Rani Mukerji
Born: 1978-03-21 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
Rani Mukerji (born March 21, 1978) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. After making her screen debut in the Bengali film *Biyer Phool* (1996), she entered Hindi cinema with *Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat* (1997). She gained wider recognition the following year with the action drama *Ghulam* (1998) and the romance *Kuch Kuch Hota Hai* (1998), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. During the 2000s, Mukerji appeared in *Hey Ram* (2000), *Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega* (2000), *Chori Chori Chupke Chupke* (2001), *Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham* (2001), and *Saathiya* (2002). For her performance in the romantic comedy *Hum Tum* (2004), she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, alongside a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for *Yuva* (2004). That same year, she starred in *Veer-Zaara* (2004). In 2005, she won both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for the drama *Black*, and also appeared in *Bunty Aur Babli* (2005), *Paheli* (2005), and *Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna* (2006). Her subsequent credits included *No One Killed Jessica* (2011), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, followed by *Talaash* (2012) and *Hichki* (2018). Mukerji headlined the police procedural action film *Mardaani* (2014) and its sequels *Mardaani 2* (2019) and *Mardaani 3* (2026). She also starred in *Bunty Aur Babli 2* (2021) and the legal drama *Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway* (2023).
Filmography
2026
- Mardaani 3 as Shivani Shivaji Roy
- King
2023
- The Romantics as Self
- Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway as Debika Chatterjee
2021
- Bunty Aur Babli 2 as Vimmy Trivedi aka "Babli"
2019
- Mardaani 2 as Shivani Shivaji Roy
2017
- Rising Star as Self
2016
- The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- BFFs with Vogue as Herself
2014
- Mardaani as Shivani Shivaji Roy
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- Bombay Talkies as Gayatri
2012
- Talaash as Roshni Sekhawat
- Accident : Making of Talaash as Self
- Aiyyaa as Meenakshi
- Making of Talaash as Self
2011
- India's Most Desirable as Herself
- No One Killed Jessica as Meera Gaity
2009
- Luck by Chance as Self
- Dil Bole Hadippa! as Veera Kaur / Veer Pratap Singh
2008
- 10 Ka Dum as Self
- Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi as Special Appearance in "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" Song
- Bollywood Temptation - Live Concert - 2004 as Self
- Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic as Geeta
2007
- Om Shanti Om as Self
- Ta Ra Rum Pum as Radhika 'Shona' Rajveer Singh
- Saawariya as Gulabji
- Laaga Chunari Mein Daag as Badki
2006
- Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna as Maya Talwar
- Baabul as Malvika Talwar
2005
- Mangal Pandey - The Rising as Heera
- The Inner/Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan as Self
- Paheli as Lachchi
- Black as Michelle McNally
- Bunty Aur Babli as Vimmi Saluja / Babli
2004
- Indian Idol as Self
- Koffee with Karan as Self
- Veer-Zaara as Saamiya Siddiqui
- Tinseltown TV
- Hum Tum as Rhea Prakash
- Yuva as Sashi Biswas Singh
2003
- Kal Ho Naa Ho as Special Appearance in "Maahi Ve" Song
- LOC: Kargil as Hema
- Chalte Chalte as Priya Chopra
- Chori Chori as Khushi
- Calcutta Mail as Bulbul
2002
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Herself
- Mujhse Dosti Karoge! as Pooja Sahani
- Saathiya as Suhani Sharma Sehgal
- Gambling, Gods and LSD as Herself (as Rani Mukherje)
- Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai as Payal Khurana
- Chalo Ishq Ladaaye as Sapna
2001
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as Naina Kapoor
- Chori Chori Chupke Chupke as Priya Malhotra
- Nayak: The Real Hero as Manjari Ghatge
- Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai as Pooja
2000
- Kaun Banega Crorepati as Self
- Hey Ram as Aparna Ram
- Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega as Pooja Oberoi
- Bichhoo as Kiran Bali
- Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye as Priya Sharma
- Badal as Rani
- Hadh Kar Di Aapne as Anjali Khanna
1999
- Hello Brother as Rani
- Mann as Special Appearance in the song 'Kali Nagin Ke Jaisi'
1998
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai as Tina Malhotra
- Mehndi as Pooja Chaudhary
- Ghulam as Alisha
1997
- Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat as Mala
1996
- Biyer Phool as Mili Chatterjee