Happy Birthday to the lovely Rani Mukherji Chopra, one of Bollywood’s most popular and talented actresses, born on March 21, 1978, in Mumbai. Rani is part of a filmy family which includes cousins Kajol and Ayan Mukerji, screenwriter and director. When she was eighteen, Rani had a supporting part in her film director father’s Bengali film ‘Biyer Phool’ (1996). In her next film, ’Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat’ (1997), she received praise for her role as a rape victim. In 1998, Rani had a breakthrough year with ‘Ghulam’, co-starring Aamir Khan, and ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ co-starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. She won her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in KKHH. Rani was a leading actress throughout the 2000s, known for her versatile choice of films, her dancing, her beauty, and her deep, throaty voice. Some of her top movies are: ‘Saathiya’ (2002), ‘Hum Tum’ (2004), ‘Veer-Zaara’ (2004), ‘Black’ (2005), ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ (2005), ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’ (2006), ‘No One Killed Jessica’ (2011), and ‘Mardaani’ (2014). Rani took a break from films after marrying filmmaker Aditya Chopra in 2014 and has a daughter Adira.  Rani returned to cinema in 2018 with ‘Hichki’, portraying woman who suffers from Tourette Syndrome.  In 2019, Rani played hard-edged policewoman again in ‘Mardaani 2’. Rani will be seen in the sequel “Bunty Aur Babli 2’ next which releases in April 2021.