Rani Mukerji

Born

1978-03-21

Birthplace

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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).