Rani Mukerji

Rani Mukerji was born on 21st March, 1978. Her father name is Ram Mukherjee and mother name is Krishna She is a popular Indian actress in Bollywood movies.

She began her film career with the Bengali film Biyar Phool. Her debut, with producer Salim's 'Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat' (1996), too turned out to be a damp squib at the box-office. The first was 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998) director Karan Johar, who sought her out for a role that many a star had turned down. The second was Vikram Bhatt, who cast her as the leading lady in 'Ghulam' (1998).

Her career seemed to be stalled, until she starred in the 2001 film Saathiya. In 2004, Mukerji starred in Hum Tum, Yuva and Veer-Zaara. Her performance in Hum Tum won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. She also won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actess Award for Yuva. Veer-Zaara was the biggest hit of 2004 and was favourably received at the Berlin Film Featival.

In 2005 she starred in the films Black, Buntu Aur Babli, Paheli and Mangal Pande the Rising.

She was won, In 1999, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, In 2003, Filmfare, Critics Award Best Performance, Saathiya, In 2003, Rajiv Gandhi Award, In 2004, BBC Film Cafe Best Actress, Chalte Chalte, 2005, Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Hum Tum, In 2005, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, for Yuva, In 2005, IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Tum, In 2005, IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Veer-Zaara, In 2006, Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Black, In 2006, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, for Black, In 2006, BBC Film Cafe Best Actress, Black.

She is the first actor to ever win both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress trophies in a single year (2005) at the Filmfare. In a span of 5 years she has worked with all the top actors and top class producers and the directors.