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Although Rani and Shahid have never appeared together on screen their jodi seem to have caught the imagination of the directors. Believe it or not the two stars will be romance each other in two back to back movies. The first will be made by Rani's on and off beau Aditya Chopra who seems to be obsessed with his lady love under the Yash Raj banner. The second will be directed by Priyadarshan.

If reports are to be believed Rani and Shahid will feature in a very bold scene in the Aditya Chopra flick. It will be interesting to see the chemistry between Rani and her sworn enemy Kareena's ex beau. The movie will give Rani a chance to hide her ageing signs starring opposite a much younger hero!

Rani Mukherji and Sanjay Leela Bhansali are no longer on sharing the same camaraderie which they once shared. It is all thanks to Rani's diplomatic behaviour.

There was a time when Rani Mukherjee was considered the unchallenged queen, the numero uno actress in B-Town. But not anymore!

Just three/ four years back she was hot property with hits like Hum Tum, Veer Zara, Bunty aur Babli and a critically acclaimed performance in Black. But the back to back flops Baabul, Ta Ra Rum Pum, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, Saawariya and Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic changed it all.

Since then Rani has only made news for all the wrong reasons. She's been accused of being a home breaker and the 'we're together, we're not together' status with reclusive beau Aditya Chopra hasn't helped her career or her personal life.

Even the brands which signed her on when she was hot property are losing interest in her. First it was said that the people concerned didn't want her back for the 'Nestle Munch' campaign and now the buzz is that she has been dropped from the prestigious 'Titan' watches ad campaign.

Rani was the face of the 'Titan Raga' brand for two years but reportedly now they've told her that she's is no longer needed as the re-launch phase for the watch is over. Sources say that the decision was taken considering Rani's market saleability. After much contemplation, the company thought of doing away with the association. It's another blow for the actress who is already trying hard to survive in the number game.

Looks like people are not wrong in saying that the actress who was once named 'the most versatile actress of this generation' made a mistake by confining herself to the Chopra camp!

Zee celebrates girl power in Bollywood. Priyanka Chopra emerges as a winner in the movies category, while Rani Mukherjee dances in honor of the exceptional ladies of the night. Other winners were Farah Khan for her contribution to Indian cinema and Aroona Irani for Television. What did Rani win.? A hearty applause for her graceful performance.

10 Ka Dum Finale brings all ex-contestants together - Laxmi, autorichshaw driver, paanwala, BMC worker

Life has changed for all those contestants who appeared on 10 Ka Dum. For those who won big money it has helped them see a better life, but even those who didn’t, seem to be enjoying celebrity status. All those who are now household names make an appearance in the grand finale of 10 Ka Dum. The BMC sweeper Ghanshyam said people come in search of his house to meet him: Akshata Tiwrekar, the lady who takes the honor of breaking the ice with Salman on the very first episode and getting him to let his hair down and dance with abandon, (got the warmest hug from Salman), said she is recognized at public places; Afsana, (the pretty young thing who flirts outrageously with Salman) and wanted to go pillion riding with him got a ride with Salman in an auto rickshaw instead! Paanwaala Navin Rao has named his paan shop 10 Ka Dum Paan Bhandaar. The irrepressible Lakshmi, who represents the transgender at the UN, said after the show the attitude of people towards them had changed for the better. Vishal Netke the autorikshaw driver said passengers now talk to him with respect. When Rani Mukherjee saluted the spirit of the Mumbai rickshaw drivers Vishal promised: “From now on no rickshaw driver will block your way on the roads of Mumbai! Drive on Rani!”

Lara was one of the celebrity guests of the grand finale of Dus Ka Dum. She had a gala time chatting with Salman Khan and her co-partner Rani Mukherjee. Like all, Lara too was keen to ask Salman as when he is going to tie the knot with Katrina. This question was bothering Lara for a long time and finally she got the unique chance to ask him during the reality show. "If I would have been given a chance to question Salman, then I would like to ask him when he is planning to get married," says Lara.

