Rani
Mukerji's
is
one
of
the
rare
actresses,
who
made
a
strong
comeback
post
marriage.
She
featured
in
Mardaani,
a
female-oriented
film
and
left
the
critics
as
well
as
the
audience
in
awe
of
herself.
The
actress
is
all
set
to
amuse
the
audience
with
her
upcoming
film,
Hichki
and
over
a
week
before
the
release
of
her
film,
Rani
Mukerji
received
the
'Pride
Of
Bengal'
(Aparajita
2018)
award
and
said
she,
like
others,
had
faced
hiccups
in
the
early
stage
of
her
life.
Rani,
who
visited
Kolkata
to
receive
the
award,
said
she
used
to
stammer
in
her
childhood.
"There
is
no
life
without
hiccups.
My
hiccup
in
life
was
my
stammering
at
childhood.
But
we
must
overcome
the
hiccup
and
turn
that
into
your
strength," she
said.
About
the
Siddharth
Malhotra
directed
'Hichki',
she
said,
it
is
such
a
film
that
has
the
potential
of
both
educating
and
entertaining
the
audience.
"Hichki
has
an
important
message.
And
it
is
an
honour
to
get
such
an
award
over
a
week
before
the
film's
release," she
said
about
the
award.
Hichki
features
Rani
as
Naina
Mathur,
a
self-motivated
teacher
who
suffers
from
Tourette
syndrome.
It
is
a
neurological
disorder
characterised
by
repetitive,
stereotyped,
involuntary
movements.
Stating
that
she
found
the
new
status
of
motherhood
fulfilling,
Rani
told
the
audience
"This
is
a
new
innings
of
my
life
-
the
next
22
years
-
as
mother
and
as
an
actor.
This
phase
comes
after
22
years
of
acting
career."
Rani
said
she
has
been
trying
to
introduce
her
husband
Aditya
Chopra
to
Bengali
habits
and
language.
"But
he
is
yet
to
learn
how
to
eat
'ilish
machh'
(hilsha)."
Actor-director
Nandita
Das,
who
got
the
'You
Inspire'
(Aparajita
2018)
award
said,
"Why
this
award
is
special
to
me?
It
tells
me
whether
you
are
called
an
actor,
social
activist,
director,
be
as
you
are.
Feel
confident
in
what
you
are."