Hichki
marks
Rani
Mukerji's
comeback
to
acting
after
a
gap
of
4
long
years.
Marriage
and
motherhood
took
priority
for
her
during
those
years
and
it
took
a
beautiful,
heart-touching
story
from
director
Siddharth
P.
Malhotra
for
Rani
to
return
to
her
first
love
-
acting.
The
actress
has
scripted
a
dream
comeback
of
sorts
with
Hichki
getting
the
thumbs
up
from
critics
and
audiences
alike
as
it
registered
3.30
crore
on
day
one!
An
overwhelmed
Rani
says,
"All
my
life,
I
have
tried
to
entertain,
tried
to
spread
love
and
happiness
to
my
fans
and
audiences
through
my
films.
Their
happiness
made
me
happy,
motivated
me.
Yesterday,
I
felt
the
same
emotions
that
I
had
faced
when
my
first
film
released.
I
was
nervous.
I
was
jittery."
She
further
added,
"My
first
love
is
acting.
Nothing
gives
me
as
much
joy
than
being
on
the
set
of
my
film.
I
chose
marriage
when
I
wanted
to.
I
chose
motherhood
and
I
chose
to
prioritise
these
for
four
years
before
I
again
chose
to
return
to
my
passion
wanting
to
feel
the
rush
of
challenging
myself
with
a
truly
remarkable
role."
She
adds,
"Yesterday
morning
when
the
first
show
of
Hichki
started,
it
felt
like
I
was
sitting
for
a
do
or
die
test
that
I
had
to
pass
not
just
for
myself
but
for
all
my
fellow
lovely,
outstandingly
talented
actresses
who
dream
to
follow
their
passion
post
their
marriage,
or
even
after
becoming
a
mother.
I
did
draw
courage
from
the
success
stories
of
the
outstanding
artists
who
decided
to
settle
down
and
then
returned
with
great
comebacks
but
deep
down
I
was
nervous
that
if
I
fail,
I
would
be
forever
succumbing
to
the
archaic
stereotypes,
to
the
same
hichkis
that
have
been
prevalent
for
so
many
years."
Rani
further
says,
"With
the
incredible
love
that
audiences
have
showered
on
Hichki
and
on
me,
they
have
proven
that
for
them
good
cinema
and
good
performance
is
the
only
thing
that
matters
-
not
marital
status,
not
parenthood.
They
have
made
me
incredibly
emotional.
Audiences
have
celebrated
working
mothers
today
and
I
will
be
forever
thankful
to
them.
I'm
grateful
to
my
director
Siddharth
P.
Malhotra
and
my
producer
Maneesh
Sharma
for
giving
me
a
project
that
will
forever
be
the
most
special
film
of
my
career."
Rani
plays
the
character
of
Naina
Mathur
who
has
a
nervous
system
disorder,
Tourette
Syndrome
that
forces
an
individual
to
make
involuntary
repetitive
movements
or
sounds.
Hichki
focuses
on
turning
disadvantages
into
opportunities
and
staring
down
at
challenges
that
life
throws
at
one
and
ultimately
winning
over
them.
"Today
is
an
extremely
special
day
for
us,
women.
This
box
office
validation
gives
me
incredible
confidence
to
continue
my
journey
as
a
working
mother
who
can
aim
to
balance
her
professional
and
personal
life
to
a
T.
Thank
you
all
for
giving
me
the
power
to
continue
living
my
dream," concludes
Rani.