Today is the 46th birthday of Rani Mukherjee, who has appeared in movies including Ghulam, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega, and Black. Born on March 21, 1978, Rani Mukherjee comes from a family in the film industry. Her mother, Krishna Mukherjee, is a vocalist, and her father, Ram Mukherjee, was a well-known producer. Films were in Rani's blood.
Rani used to be a big follower of Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, and Amitabh Bachchan. Rani even once skipped class to visit Aamir Khan's movie set and sign his autograph. Who would have thought that working with Aamir Khan on a movie would make the same Rani a celebrity?
It's also true that Rani never desired to be in movies, but she took on family responsibilities and agreed to appear in movies at her mother's request after her father's income ended following bypass surgery. But he found that this was not an easy journey. Don't cast my daughter; the mother warned the producer after her first screen test because it was so horrible.
On this unique day of Rani's 46th birthday, discover the tale of her cinematic debut and some previously untold tales.
Rani was swapped out as soon as she was born, and her mother could see the difference in the child.
On March 21, 1978, Rani Mukherjee was born in Mumbai. After being seen by Rani's mother, Krishna Mukherjee, she was brought to the pediatric ward. After a while, when the nurse gave the infant to Krishna Mukherjee, he noticed her right away and became suspicious. His first observation was that the girl's eyes were not a deep brown color.
This is not my child, he said to the nurse. My daughter's eyes are brown, not this girl's; go look for her. However, Rani had been given to a family from Punjab. It turned out that Rani had been given to a Punjabi family when the search for him started. After visiting the ward, Rani's mother returned with her daughter. Rani recounted this tale in an interview with ABP News.
I had skipped class in order to get Aamir's autograph, but I was devastated when Aamir ignored her.
Rani attended Mumbai's Manekji Cooper High School. Since he was little, he has enjoyed watching movies. His former favorite actors were Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, and Amitabh Bachchan. Rani Mukherjee became a fan of Aamir Khan just like any other girl in the nation after his film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was released in 1988.
Rani learned one day that Aamir Khan was filming Love, Love, Love not far from her school. Rani left school early in this circumstance and made her way to the movie sets. Whereas Rani had written 'Dear Aamir' for Aamir in her signature book, she didn't think the opposite would happen.
Aamir snatched the diary out of Rani's hand on the set, signed it, and gave it back. Rani was deeply offended that Aamir did not even glance at her.
As soon as Rani had the chance, she questioned him, "Do you remember I had come to get your autograph in my childhood?" during the song Aati Kya Khandala's filming. Naturally, Aamir had no memory of the episode, but when Rani informed him about it, he refused to accept it and said that Rani was kidding.
When Rani Mukherjee was sixteen, she turned down Salim Khan's offer.
Because Rani Mukherjee came from a family in the film business, her family frequently met with members of the profession. Salim Khan, the father of Salman Khan, once took notice of Rani Mukherjee. He made Rani an offer to star in the movie Aa Gale Lag Jaa, but Ram Mukherjee, Rani's father, vehemently declined. At the tender age of sixteen, he did not want Rani to abandon her education to pursue a career in movies.
After her tenth class, Rani began training in Odissi dance. She attended SNDT Women's University to earn a degree in home science after completing her education.
Rani's father had bypass surgery when she was only eighteen. Rani Mukherjee chose to take up the family's responsibilities after her father's health began to fail and he nearly quit working. Rani was reluctant to accept Salim Khan's second offer to star in Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, but her mother convinced her to take the role even though she had no desire to perform.
Don't take my daughter in the movie, the mother told the producer after watching the first screen test. Rani had no acting experience when she gave the screen test for the movie Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat. When Rani's mother, Krishna Mukherjee, watched the final scene, she was so uncomfortable that she warned the producer, "Don't cast my daughter in the film; your film will flop."
But the producer gave Rani a chance, and she was cast as the married rapist's victim, Mala, in the movie Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat. In addition, Rani was a cast member of her father's Bengali movie Bier Phool.
Ram Mukherjee, Rani's father, was scheduled for bypass surgery on the day the movie was released, but he refused to have the procedure done until he had seen Rani's movie. When Rani rejected him, he made it clear that he would see the movie at the Gaiety Cinema as soon as he was discharged from the hospital. He proceeded straight to the theater in a wheelchair after being released from the hospital. After hearing Rani's stirring speeches, the entire auditorium applauded, but Ram Mukherjee was sobbing aloud.
Rani was highly dissatisfied with the movie Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat's lackluster performance at the box office. He acknowledged that the film industry would not utilize his abilities. He resumed his college studies with this idea in mind. After a while, Rani received a unique trophy from the Screen Awards for this movie's outstanding acting. Following this, Rani made the decision to pursue a career in movies, partly due to the influence of her cousin Kajol.
Aamir modified his voice and was cast after witnessing the first movie.
After witnessing Rani Mukherjee's powerful performance in the movie Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, Aamir Khan was highly impressed. He was the one who suggested that Vikram Bhatt, the film's director, cast Rani. But Aamir did not find Rani's voice appealing. After telling Vikram Bhatt about it, the actor requested that Rani's voice be altered for the movie. The dubbing artist in the movie thinned out his voice.
Released on June 19, 1998, this movie was an immediate blockbuster and catapulted Rani into stardom. The majority of the songs from this movie were hits, but Aati Kya Khandala received the most attention. Many children imitated Aamir's action of using his tongue to extinguish a matchstick in the song's opening sequence.
This song in Bollywood started a trend. But this song was also charged with encouraging Eve and teasing. Following the film's debut, a number of incidents were reported in which Lafangey would make fun of girls by singing a phrase from the song Aati Kya Khandala.
