I trust and respect Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Rani Mukerji

A lot has been said in the past about actor Rani Mukerji and film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali not getting along well with each other. It was reported that Rani went around telling people that she was hurt because Sanjay had chosen Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan over her for Guzaarish. Before this, it was apparently reported that Rani had disappointed Sanjay by backing out of his sister Bela’s movie starring Shahid Kapoor citing he was too young for her but then went on to do a Yash Raj film with the same actor.

However, it seems such news didn’t affect Rani as she gave us ample hints that she was thick with her once-favourite director.

“Many things have been written about a discord between Sanjay and me. I can tell you one thing that if he calls me today to do a movie, I will do it immediately. That’s how much I trust and respect Sanjay and his vision. If I was fighting, would I be in a position to say all this?” Rani states.

She adds, “Sanjay is someone who trusted me with roles and I hope I have lived up to his expectations. He and I understand each other very well and I think it’s a matter of time when we will do something together. We just have to wait for Sanjay to think what he would want me to play.”

In the past many people in the industry contemplated that one of the reasons that Rani lost her numero uno slot was because of her sour relationships with many big personalities in Bollywood. Rani has not been seen working with the Bachchans post Abhishek’s marriage with Aishwarya. Then, she is not even doing a movie with Shah Rukh Khan. But Rani doesn’t want to delve too much into these talks.

She says, “No one remembers now if Nutan or Nargis was number one. No one asks if Rekha or Jaya Bachchan was number one. They simply love their movies because they feel they were the best actors who gave people some memorable movies.”

She ends saying, “All these comparisons and the number game is fine with me. I always chose quality over quantity. I know that 20 years down the line I will still be considered as one of the best actors ever produced by Bollywood.”