Rani Mukerji’s mother, Krishna Mukerji , died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 75. Rani’s close friends and family members were seen arriving for Krishna’s last rites.
Krishna Mukerji was a playback singer, best known for lending her voice to the song Idd Ke Din Gale Mil Le Raja from the 1982 film Teesri Aankh. He is most known for his films, Hum Hindustani (1960) and Leader (1964), starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala. she wasn’t entirely convinced about her daughter’s acting abilities after watching her first screen test for her debut film Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996) While Krishna Mukerji encouraged Rani to pursue acting. Recalling the incident in a 2025 interaction with ANI, Rani had shared, “So for my mother, it was like you do it and see how it goes.
Because the producer was very keen to sign me, Salim uncle (Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat producer)….But my mom was smart enough to understand that I was not doing a good job. Videos of Rani’s close friend and filmmaker-producer Karan Johar arriving to pay his last respects to Krishna Mukerji have surfaced. Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan also arrived together amid heavy security. Apart from Karan, Anil Kapoor was also spotted by the paparazzi arriving for Krishna’s funeral. Rani’s cousin and filmmaker Ayan Mukerji was also seen arriving to pay his last respects. Other Bollywood celebrities, including Alia Bhatt and Apoorva Mehta, were also spotted at the funeral. She was married to filmmaker Ram Mukerji. He was one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios, Mumbai. You’ll go through losses. Better you don’t take her’. So she was like, ‘I don’t think you should take her’. After her debut, Rani went on to star in blockbusters like Ghulam, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and others, eventually becoming one of the biggest actors of the Hindi film industry.
Though after my first screen test, she found me so bad that she told the producer ‘I think you’ll ruin your film by taking my daughter.
