By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
November
15,
2007
Everyone
who
has
seen
Rani
Mukherjee
give
a
smashing
performance
as
a
saucy
tart
in
Saawariya
is
commenting
on
the
similarities
between
Rani's
and
Rakhi
Sawant"s
speech
patterns
and
body
language.
The
decision
to
incorporate
elements
of
Rakhi's
personality
into
the
character
was
taken
on
the
day
Rakhi,
who's
a
huge
fan
of
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali"s
work,
was
invited
on
the
sets
of
Saawariya
when
Rani
was
shooting.
"That's
when
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
heard
Rakhi
speak
and
decided
to
incorporate
her
cute
and
wonky
way
of
speaking
the
English
language
into
Rani's
character," says
a
source
very
close
to
the
film.
In
fact,
Rakhi
who
saw
the
'tribute"
at
the
film's
premiere
on
Wednesday
caught
on
immediately
and
was
quite
tickled
by
the
way
Rani
had
adopted
Rakhi's
speech
patterns.
Says
Rakhi,
"I
wasn't
aware
of
the
similarities.
I'm
a
big
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
fan
and
I
adore
Rani.
Yes,
he
had
invited
me
to
the
sets.
He
made
me
feel
very
special.
When
I
watched
him
shoot
with
Rani
I
became
an
even
bigger
fan
of
Sanjayji.
Even
a
walk-on
part
in
his
film
is
invaluable."