As Rani Mukerji turns a year older, let us revisit the bold characters played by the bong beauty. Here we share the top 5 characters perfectly portrayed by Rani Mukerji in the film world.
We have spotted Rani Mukerji in elegant roles in her best romantic films. Be it, Tina from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Priya from Chalte Chalte or Rhea from Hum Tum, we have loved the beautiful actress in every role she portrayed. However, times have changed now, so our perception towards the film industry.
Today, we are likely to witness great stories with strong and bold characters. Here we enlist some strong female characters aced by Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji on her special day.
5 Times Rani Mukerji Startled Us With Powerful Roles
Let us look back in the memory lane to cherish the strong female characters portrayed by Rani Mukherjee on her birthday.
1. Michelle McNally From Black
Rating: 8.2/10
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Black marks a turning point in Rani Mukerji’s career. Despite co-starring alongside Amitabh Bachchan, she steals entire limelight in the film. Rani portrays the role of a blind and deaf Anglo-Indian girl named Michelle McNally in Black. Despite such a challenging role, she aced the character with extraordinary integrity.
2. Shivani Sivaji Roy From Mardaani
Rating: 7.4/10
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Rani Mukerji nailed the character of Senior Inspector Shivani Shivaji Roy in Mardaani. Playing a powerful protagonist, Rani startled the audience in her cop avatar hunting the accused of child trafficking. The fierce lady single-handily takes on gangs of men saving the town from such heinous crime.
As a sequel to this, she bravely catches a psycho serial killer and rapist of innocent women in Mardaani 2. The two stories are inspiring ones, and we love Rani for portraying such an amazing character on screen.
3. Naina Mathur From Hichki
Rating: 7.6/10
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Naina Mathur aspires to become a teacher. However, gets several rejections in interviews as she suffers from Tourette Syndrome. Despite such challenges, she continues to work towards her goal and somehow gets her dream job. The class assigned to her consists of defiant and mischievous children. After so much trouble from the students, Naina manages to overcome the challenges and helps her students realize their true potential.
4. Meera Gaity From No One Killed Jessica
Rating: 7.2/ 10
Platform: Netflix
Based on Jessica Lall’s murder case, the film centres around the hankering for justice journalist Meera Gaity, played by Rani Mukerji. The actress smoothly slides into the shoes of an enthusiastic journalist in Raj Kumar Gupta’s directorial No One Killed Jessica. Alongside Vidya Balan essaying the character of the victim’s sister, the duo gets justice for Jessica after a heap of challenges coming to their ways.
5. Saamiya Siddiqui From Veer Zaara
Rating: 7.9/10
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Playing beside the lead stars is quite a challenging task, and often actors refuse to opt for it. However, Rani Mukerji agreed to play a supporting actor alongside Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta in Veer Zaara. She portrayed the role of a female human rights lawyer, Saamiya Siddiqui, who was determined to make Veer Pratap Singh, an Indian Airforce officer, free from Pakistani jail cell for the crime he never committed.
These were some of the best roles aced by Rani Mukerji in Bollywood. She was last seen in Bunty and Babli 2, co-starring Saif Ali Khan, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Sharvari Wagh.
We wish our bong beauty, Rani Mukerji, lots of happiness and a great life ahead. Happy Birthday, queen!