The film Sanjay Leela Bhansali Black, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, was released 16 years ago on this day. Rani, who narrated one of the most challenging roles of her life in the film, surprises you by saying that she was initially willing to do the role.
“At first I wasn’t willing to make the film when Sanjay offered me the role. Not because I had any doubts about the film or the character like that, because working with Bansali is a dream for any actor. “Rani remembered.
She plays the girl with the special ability Michelle McNally, who was born with a lack of sight and hearing. The story continues her connection to her teacher, played by Big B.
“I had already been really into his work after watching ‘Devdas’. So for me the opportunity to work with Bansali was really great. But, as an actor, I didn’t I was very confident that I would be able to cancel the job that Sanjay was offering me, I discussed this with Sanjay and asked him, ‘are you sure you want me to do this job,’ I think it’s a very difficult part, something I had never even seen in my life ‘, “said Rani.
At first she was “very frightened” but it was Bansali’s complete religion that helped make her “Black”.
“When he told me he believed I could take the character off and that he would be there with me at every step guiding me through the role, and taking so much of the help I needed to explore Michelle McNally ‘s character through the real people of speech, sight and hearing, I felt confident, “she said.
“Sanjay fulfilled his promise because I really went through intense training and learning sign language and interacting with the disabled for 6 months and that’s how I got to get into Michelle’s character,” she said. Rani.
She really liked the kind words of Dilip Kumar.
“The fact that when Mr Dilip Kumar watched the film, he wrote a letter of thanks for my work and for me – I think that was one of the highest compliments I received as an actor, from a well-known actor like Dilip Kumar . Getting a blessing and a pat on my back from a rescuer is not like the honors, “she said.
Rani shared that her father, the late filmmaker Ram Mukherjee, has been working with Dilip Kumar. The late filmmaker was a screenwriter of the 1964 release of Dilip Kumar, Leader. She has “literally grown up hearing stories about his work and professionalism”.
“I’ve been following his work closely since childhood. As a family we always looked up to him as an elder in the family so a thank you letter for my work written from him is something I will always enjoy, “she said.
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