Speaking about her experience of Dus Ka Dum, "I had a gala time with Salman and Rani. I must say that Rani is very intelligent. Because of her, we won't look like fools on screen," she chirps. "About Salman, he is not only my favorite co-star but also a good host and a human being," she adds further.

While Lara popped the question of marriage to Salman, Rani asked him about his spat with Shahrukh. This entertaining episode will be aired very soon and you will get to see Lara Dutta, Rani Mukherjee, Rakhi Sawant, Shakeel, Anu Malek and Kailesh Kher playing the game with Salman.

Superstar Rani Mukherjee was a contestant for Salman Khan's hit show 'Dus ka Dum'. Rani came on the show for it's grand finale alongside Lara Dutta who played against her.The young actress wasn't too shy to bring up the fight between 'King Khan' and 'Salmi baby'! She shared her thoughts about it. Check out the footage.

Rani Mukerjee may be media evasive but the actor runs when a friend calls. So, it was but natural for Rani to be the 'special guest' at the grand finale of Salman Khan's game show, Dus Ka Dum.

Though she had a blast on the show, she didn't hide her feelings about the infamous Shah Rukh-Salman war that took place at Katrina Kaif's birthday bash, where muscled Khan was playing host!

"When I heard about it (the fight!), I didn't like it a bit. I was very disappointed," confessed Rani. But the big question is: Will Rani play peacemaker between the two warring Khans?

If Aamir was not successful at it, that battle will be tough for Rani too, unless she has an extra-ordinary ace up her sleeve! We guess thoda pyar thoda magic is what is required to do the trick. But even that fails sometimes!

Rani Mukherjee recently threw a housewarming party at her newly renovated bungalow in Juhu where this not-so-social actress invited all her industry friends. Reportedly, Rani invited all her Khan friends along with other big personalities from the industry. Interestingly even after giving special invites none turned up except Shah Rukh Khan.

It is known that Rani’s Krishna Ram bungalow has been designed by Suzanne Roshan and Twinkle Khanna. Both were present at Rani’s party. It is believed that husband Akshay Kumar came with wife Twinkle Khanna to see her work.

Rani personally invited Salman, Aamir and Saif Ali Khan. Interestingly Aamir Khan who has worked with Rani in Ghulam couldn’t make it because of his prior commitments. While it is believed that Salman didn’t attend Rani’s party as he was suffering from an upset stomach.

Interestingly, the reason for Saif’s absentee was girl friend Kareena. It is believed that Kareena wasn’t invited for the party and so how could her better half, Saif attend it.

Well, well well... that’s all we have to say...

All the four Khans Salman, Aamir, Saif and Shahrukh are close buddies of Rani Mukherjee. She wanted all of them to attend the party thrown for her newly renovated house but circumstances compel her to invite only Shahrukh as among the four Khans, she shares the closest relationship with him. Today, camps have been created among the top four Khans of Bollywood. They hate to face each other’s path. To avoid any sort of tension, Rani played a safe game by inviting only her best pal SRK.

The recent spat of Shahrukh and Salman at Katrina’s birthday bash raised an alarm for all. To shun any sort of disturbance, Kareena too organized a small birthday party for Saif and invited only close friends and relatives as she did not want to spoil it by calling enemies. Rani recently moved into a spacious new home which has been designed by Suzanne Khan Roshan and Twinkle Khanna in the plush area of Juhu. She had invited many of her industry friends but due to hectic schedules many failed to turn up.

Gauri, Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle, Farah Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Anil and Sunita Kapoor and Suzanne Roshan attended the party.

She was always excited about her stunts. She had to do a lot of things like cycling across rainbows, roller coastering in water etc. At times even I was scared when she had to cycle at 60 feet but she was always excited,” Kunal says. Kunal who reckons TPTM as his most difficult film says it is a blend of fantasy and reality. “We all have pain and sorrow in our life. So somewhere we all need these magic. So this film tries to address this issues in a very simple way. Its about emotions and basic goodness of life,” he says. In all my films I have tried to capture as how different people react to different emotionally volatile situations and this film also deals with a different emotional situation,” he adds. A self-confessed film buff, Kunal says he is obsessed about Indian films. “I have always been obsessed about Indian films, I watch a movie every night before going to sleep. I don’t know about world cinema and neither am I interested in them, he says. Journalist-turned-director Kunal shrugged off all controversies regarding another film of the same title releasing on the same date, saying he has spoken to the director and there is no such controversy.

