Rani Mukerji gets teary-eyed as she reveals how her voice was dubbed in Aamir Khan’s ‘Ghulam’; says Karan Johar trusted her husky tone |
Rani Mukerji is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming film, ‘Mardaani 3’. Ahead of its release at the end of the month, she recently joined her friend and filmmaker Karan Johar for an interactive session. During the candid conversation, the actress reflected on her 30-year journey in cinema. She also talked about how her husky voice during the initial days of her career was met with skepticism. Let’s learn more about it.
Rani Mukerji reveals her voice was dubbed in ‘Ghulam’
During the interview, while talking about ‘Ghulam’, Rani Mukerji revealed that her voice was dubbed in the movie. She expressed that Aamir Khan was the one who had to tell her that her voice wouldn’t make it to the film.
Rani Mukerji said, “As a newcomer, you don’t have much of a choice… It was a big thing for me to do a film opposite Aamir because he was one of the superstars there. So I learned later from Vikram, who’s my director, that actually it was a decision taken by probably Vikram, Mukesh ji, and Aamir, but they made Aamir become the bad cop.”
Rani Mukerji on how Aamir Khan explained the situation
Rani Mukerji revealed that Aamir Khan came to her to explain the situation with logic and different examples. She said, “Aamir kind of explained to me that for films, we have to sacrifice certain things for the best of the film. Probably your voice is not apt for the character.”Rani then shared Aamir Khan had asked her about her favorite actress during that conversation, and she mentioned Sridevi. The ‘Mardaani’ actress added, “He gave me an example of how Sridevi’s voice was dubbed in a lot of her films. But it didn’t stop her from being the star that she became. So with that logic, he said, you must surrender to whatever is best for the film.”
Rani Mukerji shares she was upset with the decision
In the same conversation with Karan Johar, Rani Mukerji revealed that the decision to dub her voice in the film was “upsetting” for her. She added, “But obviously I couldn’t show the fact that I was upset because you need to be a team player whenever you’re part of a film.”She went on to express, “Even if there are personal disappointments, it doesn’t matter as long as the intent is true for the film.”
Rani Mukerji shares how Karan Johar trusted her voice
During the same interview, Rani Mukerji got quite emotional and revealed that Karan Johar trusted her voice in his film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’. She said, “I remember that day we were shooting for the teaser. Karan came up to me and said, ‘Rani, are the people dubbing your voice in ‘Ghulam’?’ And I said yes… He said, ‘Did you dub your first film?’ I said, ‘Of course I dubbed my first film. So he said, ‘I love your voice, and you will dub for my film.‘ And thanks to you, Karan, I was able to retain my voice.”
More about ‘Mardaani 3’
Directed by Abhiraj Minwala, ‘Mardaani 3’ is set to hit theaters on January 30, 2026.
