Rani Mukerji Wiki, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

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Rani Mukerji is an Indian actress. Popularly known as Khandala Girl, she is one of the most accomplished actresses of the Bollywood. Let’s delve into the personal and professional life of Rani Mukerji.

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Biography/Wiki

Rani Mukerji was born on 21 March 1978 (age 45 years; as of 2023) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She did her schooling from Maneckjee Cooper High School, Juhu, Mumbai and enrolled in Mithibai College, Mumbai to pursue graduation. Despite being from a family active in Bollywood, Rani was never interested to pursue acting as her career. Rani is a trained Odissi dancer; she starting taking lessons in dance when she was in her 10th grade. At the age of 16, she was approached by Salim Khan, a family friend, to play the lead in his film, “Aa Gale Lag Jaa.” She rejected the offer as her father didn’t want her to join the film industry at such a young age. She made a cameo at the age of 18 in her father’s Bengali film “Biyer Phool” (1996).

Rani Mukerji in her childhood

She received training from Roshan Taneja’s acting institute before making her Bollywood debut.

Physical Appearance

Height: 5′ 3″

Weight: 58 Kg

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: Brown

Figure Measurements: 34-30-34

Rani Mukerji workout

Family & Husband

Rani belongs to Mukherjee-Samarth Hindu Family. Her father, Late Ram Mukherjee, was a film director. Her mother, Krishna Mukherjee, was a playback singer. She has an elder brother, Raja Mukherjee, who is a producer and director.

Rani Mukerji with her father, Ram Mukherjee

Rani Mukerji with her mother, Krishna Mukherjee

Rani Mukherji with her brother, Raja Mukherjee

Rani Mukerji with her family

Her maternal aunt, Debashree Mukerji, is a national award-winning actress. Rani’s cousins are Kajol, Tanisha Mukherjee, and Mohnish Behl.

Rani Mukerji with Kajol

Rani met Govinda on the sets of Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000), and according to the sources, they started dating each other. According to rumours, the actor spent a lot of money on gifting Rani diamonds, high-end cars, and a luxurious flat.

Rani Mukerji with Govinda

Rani Mukerji started bonding with Abhishek Bachchan while shooting for Yuva and Bunty Aur Babli together. Their rumoured love came to an end when Abhishek went ahead and married Aishwarya Rai.

Rani Mukerji with Abhishek Bachchan

On 21 April 2014, Rani tied the knot with Aditya Chopra in a secret ceremony in Itlay. The couple has a daughter, Adira, who was born on 9 December 2015.

Rani Mukerji with her husband, Aditya Chopra

Rani Mukerji with her daughter, Adira

Career

Rani made her debut in Bollywood with “Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat” (1997). In 1998, she starred in Vikram Bhatt’s “Ghulam” opposite Aamir Khan. She earned huge popularity with her song “Aati Kya Khandala.” In the same year, she featured in a supporting role in “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.” Next, she appeared in “Saathiya,” which proved to be a turning point of her career.

Subsequently, she featured in “Hum Tum,” “Yuva,” and “Veer-Zaara.” Further, she portrayed the role of a deaf and blind woman in “Black” (2005), a fraud in “Bunty Aur Babli” (2005), and an unhappily married woman in “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna” (2006).

Rani Mukerji with Amitabh Bachchan in the film, Black

Rani also has to her credit successful films like “Talaash: The Answer Lies Within” (2012), “Mardaani” (2014), and “Hichki” (2018).

In addition to acting, Rani is quite active in humanitarian causes. She has participated in a number of concerts and stage shows and has also raised her voice on issues faced by women and children. She has also appeared as a judge in the reality show, “Dance Premier League” (2009).

Controversies

Even after being asked constantly about her relationship with Aditya Chopra, Rani kept it a secret for many years. Once when she was again asked about the same, she lost her cool and yelled at Simi Garewal. She said, “There’s a lot I know about you too, which of course you wouldn’t want me to bring up.” Later, she even asked the production team to delete that part of the interview.

Her cold wars with her co-stars Kajol, Aishwarya Rai, Jaya Bachchan, and Vivek Oberoi have always been the talk of the town.

Rani’s brother Raja Mukherji was accused of molesting a female director by deceiving her and assuring her introduction with Rani Mukerji. Although Rani was not a part of it, her name was dragged into the matter.

Car Collection

Rani’s car collection includes Audi A8 W12 and Mercedes Benz E-class.

Net Worth/Salary

Rani gets paid around ₹ 2-3 crores per film. Her net worth is estimated to be $25 million.

Favourite Things

Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan
Rani Mukerji with Amitabh Bachchan

Actress: Sridevi, Sharmila Tagore
Rani Mukerji with Sridevi

Film: Titanic

Colour: Red, Blue

Food: Fish prepared by her mother

Outfit: Saree

Destination: Sikkim

Accessory: Diamond ring gifted by her father

Perfume: Polo Sport

Facts

Rani Mukherji often smokes and consumes alcohol.

She is famous among her fans by the name of Khandala Girl.

Her family fondly call her Baby.

Her hobby is dancing.

Likes: Playing with her niece whom she lovingly calls “Mishti.”

Dislikes: When people make fun of her saying she only gets films under Yash Raj Banner.

Her fan mail address is 405, Shanti Building, B Width 4th Floor. Kalyan Complex, Versova, Mumbai 400 061, India.

Her father was the co-founder of Filmalaya Studios.

Rani is the first actress in Bollywood to have won “Best Actress Award” and “Best Supporting Actress Award” in a single year(2005) at the Filmfare Awards.

She is an introvert and unlike other celebrities, rarely interacts with media.

Rani keeps on trying different roles as she doesn’t want to be typecast.

Mukerji has been termed as one of the most accomplished actresses of Bollywood by critics.

In 2006, Rani was offered the lead role in the Hollywood film “The Namesake.” However, she turned down the offer owing to her busy schedule and dates clash with the Bollywood film “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.”

Rani changed the spelling of her surname from “Mukherjee” to “Mukerji” in her passport and then decided not to change it.

While speaking at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2023, she revealed that she lost her second baby five months into her pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic; she got pregnant at the end of 2020. Rani added that after 10 days, director Nikkhil Advani approached her with the film ‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway.’ Rani immediately accepted the offer as she could feel connected to the story of the film due to her personal grief. ^[1]Mint

She won the Best Actress – Critics award for the film ‘Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway’ at the 69th Filmfare Awards, held at the GIFT City in Gujarat on 28 January 2024.

On 20 February 2024, she won the Best Actress award for ‘Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway’ at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards, held in Mumbai.
Rani Mukerji with the 2024 Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award

On 10 March 2024, she won the Best Actress – Popular award for ‘Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway’ at the Zee Cine Awards held in Mumbai.
Rani Mukerji with the 2024 Zee Cine Award