Marriage has become a nightmare for Rani Mukherjee. When she landed in London for her show, some of her London fans congratulated her on her wedding. On receiving good wishes from her fans, Rani was awestuck. She was least aware that her marriage rumors with Aditya Chopra has spread so far and wide. Speaking to a channel. Rani said, “This was a media rumour. It was funny to begin with. Then it got weird and finally scary”.

Reacting to her fans best wishes, Rani further remarked, “Getting married is great but rumours about it are harmful”.

Few days back, Rani made a statement that she is single and ready to mingle. She is not into any sort of relationship and wrong rumors are only distracting the smooth running of her life. Speaking about marrige, Rani retorted, “I am not even into a relationship, let alone getting married”.

Her next release is again Yashraj flick, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic with Saif Ali Khan.

Nestle India has discontinued it’s contract with Rani Mukerji, who was the brand ambassador for its chocolate brand. Rani has been endorsing the brand for the last four years and has featured in many television commercials for the same during this time. Asin, who stars opposite Aamir Khan in Ghajini, also booted Rani out of the Fanta commercial recently. An official of Nestle India on condition of anonymity revealed that their contract with Rani was almost over but they were planning new marketing strategies. “Our brand strategies include targeting the youth and Rani is no more a youth icon. Her films haven’t done well at the box office. Hence, we are looking at someone who is popular. We are working on the options and the announcements will be made soon.”

Sources close to Rani say, “Rani is disappointed by Nestle’s unprofessionalism. They knew well enough that once the contract was to be renewed, her price would have to be increased too.”
Apart from Yash Raj Films’ Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic, Rani hasn’t signed too many films this year. Yash Raj Films have signed a new girl, Anushka Sharma, opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Karan Johar has signed on Kajol for My Name is Khan.

Rani Mukerji’s last few films — Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, Tara Rum Pum and Saawariya — did not set the box office on fire and now the actor is banking on her angel avatar in Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic to end the box-office drought.
“I can vouch for the fact that being an angel is a hard task and portraying one on the screen is no easy job. For instance, even during sad moments, crying is not an angel’s forte. It was a challenging role in more than one way. There were a lot of action sequences and director Kunal Kohli made me do some gravity defying stunts that reminded me of Hrithik Roshan’s Krrish act. Imagine being hooked to a harness mid-air. But the air up there is much more refreshing,” she said with a smile.
The angel angle certainly reminds us of City of Angels and Mary Poppins but Rani brushes off the comparisons. “Thoda… has an Indian feel to it. To describe it in a few words, I’d say, it is a blend of the fantasy element with the real world. It does not have the Tara Rum Pum hangover either, the only common link is the Saif-Rani jodi, and the similarity ends there. This is my third film with Saif, and I feel, we have evolved as actors since Hum Tum. There are four kids in the film and two of them were facing the camera for the first time and it was amazing to see how well they adapted to the entire situation. My last two films, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Saawariya were of the serious sort and the role required a certain amount of maturity but this film has been quite a different journey. It gave me a chance to relive many of my childhood moments and fantasies.”

Moving to her next project, she says, “In July, I will start working on debutant director Anurag Singh’s film with Shahid Kapoor. I play a cricketer in the film, so right now I am busy learning the tricks of the game.”

As for something exciting on the cards with her favourite co-star, Shah Rukh Khan, she adds, “It’s been a couple of years since Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna happened and I am hoping something nice with Shah Rukh will soon come across and of course I will grab the offer.”

While things are usually bright on the work front, Rani’s personal life is bogged down with controversies, mainly her alleged relationship with filmmaker Aditya Chopra. “Every other day a controversy, which has no truth to it, is created about me. And the false news spreads like wild fire. I have a busy schedule and it is not possible to come up with clarifications every time, I just hope there will be a full stop to all of this someday,” she rues.