Adnan () is the traditional ancestor of the ''Adnani Arabs'' of northern, central and western Arabia, as opposed to the Qahtani of Southern and south eastern Arabia who descend from Qahtan.

Origin

Adnan is the father of the Adnanite Arabs who are the northern Arab tribes that occupied Hijaz, Yamama regions as well as most parts of northern Arabia, and According to Hadith, he traces a genealogical history to Ismael:

Adnan son of Add son of Send son of Napyot son of Ismael.

Descent from Adnan to Muhammad

According to Islamic tradition, the Islamic prophet Muhammad was descended from Adnan. Tradition records the genealogy from Adnan to Muhammad comprises 21 generations. "The following is the list of chiefs who are said to have ruled the Hejaz and to have been the patrilineal ancestors of Muhammad."

122 BC – Adnan (عدنان)

  89 BC – Ma'add (معد)

  56 BC – Nizar (نزار)

  23 BC – Mudar (مضر)

  10 AD – Elias (إلياس)

  43 AD – Mudrikah (مدركة)

  76 AD – Khuzaimah (خزيمة)

109 AD – Kinanah (كنانة)

142 AD – al-Nadr (النضر)

175 AD – Malik (مالك)

208 AD – Fihr (فهر)

241 AD – Ghalib (غالب)

274 AD – Luwaiy (لؤي)

307 AD – Ka'ab (كعب)

340 AD – Murrah (مرة)

373 AD – Kilab (كلاب)

406 AD – Qusai (قصي)

439 AD – Abd Manaf (عبد مناف)

472 AD – Hashim (هاشم)

505 AD – Abd al-Muttalib (عبد المطلب)

538 AD – Abd Allah (عبد الله)

570 AD – Muhammad (محمد)

See also

Ahl al-Bayt

Family tree of Muhammad

Family tree of Shaiba ibn Hashim

Ancestry of Qusai ibn Kilab

Banu Hashim

Banu Quraysh

Banu Kinanah

Banu Mudhar

References

Category:Semitic peoples Category:Descendants of Eber Category:Adnanites Category:Arab people

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Samiullah Khan Niazi (Urdu: سمیع اللہ خان نیازی) (born September 6, 1951, Bahawalpur, Pakistan) is a former field hockey player from Pakistan, who was nicknamed ''The Flying Horse'' because of his great speed. He played as a left winger for his native country in 1970s and 1980s.

He was instrumental in Pakistan's bronze medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and winning gold in Asian Games in Bangkok in 1978. Khan retired from international hockey in 1982 while he was a captain of Pakistan. His brother Kaleemullah Khan also played for the national field hockey team of Pakistan. He later managed the Pakistani team, quitting in 2005.

Samiullah is also nephew of Haji Matiullah Khan, who was member of the 1960 Rome Olympics gold-winning Pakistan hockey side.

External links

Legends of Pakistan Hockey

Article in The Dawn

Times of Hockey

Aur Yeh Goal - Group for Pakistan Hockey

Sami ulllah

Category:1951 births Category:Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Living people Category:Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan Category:Pakistani field hockey players Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Pakistan

Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
name	Rani Mukerji
birth name	Rani Mukherjee
birth date	March 21, 1978
birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
years active	1997–present
occupation	Film actress
other names	Rani Mukherji Rani Mukerjee }}

Rani Mukerji (born Rani Mukherjee on 21 March 1978) is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. Born to the Mukherjee-Samarth family, Mukerji never harbored any ambitions to become an actress, but eventually joined films on the insistence of her parents. She made her acting debut with ''Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat'' (1997), and subsequently had her first, and still biggest commercial success with Karan Johar's romance ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), which won her a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She later starred in several films that fared below expectations, but in 2002 she tasted success with the critically acclaimed drama ''Saathiya'' for which she received numerous awards and nominations, including her first Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

In 2004, her performances in the hit romantic comedy ''Hum Tum'' and the critically acclaimed ''Yuva'' earned her the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards, respectively at the 50th Filmfare Awards, making her the first actress to win two major awards in the same year. She later received unanimous praise for her portrayal of a blind, deaf and mute woman in ''Black'' (2005), for which she garnered numerous awards, including two more Filmfare Awards: Best Actress and Actress - Critics. She went on to play leading roles in the comedy ''Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005) and the adult drama ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (2006), both of which emerged as major commercial successes in India as well as overseas. Mukerji thus established herself as a leading actress of Hindi cinema. She then featured in a series of commercially unsuccessful films, mostly under the Yash Raj Films banner, before re-inventing herself with Raj Kumar Gupta's semi-biographic thriller ''No One Killed Jessica'' (2011). During the course of her career, she has received seven Filmfare Awards, among thirteen nominations.

