Actor Rani Mukerji recently wrapped up the schedule of Mardaani 2, her next film. On the last day of the Rajasthan shoot, she received a gift that overwhelmed her.
“An art director of the film who is also a painter based in Jaipur, Babu Saini, is an old acquaintance and a colleague of Rani. The duo had worked together in Kuch Kuch Hota Hain, which is one of Rani’s initial films. They go back a long way as colleagues and have fond memories of working together. He is also a huge fan of her work and he showed his huge appreciation for Rani by gifting a special portrait of her,” says a source.
Saini’s portrait depicts Rani in her Mardaani 2 look, a film that she is very proud of. “She was overwhelmed and informed him that she will display this in her house. It also shows the kind of affection and appreciation and respect that technicians and crew members have for Rani as a person and her body of work.”
A final schedule in Mumbai will complete the shooting for the YRF crime drama. Rani reprises the role of the fearless and committed superintendent of police, Shivani Shivaji Roy in Mardaani 2. In the film, she took on the kingpin of a child trafficking racket. Produced by Aditya Chopra, this will be Rani’s next release after the Hichki. Mardaani 2 marks the directorial debut of Gopi Puthran, the writer of the first Mardaani film.
