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Rani Mukherjee packs a royal punch in all that she does. Who else could pull of an expletive hurling lady with verve in No One Killed Jessica and ace the street-smart, fiesty girl in Ghulam? She’s as spicy in real-life as her portrayls are on reel. Here’s one actress whose aura is larger than her petite frame. For generations we’ll remember Rani as the blind girl of Black who wrenched our hearts with grief and grace. She remains in a league of select few to have won two Filmfare Awards in the same year for two consecutive years. Rani’s come a long way from being called Kajol’s younger cousin to being one of Indian cinema’s mainstays. You can love her, you can loathe her, but you’ll never get the best of this queen.The hazel eyed Bengali beauty made her debut in 1997 with Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat. Even though the movie didn’t do too well, Rani Mukerji was being touted as the future star. She was Kajol’s younger cousin but that wasn’t the reason Rani was being favoured. It was her sizzling on screen talent. And the conviction stemmed from Rani’s age old ambition to be famous.”When I was a little girl I had this dreamy notion that I should be known by millions of people and that I should make lots of money. Otherwise, I was quite a carefree girl in Maneckjee Cooper School.”With films like Veer Zara, Bunty Aur Babli and the unprecedented Black, Rani soared to the very apex of actress heaven. Black won her every major award in the country including the Critics’ and popular Filmfare Best Actor (Female) trophies. Rani herself was moved by the fantastic film.”When Amit uncle and I watched Black for the first time we both had tears streaming down our cheeks as we hugged each other for 10 minutes.”Though she won rave reviews for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Rani’s career also suffered setbacks in the form of Paheli and Mangal Pandey. Another grey cloud looming over the actress was the barrage of allegations that her alleged romance with Aditya Chopra had caused a stir in his marital life. On the sets of Ravi Chopra’s Baabul, Rani spoke about being held responsible for Aditya Chopra’s marriage going kaput.No One Killed Jessica changed the tide in Rani’s career. But with acclaim she was also criticised for her over-the-top portrayal of a journalist as well as use of expletives in the film. -Filmfare