The dusky beauty and iconic diva of Bollywood, Rani Mukerji has been a rulings millions of hearts from decades.From her power packed performance in 'Black' to chirpy girl in 'Bunty and Bubbly' , Rani has showed her distinctive style from her very first film. It wasn't easy for this actress to mark her presence in this world of fierce competition. It takes oodles of efforts to stand out among the vying crowd. With contemporaries like Kajol and Aishwarya, Rani was always praised for her individual style.This Bollywood actress has crafted a distinct mark in the industry. She still rules B-town with her magical appearances and glamorous avatars. Here we bring to you her top performances so far...She stepped in cinema at a very young age with a low budget movie, titled "Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat". The movie going cold at the box office, compelled Rani to step back for pursuing her studies, though was admired for her performance. Rani's voice being her demerit was asked for her line to be dubbed by another artiste in the movie ‘Ghulam'. But the Actress finally realized this weakness when asked by Karan Johar to work in Kuch-Kuch Hota Hai. The queen worked upon her voice and it became her trademark thereafter. The flick not only went superhit but also claimed her first Filmfare Award in the supporting role. Her husky voice was no more a reason for her downfall in the film Industry and she was welcomed with pleasure in other flicks.From 1998-2003 Rani Mukerji gave numerous hits including Hello Brother, Hadh Kar Di Aapne , Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega, Nayak: The Real Hero ,Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... Mujhse Dosti Karoge and Saathiya. Among these “Saathiya” stood out to honor the actress with the Filmfare critics Award for the best Actress. But Rani finally became the queen in 2004 when she claimed the Filmfare best Actress title for “Hum Tum”.Earlier in the same year a bindaas housewife look of Rani was witnessed in Mani Ratnam's “Yuva”, while at the year end the role of an honest lawyer in ‘Veer-Zaara' was critically admired by the spectators. Yuva made her again the number one contender for the Best Actress in supporting role at various Award ceremonies including Filmfare. Three hits and nominations in two different categories at numerous award ceremonies took the Actress to the top.There was no stoppage as Rani delivered the most challenging role of her life with excellence in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's “Black”. Playing a blind-deaf character was never an easy job, but the Actress delivered it with perfection and won numerous Awards. Bunty Aur Bubli and Paheli were the other commercial hits which Rani gave to the industry in the same year.It was first time for the actress playing a foul-mouthed TV journalist in “No one killed Jessica”. More likely Rani delivered the act of a man, and was critically acclaimed winning once again Best Supporting Actress Award. With not too much to wait, the queen was seen in sexy avatar in ‘Bombay Talkies'.As the actress got married with her long time beau, we hope to see many break through performances from her in future too.
Updated on: April 23, 2014 8:17 IST