In addition to acting in films, Mukerji has featured as a talent judge for Sony Entertainment Television's reality show ''Dance Premier League''. Despite constant speculation, she remains guarded about her personal life and has consequently been termed a recluse by certain sections of the media. Mukerji currently lives in Juhu with her parents.

Early life and background

Mukerji comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin. Her father Ram Mukherjee is a retired director and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios while her mother Krishna was a playback singer. Her brother Raja Mukherjee is a film producer turned director. Her maternal aunt, Debashree Roy, is a Bengali film actress and her cousin, Kajol, is a popular Bollywood actress. Another cousin of hers, Ayan Mukerji is the writer and director of ''Wake Up Sid'' (2009). As part of a tradition, the Mukherjee family celebrates the festival of Durga Puja at Santacruz, Mumbai every year. Mukerji, being a religious person, takes part in the festivities with her entire family.

Mukerji is a trained Odissi dancer and began learning the dance in the tenth grade. She was schooled at ''Maneckji Cooper High School'' in Juhu, and later enrolled at Mithibai College in Mumbai. Despite her background, she was never interested in becoming an actress, stating that, “I never thought I had any talent to be in films so it never occurred to me that I could be an actor.” However, she decided to join films on an experimental basis, on the insistence of her parents.

Acting career

Early work and breakthrough (1997–2002)

After doing a short cameo appearance for the first time in her father's Bengali film ''Biyer Phool'' (1996), Mukerji made her acting debut the following year, as the protagonist of ''Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat''. Her performance as a rape victim in the film was well-received, but the film failed to do well at the box office. Nevertheless, she received a Special Jury recognition at the Star Screen Awards. The film's commercial failure made her return to college to complete her education. However, upon seeing her cousin Kajol's success, she decided to try films again.

Mukerji had a successful comeback in 1998 with Vikram Bhatt's ''Ghulam'', opposite Aamir Khan. The film did moderately well at the box office, while the song "Aati Kya Khandala" made her popular among the masses. Karan Johar's directorial debut, ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'', starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, followed for her that year. She played the supporting role of Tina Malhotra, a sophisticated girl in love with Khan. Of her performance, Rediff.com wrote, "Rani Mukherjee is a pleasant surprise — totally comfortable, clearly having suspended all disbelief". The movie was a blockbuster, with an adjusted worldwide gross of , and Mukerji went on to receive her first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actress category. She later played lead roles in films like ''Mehndi'' (1998) and ''Hello Brother'' (1999), alongside Salman Khan. Both these films were critically and commercially unsuccessful.

Mukerji's first release of 2000 was Raj Kanwar's action drama ''Badal'' opposite Bobby Deol. The film emerged as one of the highest-grossing films of the year, but met with negative reviews from critics. She then essayed a brief role in Kamal Haasan's ''Hey Ram'' as Hassan's first wife, Aparna Ram. The controversial film, based on Mahatma Gandhi's assassination was a critical success and was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars that year. Mukerji followed with a leading role in ''Bichhoo'', inspired by Luc Besson's ''Leon'', opposite Bobby Deol, as the foul-mouthed, coarse daughter of a drug dealer. The film, as well as her performance received negative reviews from critics. She also starred alongside Govinda, for the first time, in the comedy ''Hadh Kar Di Aapne''.

Later that year, she teamed up with Salman Khan for two films, Raj Kanwar's ''Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega'' and ''Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye''. While the former was inspired by the Sandra Bullock starrer ''While You Were Sleeping'' (1995), the later was a remake of Frank Coraci's ''The Wedding Singer'' (1998). She was appreciated for her performance in ''Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega'' and received her second Filmfare nomination in the Supporting Actress category.

