Rani Mukerji

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 VeerZaara 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