mukherji</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046894?ref_=nmbio_trv_2" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Mohnish Bahl</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849500?ref_=nmbio_trv_2" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Tanisha</a>. Niece of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611535?ref_=nmbio_trv_2" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Joy Mukherjee</a>,<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746987?ref_=nmbio_trv_2" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Debashree Roy</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0971111?ref_=nmbio_trv_2" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Deb Mukherjee</a>.</div> <div class="soda odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Indian model.</div> <div class="soda even" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Daughter of director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611550?ref_=nmbio_trv_4" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Ram Mukherjee</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2752803?ref_=nmbio_trv_4" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Krishna Mukherjee</a>.</div> <div class="soda odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Her favorite film is 'Titanic' along with that her favorite song is 'My Heart Will Go On' from 'Titanic'.</div> <div class="soda even" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Won 'Best Actress' for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378072?ref_=nmbio_trv_6" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Hum Tum</a> (2004) at the Bollywood Movie Awards, Screen, Cinegoers, Sports World, 1st GIFA, Zee Cine, IIFA and at the 50th Filmfare Awards.</div> <div class="soda odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Won accolades in the 'Best Supporting Actress' category for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382383?ref_=nmbio_trv_7" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Yuva</a> (2004) at the Bollywood Movie Awards, Screen and at the 50th Filmfare Awards.</div> <div class="soda even" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Won accolades in the 'Best Supporting Actress' category for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420332?ref_=nmbio_trv_8" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Veer-Zaara</a> (2004) at the Sports World, Cinegoers, IIFA and South Africa Awards.</div> <div class="soda odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Won Sports World Jodi of the Year with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451307?ref_=nmbio_trv_9" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Saif Ali Khan</a> (2004).</div> <div class="soda even" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Only actress on Filmfare power list (2004).</div> <div class="soda odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Won a Filmfare award for best supporting actress for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172684?ref_=nmbio_trv_11" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Kuch Kuch Hota Hai</a> (1998). Directors then started taking her seriously, and then she signed up to do 22 films.</div> <div class="soda even" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> 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.</div> <div class="soda odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> She is the first actor to ever win both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress trophies in a single year (2005) at the Filmfare.</div> <div class="soda even" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> Two movies in which she appeared have been India's entry to the Academy Awards.<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451850?ref_=nmbio_trv_14" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Paheli</a> (2005) was the official entry for the 2006 Oscars. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222012?ref_=nmbio_trv_14" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Hey Ram</a> (2000) was an earlier entry.</div> <div class="soda odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> 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.</div> <div class="soda even" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> 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. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451321?ref_=nmbio_trv_16" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Shah Rukh Khan</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1231899?ref_=nmbio_trv_16" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">Priyanka Chopra</a> were also amongst the many who contributed to this cause.</div> <div class="soda odd" style="background-color: #f6f6f5; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; padding: 8px 12px;"> 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 India's official entry to the 2006 Oscars.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> RANI MUKHARJI Mukerji comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father, Ram Mukherjee , is a retired directo... Read more »
