Written off from critics, one of Bollywood's most admired actresses Rani Mukerji was short, plump, had a rough voice and was struggling in India's tinseltown ten years ago. Her cousin, Kajol was already a star but put in a word for her and Karan Johar hesitatingly cast her in his directorial debut 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. There was no looking back after that. The forgotten cousin metamorphosed into a rising star.

Now Rani Mukerji's considered one of the most powerful women in Bollywood! She just turned 29 and has a string of box office hits, "Black" (2005) "Bunty Aur Babli" (2005), "Paheli" (2005) "Veer-Zaara" (2004), "Hum Tum" (2004) "Yuva" (2004) "Chalte Chalte" (2003) "Saathiya" (2002) "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" (2001) and "Ghulam" (1998). Last year, Rani had two releases -- "Kabhi Alvida Naa Khena" (KANK) and "Baabul" - both were not well received by her fans.

However, that didn't really make a difference because her performance was appreciated and applauded. Like any other actor or actress she's had her fair share of ups and downs, cat fights in the media and apparent hook-ups with her co-stars - Govinda and Abhishek Bachchan just to name a couple. Right now the buzz is that she's dating the elusive Aditya Chopra.