Rani Mukerji wins Most Influential Cinema Personality in South-East Asia award

Actor Rani Mukerji won an award for her work in Hichki, which grossed ₹250 crores worldwide.

Actor Rani Mukerji on Friday received the Most Influential Cinema Personality Award in South-East Asia for her phenomenal work in 2018 flick Hichki. Time and again, she has proved her mettle as an actor having delivered some of the biggest blockbusters as well as the most loved movies of our generation.

Rani Mukerji plays an aspiring teacher with Tourette syndrome in Hichki.

Hichki had grossed over ₹250 crores worldwide. “It is truly humbling for me to be called the Most Influential Cinema Personality. As an actor, I have been fortunate enough to have got films that inspired me and everyone who saw them on screen. Some of them sparked a conversation and also affected social change. I have a special liking towards films that leave an impact on the hearts and minds of people and make us ponder about the world that we live in,” Rani, who is in Singapore, said.

She added: “I feel it is my responsibility to give voice to what’s happening around me. Hichki was one such film and it’s message resonated worldwide with audiences, students, teachers and most importantly with people fighting the Tourette Syndrome. It was a huge validation to us all that a universal story will definitely be appreciated anywhere in the world.”

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