Rani Mukerji thanks Karan Johar for retaining her original voice in KKHH

In KuchKuchHota Hai, directed by Karan Johar, actress Rani Mukerji dubbed her own voice, unlike in Ghulam, where another dubbing artist provided her voice.

Currently, Rani Mukerji, who has completed 30 years in the industry, is awaiting the release of her next film, Mardaani 3, scheduled for theatres on January 30. However, in a recent interaction with the filmmaker and her longtime friend Karan Johar, she broke down in tears, thanking him for preserving her voice in KuchKuchHota Hai.

Rani Mukerji thanks Karan Johar for allowing her to dub her voice in KKHH.

The actress recently sat down with filmmaker and longtime friend Karan Johar for a chat about her journey as she completes 30 years in the industry. At one point, Rani got emotional when she recalled that it was Karan Johar who didn’t think twice about letting her dub her own voice in his directorial debut, KuchKuchHota Hai, in 1998.

More on what Rani Mukerji said about her voice.

Rani recalled the time during the shooting of her film Ghulam, when Aamir Khan told her that her voice was ‘not apt’ for the film and that someone else would dub it. Rani said that the decision was definitely ‘upsetting’ for her. She added, “I could not show the fact that I was upset because you need to be a team player when you are part of the film… Even if there are personal disappointments, it does not matter if the intent is true for the film.” She added, “I really owe this to Karan, when we were shooting for the trailer of KuchKuchHota Hai… I remember you asked me whether I had dubbed my voice in my first film, and if I had a problem with it, and I said no, I did dub my voice. You said, ‘I love your voice!’ and I still remember it. Thanks to you Karan that I could retain my voice.” Karan then kissed Rani and said that her distinct voice is a big part of her legacy as an actor.

For the unversed, Rani Mukerji’s voice was dubbed by Mona Ghosh Shetty in the Vikram Bhatt-directed film, Ghulam, in 1998. Eventually, Karan Johar used Rani’s original voice in KuchKuchHota Hai, which was also released later that year.