Rani Mukerji is an Indian actress who has won several awards and nominations. She made her film debut with a supporting role in the Bengali film "Biyer Phool" (1996), which was directed by her father Ram Mukherjee. She made her Hindi debut with "Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat" in 1996, for which she received her first award at the Star Screen Awards for Best Fresh Talent. The following year she was featured in two successful films. For her third movie, "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" (1998), she earned the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 44th Filmfare Awards. She also collected the Zee Cine Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Lux Face of the Year accolades at the Zee Cine Awards. Following this, she starred in several movies, some of which were critically and commercially successful, such as "Hey Ram" (2000) which was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars and "Badal" (2000) which was one of the highest-grossing films of that year.