Rani Mukerji On Her Dubbed Voice In Ghulam, ‘I Had To Sacrifice My Soul’

Rani Mukerji is one of the finest Bollywood actresses in Indian Cinema. Her craft, her acting skills and mesmerising screen presence on 70mm has left us spellbound every time we watch her. Rani has shown her acting prowess in movies like Chalte Chalte, Saathiya, Veera Zaar and the list is endless. But before getting into this splendid limelight of Bollywood, the actress had to go through a rough phase in her professional career. Rani made her debut with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1996 then her second film Ghulam, by Vikram Bhatt, was a box-office hit.

Not many know that Rani’s voice for Ghulam was dubbed. The actress, who is known for her husky voice has time and again mentioned how makers had then said that her voice was not suitable for the character. As the actress is currently on a promotional spree of Mardaani 2, she walked down the memory lane and shared how her voice was dubbed by another voice-over artist. Speaking to Pinkvilla she said, “At the time I started doing films, I don't think there were actresses who had a husky voice like mine. They were all quite sweet and shrill. I never had a sweet voice and it was very different for an actress to have such a voice, especially for a debutante. Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat was my own voice. But in Ghulam, my voice was dubbed because collectively, the team felt my voice wasn't good enough for the role. I had to sacrifice my soul and voice for my part in Ghulam.” (ALSO READ: Rani Mukerji Clears The Air: 'I Am Not A YRF Exclusive'- Video Inside)

But the actress also revealed that the other filmmakers were extremely supportive of her. She further told the leading daily, “Luckily for me, there was somebody like Karan, who was debuting with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. He came up to me and said, "I heard your voice is getting dubbed in Ghulam because Ghulam and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai were happening at the same time. I told him they believed my voice was not good enough and it's okay. I told him I dubbed for the first film. He said he loved my voice and wanted to maintain my voice in the film. Thanks to him and that Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was such a mainstream film, and a big blockbuster, that people accepted my voice in the film. Somehow, my voice has become my identity today.”

Rani Mukerji is super excited for her upcoming movie Mardaani 2 which is slated to release on December 13, 2019. The movie is helmed by Gopi Puthran and produced by Aditya Chopra.