In 2001, Mukerji starred in Abbas Mustan's romantic drama ''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'', co-starring Salman Khan and Preity Zinta. The film was released after a one-year delay, and was one of the first Bollywood movies to handle the issue of surrogate childbirth. Mukerji's role was that of Priya Malhotra, a woman who is unable to conceive after a miscarriage and thus, hires a surrogate mother. Rediff.com wrote, "Rani Mukherji is handicapped with a role that doesn't give her much scope besides weeping and sobbing. To her credit, she manages to hold her own even while playing a stereotypical sacrificing ''bhartiya nari''." She next played the love-interests of Abhishek Bachchan and Anil Kapoor respectively, in two predominantly male-centric films: ''Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai'' and ''Nayak: The Real Hero''. Upon release, both films under-performed at the box-office.

Success (2002–06)

In 2002, Mukerji essayed the lead role of Pooja Sahani in Kunal Kohli's romance ''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'', alongside Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor. The film marked the first of her many collaborations with one of India's largest production companies: Yash Raj Films. Although the movie flopped in India, it performed well overseas. That year, she acted opposite Govinda once again in two commercially unsuccessful films, ''Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai'' and ''Chalo Ishq Ladaaye''.

Later that year, Mukerji starred in Shaad Ali's critically acclaimed ''Saathiya'' opposite Vivek Oberoi. Essaying the role of Suhani Sharma, a medical student who deals with the tensions and discontent of being married at a young age, she won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, and among several other nominations, received her first Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare. While Khalid Mohamed described her performance as "sensitively nuanced", BBC noted, "Mukerji plays the character of a middle class girl with great conviction", and Udita Jhunjhunwala writing for Mid Day said "Her expressions and acting are understated in a role that fits her like a glove." The film, which earned a moderate domestic total of , rejuvenated her fading career. In an interview to ''Hindustan Times'', she said, "(Before ''Saathiya'') nothing that was coming my way excited me... I knew ''Saathiya'' was a special film. I felt it while making it."

Mukerji's first release of 2003 was Aziz Mirza's box-office hit ''Chalte Chalte'' opposite Shahrukh Khan. Though the film saw her play a role similar to the one she played in ''Saathiya'', her new look was well appreciated and her portrayal earned her a second nomination for ''Best Actress'' at the Filmfare awards. She next featured as the protagonist in Milan Luthria's ''Chori Chori'' opposite Ajay Devgan, Sudhir Mishra's ''Calcutta Mail'' alongside Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala and J.P. Dutta's multi-starrer war film ''LOC Kargil''. All three of them were critical as well as commercial failures.

In 2004, she acted in Mani Ratnam's composite film ''Yuva'' alongside Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Kareena Kapoor and Esha Deol. The film, which narrated the story of three youngsters from different stratums of society, saw Mukerji play a Bengali housewife opposite Bachchan. Though the film failed to do well at the box office, the film, as well as her performance was critically acclaimed. Rediff, as part of a performance analysis noted, "Her inspiring work in ''Yuva'' as the devoted yet frustrated wife of a local goon came alive every time she flashed those big fire-filled eyes at her husband or broke down angrily at an unsuspecting onlooker." The film fetched Mukerji her second ''Best Supporting Actress'' award at the Filmfare ceremony. She received further success by playing the leading role in Yash Raj Films' romantic comedy ''Hum Tum'', directed by Kunal Kohli, which became one of the biggest hits of the year with a non-adjusted gross of . The film starred Mukerji along with Saif Ali Khan and followed the arcs of their characters at different stages of their lives. Mukerji's portrayal of Rhea Sharma, an independent woman, won her several Best Actress awards, including her first Filmfare Award for ''Best Actress''. BBC observed, "Rani is fast becoming one of the more dependable and versatile actresses of her generation." She eventually became the first actor to have received both the Filmfare awards for ''Best Actress'' and ''Best Supporting Actress'' in the same year.

Her last release of the year was Yash Chopra's love saga ''Veer-Zaara'', in which she co-starred alongside Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta. The film, which emerged as a major commercial success, grossing worldwide, narrated the love story of the title characters, Veer Pratap Singh, played by Khan, and a Pakistani woman, Zaara Hayaat Khan, played by Zinta. Mukerji played the supporting role of Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer who takes it upon herself to find the truth about Singh. The film, which was screened at the Berlin Film Festival met with positive reviews. A review carried by Rediff noted, "...Rani walks away with the best lines and a performance full of grit."

