Rani Mukerji is a well-known Indian actress who has won several accolades for her performances in Bollywood films. She has a large fan base and has appeared in numerous hit movies over the years. However, many people are unaware of an astonishing fact about her life. Rani Mukerji was exchanged with another baby at birth.
In an interview, Rani Mukerji shared a funny anecdote about her childhood. After her birth, she somehow got exchanged with a Punjabi couple’s daughter. When her mother held her, she instantly knew she wasn’t Rani. “When I was born, I got stuck in a Punjabi couple’s room. So my mom went and brought me from there. Actually, it is an interesting story that I got exchanged in the hospital. My mother saw the other baby and said, ‘This isn’t my baby. She doesn’t have brown eyes. My daughter has brown eyes. Go and search for my child,” the actress said.
Rani Mukerji even shared that this story became an inside joke in their family. Her mother often teased the actress for being a Punjabi and not Bengali. While talking about it, Rani added, “When my mother started searching, there was a Punjabi family who had a daughter for the eighth time. I was there. Even now they joke that ‘You are actually a Punjabi. My mistake you ended up in our family.’”
Rani also said that Punjabi culture influenced her family. Rani is the daughter of film director-producer Ram Mukherjee and Krishna Mukherjee. She has an elder brother, Raja Mukherjee. She is currently married to Yash Raj Films’ head honcho Aditya Chopra.