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Rani Mukerji gets excellence in acting award at Melbourne film festival
Rani Mukerji gets excellence in acting award at Melbourne film festival
Rani Mukerji has received a special citation for 'excellence in acting' at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), celebrating her three-decade contribution to Indian cinema. Calling the honour 'incredibly humbling', the…
The Story in Brief
Rani Mukerji has received a special citation for 'excellence in acting' at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), celebrating her three-decade contribution to Indian cinema. Calling the honour 'incredibly humbling', the actress said her greatest reward is the audience connect that 'travels across borders and still finds a place in people's lives'. She described cinema as a bridge between cultures, saying 'emotions don’t need passports'. Rani is set to appear next in the action-thriller King, directed by Siddharth Anand, alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Suhana Khan, though her role remains undisclosed.
The Indian Opinion
Foreign film festivals often hand out honours to Indian stars, prompting charges of tokenism. But Rani Mukerji’s three-decade run, from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai to Mardaani, deserves the recognition. Her speech emphasised cinema as a bridge between cultures, an antidote to the usual Bollywood self-congratulation. The real test will be her next big-screen outing, the action-thriller King alongside Shah Rukh Khan. Can she pull audiences back to theatres after the pandemic shift? That number will settle the question.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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