In 2005, Mukerji starred in four high-profile films: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Black'', Shaad Ali's ''Bunty Aur Babli'', Amol Palekar's ''Paheli'' and Ketan Mehta's ''The Rising''. She was primarily noted for her performance in ''Black''. When Bhansali first came to Mukerji with the offer, she turned it down and stated that she was not confident enough to play a deaf-blind person. Once Bhansali reinforced his faith in her, she agreed to do it and went on to intensely study sign language with professionals at the Helen Keller Institute in Mumbai. ''Black'' was a major critical success, and Mukerji received universal acclaim for her performance. Rediff.com noted, "The performer in Rani Mukerji must have turned more than a few mental cartwheels when she got ''Black''. It is a pure, performance-driven role, and Rani does it with a fluid maturity that is great to watch.". She eventually won the ''Best Actress'' and the ''Best Actress - Critics'' at the Filmfare Awards ceremony. ''Filmfare'' included her performance in their list of the "80 Most Iconic performances", while commenting, }}

Her next release, ''Bunty Aur Babli'', surfaced as one of the biggest hits of the year. She played the character of Vimmi "Babli" Saluja, a con woman, opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The film, which became a box-office success with a gross of , opened to mixed reviews, and so did Mukerji's performance. A review carried by ''Variety''' mentioned, "Three years ago, in ''Saathiya'', helmer Shaad Ali managed to rediscover Mukerji's earlier vivacity, and he's done it again here in a role that the raspy-voiced diva-ette simply eats up" Consequently, Mukerji received another nomination for the [Filmfare Award for ''Best Actress'' for her work.

Her third release that year, ''Paheli'', opposite Shahrukh Khan, was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars for the 79th Academy Awards. The film was critically acclaimed, as was Mukerji's performance, which Raja Sen called "another perfectly played part". Her final release of the year, ''The Rising'', saw her play a prostitute, Heera, the love interest of the protagonist Mangal Pandey, played by Aamir Khan. Derek Elley of ''Variety'' mentioned that she made "the most of her feisty nautch-girl," inpite of having "a small role for a star of her caliber."

In 2006 she starred in Karan Johar's drama ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'', featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Kirron Kher. The film opened to mixed reviews but emerged as the most successful movie ever overseas with a worldwide gross of . The film told the story of two unhappily married couples in New York, which later results in an extramarital affair. Mukerji played the role of Maya Talwar, a woman layered with self-doubt and question about the relationship between her and her husband, played by Abhishek Bachchan. Her performance was well-received with Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN concluding, "Rani looks a million bucks and she dives under the skin of her character to make that part one that we will remember for a long time." She received several nominations for the role, including her fifth Filmfare -''Best Actress'' nomination, and won the IIFA Best Actress Award for the third consecutive year.

Mukerji's next release was B.R. Chopra's tearjerker ''Baabul'' alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and John Abraham. The movie did not do well at the box-office in India, but proved to be a hit overseas. Her portrayal of Malvika, a young widow, met with mixed reviews from critics with Sarita Tanwar from ''Mid Day'' commenting, "Rani Mukerji breathes life into a somewhat confused character".

Professional setbacks and recent work (2007–present)

From 2007 to 2009, Mukerji featured primarily in films produced by Yash Raj Films (with the exception of ''Saawariya''). Her first release was Siddharth Anand's melodrama ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'', where she played Radhika Rai Banerjee, a pianist turned housewife opposite Saif Ali Khan. The film performed decently at the box-office, while her performance was generally well-received. Adarsh wrote, "Rani enacts the role of the mother/wife proficiently." Negative reviews, however were directed towards the film itself, with Rajeev Masand writing, "neither Saif Ali Khan nor Rani is able to make much of an impression because their characters are so unidimensional and boring." Her next release of the year was Pradeep Sarkar's drama ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'' alongside Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Konkana Sen Sharma and Kunal Kapoor. The film met with mixed reviews, while Mukerji was criticised for playing stereotypical roles that required her to cry often. A review carried by ''Indian Express'' noted, "Rani holds the film together, even if her part, both as the ingénue and the hooker, doesn’t have freshness." Her performance nonetheless fetched her yet another ''Best Actress'' nomination at the Filmfare ceremony. Her final release of the year was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's tragedy ''Saawariya'', where she essayed a smaller part of a sex-worker. The film, which featured debutants Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles, was a critical and commercial failure, but Mukerji's performance earned her a fifth Filmfare Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2008, Mukerji was paired with Saif Ali Khan again for Kunal Kohli's ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic''. This fantasy film had Mukerji play an angel who comes to Earth to help four troubled kids. The film, which flopped at the box office, met with generally positive reviews from critics. The box-office failure of her recent films made Mukerji lose weight and undergo a makeover in her following release, ''Dil Bole Hadippa'' (2009). The project, co-starring Shahid Kapoor, saw Mukerji portray a cricket-obsessed Punjabi village girl masquerading as a man. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival under performed at the Indian box-office.

