Rani Mukerji's Top Performances

Bubbly actress Rani Mukerji never thought of becoming an actress. Even though she belonged to a film family -- her father Ram Mukerji is one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios -- Rani wasn’t drawn to the world of glamour until family friend and filmmaker Salim Akhtar approached her to play the central role in Raja Ki Aayegi Baarat. Despite its feeble feminist theme and tacky production values, the young actress and her dialogue delivery made an impression. Rani quickly followed it up with a spunky delivery as Aamir Khan’s love interest, better known as the ‘Aati Kya Khandala’ girl, in Vikram Bhatt’s superhit Ghulam. Following Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, where she held her own against two bonafide stars -- Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol -- there was no looking back for the light-eyed beauty and she graduated from a dazzling star to critic’s darling.