Rani Mukerji’s in ‘Aiyya’

Rani Mukherji, who has teamed up with Anurag Kashyap for his home production Aiyyaa, says she was not interested in doing dark film with the filmmaker and wanted a happy quirky movie.

“I was surprised when Anurag told me he is offering me a happy film,” Rani told reporters.

Rani Mukherji revealed that in real life Anurag Kashyap is an entertaining person, unlike the kind of movies he makes ,”I wanted to do something different with him. I have known him since long…his quirky side. As I had done dark films like No One Killed Jessica and to be released Talaash, I wanted to do something different, hence chose this movie,” she said.

In Aiyya, Rani plays Meenakshi, a simple but crazy girl who is ready to get married at her family’s bidding but can’t stop dreaming about a fantasy world. Aiyyaa stars Rani Mukherjee and Malayalam actor Prithviraj Sukumaran.

This film is mad…funny, quirky…whacky,” she said. For the first look of the film, Rani was dressed up like her character, adorning a yellow-green ‘navvari’ sari.

In the film Rani plays the role of a Marathi girl falling in love with a Tamil boy, Prithviraj. (Rani) Meenakshi is very filmy. She is huge fan of Sridevi, Juhi Chawla and Madhuri Dixit. She dreams about them and goes in fantasy world all the time,”

Apart from adding that ‘oomph’ to her cameo, the actress did extensive research to adapt herself to the role and get used to Maharashtrian culture. She saw a lot of South Indian and Marathi films and spent quality time with Marathi actors to learn the nuances of her part.

“Prithvi is awesome. He is a wonderful person. It is nice to work with him. Now I know why he is such a huge star. He is a very special actor,” Rani said.