February 11th, 2009
Mumbai—With her career at a standstill and her personal life going nowhere, Rani Mukherji has now done what most Bollywood stars do when they are down and out.... consult an astrologer! People close to Rani has told her the reason for the slump in her personal and professional life could be her new house, because ever since she bought it things have been going wrong for her.
While initially Rani didn’t pay much heed to the advice, she was eventually forced to consult her astrologer. After all, her good friend Govinda doesn’t make a single move without his astrologer’s instructions.
A close friend of Rani reveals; “Rani’s films have been flopping ever since she bought her new bungalow. Her relationship with director Aditya Chopra has also suffered a lot because all the films have been produced by YashRaj Films.” Rani’s last box-office hit was Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna in 2006 following which she gave duds one after the other namely Ta Ra Rum Pum, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic.
However, what has upset Rani right now is the canned status of Adiappa, her forthcoming YashRaj Film opposite Shahid Kapoor, directed by debutant Anurag Singh. If sources are to be believed, the person responsible for this is Rani herself. Apparently Rani, who is desperate for a hit, had no faith in Anurag and therefore took over the reigns of the film. Says an insider, “Rani behaved as if she was the boss of YashRaj Films and on many occasions over-ruled Anurag’s decisions and directed the scenes herself. Knowing her proximity to Aditya, Anurag did not argue but slowly lost interest in the project. Now we hear that Yash and Aditya Chopra are unhappy after watching the first print of the film, and have asked Anurag to re-shoot major scenes from the film under the guidance of Aditya.”
This film was Rani’s last hope because she doesn’t have any other projects in hand and going by her box office status it is doubtful if even YashRaj will cast her again. Her affair with Aditya, which resulted in his divorce, has landed the actress in the bad books of Yash Chopra, who has now taken over the mantle at YashRaj Films once again. Rani is actually thinking of moving out of her newly-decorated bungalow, as per her astrologer’s advice. She is now looking for a flat for herself in Versova. Therefore, Rani is left with no other choice but to move into a new apartment.
