Rani Mukerji: 9 little known facts

International documentaries

Rani Mukerji has not been a 'Hollywood' person, but has been associated with some international documentaries like Gambling, Gods and LSD and Bollywood in Alpenrausch.

The girl with the husky voice

Rani Mukerji has a husky voice and at times it was dubbed in movies like Aamir Khan’s 'Ghulam'. However, when even her good friend Karan Johar contemplated to dub Rani’s voice in 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' by hiring a dubbing artist, Rani decided to improve her skills and dubbed her own lines.

Rani rejected ‘The Namesake’

Rani Mukerji was approached for Mira Nair's 'The Namesake', but she had to turn it down due to date clash with Karan Johar's 'Kabhie Alvida Naa Kehna'.

Rani – The dancer

Rani Mukerji is also a trained Odissi dancer.

Friendship with KJo

Rani Mukerji's role as Tina in Karan Johar’s 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' was first offered to Twinkle Khanna. Eventually, Rani bagged the role and that's where began the friendship between Karan and Rani.

Nominations in Academy Awards

Rani Mukerji's 'Paheli' (2005) and 'Hey Ram' (2000) were nominated as India's official entry to the Academy Awards.

Ticket to Pakistan

Rani Mukerji was the first Bollywood personality to be invited to a dinner in honour of Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf.

She rejected Salim Khan’s film

Rani Mukerji was offered the lead role in the film 'Aa Gale Lag Jaa' in 1994 by director Salim Khan. But her father disapproved of a full-time career in films as she was young. Eventually, she had to turn down the offer due to her father’s insistence.

Early entry in showbiz

Rani Mukerji played a supporting role in her father's Bengali film 'Biyer Phool' (1996). She was only 14-year-old when she did her first ever film!