Flavour of the Week: Rani Mukherjee

Here's a look at why Rani Mukherjee is so much in demand.

  • She locked lips with Vidya Balan to promote new film <i>No One Killed Jessica</i>, but that's not what makes Rani Mukherjee the Queen Bee of Bollywood. Here's why the talented actress is so much in demand.
    She locked lips with Vidya Balan to promote new film No One Killed Jessica, but that's not what makes Rani Mukherjee the Queen Bee of Bollywood. Here's why the talented actress is so much in demand.
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  • She famously said ?Actors are like beggars? but her high profile career belies her statement. Rani's first roles, to much critical acclaim, were in Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat and Ghulam, opposite Aamir Khan. But her supporting turn in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, this time opposite SRK, pushed her into Bollywood's hot spot
    She famously said “Actors are like beggars” but her high profile career belies her statement. Rani's first roles, to much critical acclaim, were in Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat and Ghulam, opposite Aamir Khan. But her supporting turn in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, this time opposite SRK, pushed her into Bollywood's hot spot
  • ? In period drama Hey Ram, based on the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi, Rani played opposite Southern superstar Kamal Haasan. She also shed her clothes and inhibitions in a steamy between-the-sheets scene with her co-star.
    – In period drama Hey Ram, based on the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi, Rani played opposite Southern superstar Kamal Haasan. She also shed her clothes and inhibitions in a steamy between-the-sheets scene with her co-star.
  • Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black made her a critical darling. As blind and deaf Michelle McNally, Rani's performance outshadowed even that of cinematic icon Amitabh Bachchan ? no small feat.
    Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black made her a critical darling. As blind and deaf Michelle McNally, Rani's performance outshadowed even that of cinematic icon Amitabh Bachchan – no small feat.
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  • Her star turn opposite rumoured beau Abhishek Bachchan in lighthearted heist movie Bunty Aur Babli showcased Rani's versatility on screen.
    Her star turn opposite rumoured beau Abhishek Bachchan in lighthearted heist movie Bunty Aur Babli showcased Rani's versatility on screen.
  • Rani, always courageous in her choice of roles, played a cheating wife in Karan Johar's deconstruction of happily ever after, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. She got to romance both Abhishek Bachchan as well as Shah Rukh Khan and looked her best draped in stunning sarees ? a look she adopted for herself soon after.
    Rani, always courageous in her choice of roles, played a cheating wife in Karan Johar's deconstruction of happily ever after, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. She got to romance both Abhishek Bachchan as well as Shah Rukh Khan and looked her best draped in stunning sarees – a look she adopted for herself soon after.
  • We've watched her push the boundaries with her abundant talent. Will she do it again with No One Killed Jessica? While we're waiting for the answer to that one, here's a peek at her life off screen.
    We've watched her push the boundaries with her abundant talent. Will she do it again with No One Killed Jessica? While we're waiting for the answer to that one, here's a peek at her life off screen.
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  • Rani, always tightlipped about her personal life, may or may not have been seeing Junior Bachchan. They were spotted around town together, looking for all the world like a couple in love. And then, as quietly as it had begun, the rumoured romance faded away.
    Rani, always tightlipped about her personal life, may or may not have been seeing Junior Bachchan. They were spotted around town together, looking for all the world like a couple in love. And then, as quietly as it had begun, the rumoured romance faded away.
  • Rani is now rumoured to be with director-producer Aditya Chopra. Buzz is that the two will officially put a ring on it in February 2011, but even at this point Rani chooses ?not to tell'.
    Rani is now rumoured to be with director-producer Aditya Chopra. Buzz is that the two will officially put a ring on it in February 2011, but even at this point Rani chooses ‘not to tell'.
  • Rani played a losing wicket in the style stakes when she first hit Bollywood but we've seen her evolve over the years from Bindu to Britney.
    Rani played a losing wicket in the style stakes when she first hit Bollywood but we've seen her evolve over the years from Bindu to Britney.
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  • After years of style missteps on the red carpet, Rani now looks better than we've ever seen her look before.
    After years of style missteps on the red carpet, Rani now looks better than we've ever seen her look before.
  • Her jumpsuit phase was one that we don't want to remember. And neither does she!
    Her jumpsuit phase was one that we don't want to remember. And neither does she!
  • After her jaw dropping weight loss for Dil Bole Hadippa Rani's hemlines have been rising while the necklines have been dropping.
    After her jaw dropping weight loss for Dil Bole Hadippa Rani's hemlines have been rising while the necklines have been dropping.
  • Rani looks best in the saree, and her collection is nothing less than beautiful.
    Rani looks best in the saree, and her collection is nothing less than beautiful.
  • Rani's a popular face on the party circuit, letting her down with the best of them way past when the clock strikes twelve.
    Rani's a popular face on the party circuit, letting her down with the best of them way past when the clock strikes twelve.