Rani Mukerji chose acting due to financial crisis: Height and voice were mocked, Govinda left home because of them, relationship with Abhishek broke.
Rani Mukherjee, who was sometimes criticized for her height and sometimes for her voice, has achieved a position in Hindi cinema which is a source of inspiration for ordinary-looking girls in any field. Even after being born into a filmy family, this journey was not easy for Rani Mukerji.
Due to the financial crisis, she chose the path of acting and her stature kept on increasing in one film after another. Born on 21 March 1978, Rani Mukerji is celebrating her 47th birthday today. On this occasion, let us know some special stories related to her life.
Despite belonging to a filmy family, she did not want to become an actress.
Rani Mukherjee wanted to become a lawyer or an interior designer before joining the acting profession, but due to the poor financial condition of the house, she had to join the acting profession. Rani had revealed this during an interview. She said that when she got the offer of her first film ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat’, her mother suggested she do the film.
Did not realize that the family needed financial help
Rani Mukherjee said in an interview with Pinkvilla- When I grew up, I got an offer for a film and then my mother very politely told me to try my hand at acting once, if everything does not go well then you can continue your studies again. Perhaps at that time, I had no idea that my family needed financial help.
Mocked for height and voice
Rani Mukherjee made her acting debut with the Bengali film ‘Biyer Phool’ (1996) directed by her father Ram Mukherjee. After this, she made her Bollywood debut with the Hindi film ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat’. In this film, Rani was seen with Amjad Khan’s son Shadab Khan.
In those days people used to make fun of Rani Mukerji’s height and voice. Even in Aamir Khan’s film ‘Ghulam’, her voice was dubbed by Mona Ghosh.
Made her voice her strength
Rani Mukherjee made her weakness her strength. Her different voice became her identity. Director Vivek Sharma shared an anecdote related to Rani Mukerji’s film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’. The director told Dainik Bhaskar- In ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, I told Karan Johar and Yash Uncle that we will dub in Rani’s original voice. There was a lot of debate on this.
Then I dubbed Rani’s voice and mixed it, then played it to Yash Uncle and Karan. Everyone liked Rani’s voice. Rani’s voice became her identity in this film. Let us tell you that Vivek Sharma had designed the production of Karan Johar’s film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ at that time.
People recognize me by my voice today.
Rani Mukherjee said- If I had given up thinking what people think about my voice, then my voice would not have been liked today. If I had not dubbed my films, people would not have recognized me by my voice today. People had not even imagined that my voice could be so special.
Rani believed that whatever was in her destiny, she would get it.
Director Vivek Sharma shared an anecdote related to Rani Mukerji’s film ‘Chalte Chalte’. He said- Rani Mukerji was first approached for the film ‘Chalte Chalte’. She was also finalized for the film, but Shahrukh wanted Aishwarya to work in the film. He felt that Aishwarya would fit the role of a fashion designer and a girl running a boutique.
The film was started with Aishwarya without informing Rani. One song and one or two scenes were also shot. During the shooting, Salman quarreled with Shahrukh and also hit Aishwarya. After that Aishwarya was dropped and Rani was taken. Rani and her mother had said that we knew that whatever is in our destiny, no one can take it away.
She was impressed with Govinda’s acting.
When Rani Mukherji did her first film ‘Had Kar Di Aapne’ with Govinda, rumors of an affair between her and Govinda started from here. According to media reports, Rani Mukherji was impressed with Govinda’s acting and also with his behavior. Govinda used to make everyone laugh on the set. Rani started getting attracted to him because of this. It is said that Govinda started recommending Rani Mukherji’s name to many producers and directors.
Govinda left his house and started living with Rani
If reports are to be believed, Govinda left his house for some time and started living with Rani Mukherji. Rani’s parents also knew about their relationship but refused to accept it.
There were also reports that Govinda used to gift Rani flats, diamonds, and cars on her demand. When Govinda’s wife decided to leave him, his eyes opened. Govinda did not want to end his married relationship, so he decided to end his relationship with Rani.
Rani Mukerji considered Govinda as her sympathizer.
At the same time, during an interview, Rani Mukerji broke her silence on the news of her affair with Govinda and called him her sympathizer. The actress said – Neelam, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, and many other actresses have worked with Govinda in films. Their names have also been linked with Govinda. I am not alone. Govinda is a very good friend, whom I consider my sympathizer.
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