Mukerji actively avoids typecasting, and has been credited in the media for her versatility. "Hindustan Times" has published that she balances between high-profile blockbusters and small-scale films. Namrata Joshi of "Outlook" adds that she is unafraid to take risks and portray roles that "none of her contemporaries have been able to do". Mukerji has often played roles that were considered to be a significant departure from traditional portrayals of women in mainstream Indian cinema at that time, as they engaged in pre-marital sex, extramarital affairs, mouthed expletives, and smoke and drank.</ref> The media cites her as an "unconventional beauty" – her husky voice, eyes and smile being her distinctive features. Baradwaj Rangan believes that Mukerji's unusual "sandpaper-scratchy, I'm-recovering-from-a-bad-cold" voice sets her apart from her contemporaries.