Rani Mukerji on Privacy, Aditya Chopra, and Hichki

“I was always private, because my work and personal lives are different. If you’ve seen me through the years, I only make an appearance when there’s a reason for it. It’s not always, all the time. Because I do think that there are certain things you need to keep to yourself. You need to protect your environment slightly. Everything can’t be for everyone to see, because we are already so exposed, so that exposure is enough. There are things that you need to keep private – where you are going, what you’re doing, and what you’re doing with your family.”

“I got a lot of encouragement to do Hichki from my husband because he saw me getting into the role of a mother too seriously. He said, ‘You are Rani Mukerji, you can’t do this to your fans, you need to go back to the limelight.’ That’s when I did that film. As a husband, he was the wind beneath my wings to be able to tell me that go ahead and live your life. You can’t just be at home and follow one role, you have other roles to do.”