Rani Mukerji

Rani Mukerji (; born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of multiple accolades, including eight Filmfare Awards. Mukerji has featured in listings of the leading and highest-paid actresses of the 2000s.

Born into the Mukherjee-Samarth family, Mukerji dabbled with acting as a teenager by starring in her father Ram Mukherjee's Bengali-language film ''Biyer Phool'' and in the social drama ''Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat'' (both 1996). Mukerji had her first commercial success with the action film ''Ghulam'' and breakthrough with the romance ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (both 1998). Following a brief setback, the year 2002 marked a turning point for her when she was cast by Yash Raj Films as the star of the drama ''Saathiya''.

Mukerji established herself by starring in several commercially successful romantic films, including ''Chalte Chalte'' (2003), ''Hum Tum'', ''Veer-Zaara'' (both 2004), and ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (2006), and the crime comedy ''Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005). She also gained praise for playing an abused wife in the political drama ''Yuva'' (2004) and a deaf and blind woman in the drama ''Black'' (2005). Mukerji's collaborations with Yash Raj Films from 2007 and 2010 produced several unsuccessful films and led critics to bemoan her choice of roles. This changed when she played a headstrong journalist in the biographical thriller ''No One Killed Jessica'' (2011). Further success came with the thrillers ''Talaash'' (2012), ''Mardaani'' (2014) and ''Mardaani 2'' (2019), the comedy-drama ''Hichki'' (2018), which emerged as Mukerji's highest-grossing release, and the drama ''Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway'' (2023).

Mukerji is involved with 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 2009 reality show ''Dance Premier League''. Mukerji is married to filmmaker Aditya Chopra, with whom she has a daughter. Provided by Wikipedia