{"id":280669,"date":"2026-01-12T10:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/280669\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:08:13","slug":"rani-mukerji-completes-30-years-in-cinema-says-still-that-nervous-girl-standing-in-front-of-the-camera-for-first-time-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/280669\/","title":{"rendered":"Rani Mukerji completes 30 years in cinema; says, ‘Still that nervous girl standing in front of the camera for first time’ | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RaniLooking back on her 30-year odyssey in Bollywood, Rani Mukerji is filled with astonishment and appreciation. She candidly shares how curiosity and a thirst for narrative pulled her into acting, debunking the myth of a meticulously plotted career. Even with three decades behind her, the excitement and nerves of performing never fade. Rani Mukerji<\/a> is one of the most talented actresses in Bollywood. And as she completed three decades in Hindi cinema, she penned a long note expressing her feelings about her journey. The actress shared that she had no master plan while entering movies and still carries the nervousness in front of the camera.<\/p>\n

Rani Mukerji celebrates 30 years in cinema<\/p>\n

Her open letter was shared on the YRF social media account, in which she talked about feeling unreal about the achievement. The letter read, “Thirty years\u2026 When I say that out loud, it feels unreal, but it also tells me that if you do something that you love from the bottom of your heart, time flies and you are left hungry for more.” <\/p>\n

Rani Mukerji Wins First National Award \u2013 Calls It ‘Deeply Personal’ & Dedicates It to Mothers<\/p>\n

The post added, “Thirty years ago, I stepped onto a film set with no grand plan of becoming an actress. It wasn’t a dream I chased\u2014it was something that found me. A young girl, drawn into cinema almost by chance, hesitant at first\u2026 and yet, somewhere between instinct and vulnerability, I fell in love with the craft.”In her post, the actress added, “Somewhere inside me, I am still that nervous girl standing in front of the camera for the first time, hoping I wouldn\u2019t forget my lines, hoping I belonged. I didn’t come into films with a master plan. I came with curiosity, fear, and a deep love for stories, for the exploration of the human mind through characters.”Recalling her debut with ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat’ in 1997, Rani said the film taught her an early and lasting lesson that cinema is not about glamor first, but responsibility. Playing a woman fighting for dignity so early in her career shaped the actor she would go on to become.\u201cWhen I did ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat’, I was barely aware of what a “career” in cinema would look like. I only knew that acting made me feel alive. That film taught me my first big lesson: cinema is not about glamour first\u2014it is about responsibility. Playing a woman fighting for dignity so early in my journey shaped the actor I would become.”Take a look at her letter here.<\/p>\n

Rani Mukerji talks about ‘Mardaani 3’<\/p>\n

She also talked about her upcoming film ‘Mardaani 3’ in the note. She wrote, “Thirty years later, my love for cinema is still the same, perhaps deeper, certainly calmer, and infinitely more grateful. It is incredibly special to mark my 30th year in cinema with ‘Mardaani 3’\u2014a franchise that allows me to salute the spirit of today\u2019s women and also the resilience of the Indian police force, especially the women who serve the nation.”<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/p>\n

The actress concluded, “To my fans and audiences who have always rooted for me, stood beside me, and cheered for this girl who has become a woman, I bow down with respect and love. I would not have been here without you. I would have been no one without you. Rani Mukerji.”Meanwhile, ‘Mardaani 3’ is all set to hit theaters on February 27, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Looking back on her 30-year odyssey in Bollywood, Rani Mukerji is filled with astonishment and appreciation. She candidly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[141544,56216,2157,18,117,9295,19,141546,17,140370,327,141545,28347,12309],"class_list":{"0":"post-280669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-30-years-in-cinema","9":"tag-aditya-chopra","10":"tag-bollywood","11":"tag-eire","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-hindi-cinema","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-indian-police-force","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-mardaani-3","18":"tag-movies","19":"tag-raja-ki-aayegi-baaraat","20":"tag-rani-mukerji","21":"tag-women-empowerment"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115881581149439555","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}