Okay! I’m yet to meet her but I
have been a huge fan since the day I watched Saathiya, back in 2002. The person
is none other than our leading lady Rani Mukerji. Although there have been
several instances where she had put on a man’s shoes, I would like to specify
her stint with this movie called “Dil Bole Hadippa”. Oh no… I am NOT AT ALL
pointing towards her “masquerading as a men” element in the film. What I want
to highlight is her grit and willpower to accomplish expertise in a game
(cricket) that is predominantly viewed as a man’s domain. The first barrier she
broke was to take up this project where she was required to undergo rigorous
training to reach the levels of expertise well enough to make her (“him” in the
film) to appear like a skilled batsman in the film. Which other A-list Bollywood
leading lady would have taken up a challenge like this, even if the offer came from
the biggest of filmmakers? While I watched the film, I could see months of practice
that had gone to deliver what she ultimately did. Irrespective of the
film’s box office returns, I would like to salute this Mardaani lady for
showing courage to take up a character like that. That was one moment when I
truly felt pride in being one of the biggest admirers of Rani Mukerji alive.
I should be telling this to all other
leading ladies in Bollywood. It’s easy to appear in a drag, or prance around as
a damsel in distress, to act coy, to sway to item numbers. But to rigorously train
yourself in a man’s sport and later play it in a film with panache is something
that only Ms. Mukerji can do LIKE A BOSS!
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