Rani Mukerji has created a niche in the film industry, and as she turned 40 last week, the actress looks as strong as ever. Mukerji took the opportunity on her birthday to share a letter looking back at her memorable 22-year long career. She thanked filmmakers who gave her the opportunity to play characters that became her identity, and also shared stereotypes actresses struggle within the film industry.
Rani promised to be back to push the envelope yet again. Mukerjee is known to never hold her tongue over her opinions. The 'Hichki' actress has made interesting statements every time she talks. In her letter she wrote, “It feels great to be 40! It feels great to have also worked for 22 years and having been incredibly lucky to get so much love and appreciation. Very rarely do we artists get material that can genuinely cause social change, cause change in attitude and thinking and I have been fortunate enough to get such content multiple times. I truly feel blessed. I thank all the film-makers who have trusted me with their characters. Your characters, your films, became my identity.”
“I had to prove myself every day,” Mukerji said. “Actresses have to prove themselves every day. A woman has a short career span, a married woman's equity dies, women are not bankable commodities at the box office, 'female-centric' (I hate this word!) films are huge risks, a married actress who is also a mother is the final nail in the coffin of her dreams, ambitious and aspirations- these are some of the discriminatory stereotypes that we have to live with and try to overcome every single day.” Mukerji took a two-year hiatus when she welcomed her first child Adira with husband Aditya Chopra. Her upcoming 'Hichki' has put her in public eye yet again.
