The All New Rani in Mardaani

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After years I was thrilled to see Rani Mukherjee on the big wide screen at a theatre near my place. She has been one of my most favourite actors in the new-age bollywood. I still remember her chirpy role in Hum Tum and Bunty aur Babli. She was like a youth icon for me. Beauty with brains and talent, that summed up Rani for me. I must say that Rani has made a 'bang on' come back with her latest movie under her home production- The Yash Raj banner. She is fresh and has very intelligently touched a sensitive topic related to child trafficking which is one of the major crimes in our country today.

It is a story about an orphan girl named 'pyaari' who gets kidnapped by the local goons. Rani plays Shivani Shivaji Roy who is an honest, diligent and fearless Sr. Inspector of the crime branch. She is married and also supported against all odds by her husband played by Jissu Sengupta who is a popular Bengali film actor. The whole movie is about the famous 'chor-police' chase in order to capture the master criminal played by the newbie Tahir Bhasin. Although his first movie, Tahir has done a commendable job in playing the lead villain in this movie. Director Pradeep Sarkar did bring out the best from both these actors. Rani is a seasoned actor, but this role was one of its kind for her and it is one of her best so far. From push-ups to kicks to boxing and dialogue delivery, she lives up to the role of a lady officer and must have made all the woman police officers proud. The movie in totality is not a great one but is a one time watch for all. It may not have the special effects of Singham or Kick but it does have a great and senseful concept with great acting from Rani. It is a female oriented movie and may not appeal to the local mass or prove to be in the 100 crore club of the industry but am sure it will definitely make an impact in our hearts and make us think of the dirty mess we are in and motivate us to try and change things around.