Though her performances in the films during this period were generally well-received, none of them performed well commercially, leading to major setbacks in her career. She was not seen in any 2010 releases. When questioned about working only under the Yash Raj Films banner, she said, "An actor is here to act and pick great roles and scripts. I was getting great roles from Yash Raj at that point, roles that any actor would give an arm to do. I stand by those films regardless of their fate".

In 2011, Mukerji starred in UTV Motion Pictures' semi-biographic thriller, ''No One Killed Jessica'' (2011), based on the Jessica Lal murder case. She played the fictional character of a foul-mouthed television journalist, Meera Gaity, deeply involved with the case. In an interview with ''The Calcutta Telegraph'' she said, "It was such a different role to portray. It wasn’t a role that was typical of a Hindi film heroine. Meera was more like a hero. It was a character that actually took the story forward.... Meera made a lot of things happen. It wasn’t something that I had ever done before. I actually had to play a man! " Upon release, Mukerji's performance received mostly positive reviews. ''The Times of India'' wrote, "Rani's character being fictional and glamourized seems superficial to an extent but she packs in the punch required for her dynamic character." While other critics praised her performance, with ''Daily News and Analysis'' describing it as "one of her best performances till date," several critics were less positive, including Anupama Chopra of ''NDTV'', who called her role, "the fatal, false note in ''No One Killed Jessica''," arguing that "The character is written superficially and Rani’s portrayal of her is equally banal. It’s all about externals. She argues a lot and proudly labels herself a bitch but her hair stays perfectly in place and in the end, she even gets to do a super-hero-like slow motion walk." The film eventually earned and was especially noted for being a commercial success, despite the absence of any prominent male actors. Consequently, Mukerji won her third Filmfare Award for ''Best Supporting Actress''.

As of March 2012, her upcoming films include Reema Kagti's suspense thriller ''Talaash'' co-starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor and Sachin Kundalkar's ''Aiyaa'' opposite Prithviraj.

Other work

Philanthropy and stage performances

Involved with several social causes, Mukerji remarked, "It's my dream too that every child in India is educated because the way India is growing I don't think without education, we can see a very bright future. So if we want a bright future for our country, I think education is foremost." In March 2004, Mukerji visited the sandy dunes of Rajasthan where she spent a day at the army training base to boost the morale of the jawan troops. The visit was conducted for a NDTV show, ''Jai Jawan'', on which entertainers and actors visit Indian troops. In February 2005, Mukerji performed at the ''HELP! Telethon Concert'' to help raise money for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake alongside several other Bollywood stars. In March 2006, Mukerji bonded again with the physically challenged children of the ''Helen Keller Institute'' as they organised a birthday party for her. She had previously worked with these children while researching for her role in ''Black''.

Among her stage performances, Mukerji has participated in two world tours. Her first, ''Magnificent Five'' was in the year 1999 with actors Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Akshaye Khanna and Twinkle Khanna. Five years later, ''Temptations 2004'' came along. Mukerji performed alongside Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra in nineteen stage shows across the globe. Mukerji was also part of the ''Temptations 2005'' show in New Delhi. The actress helped to raise funds for the National Centre For Promotional of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), a leading disabled rights' group, with the show which also featured Shah Rukh Khan, Fardeen Khan, Ameesha Patel and Malaika Arora Khan. In 2010, Mukerji joined Shahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Ishaa Koppikar, among others for a concert at the Army Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh to a packed audience.

Television

In 2009, Mukerji made her television debut as a talent judge with the reality show ''Dance Premier League'' on Sony Entertainment Television. She explained her stint with television, saying that it made her "more accessible" to the audience and helped her "gain visibility when [she was] not doing too many films." In 2011, she reprised her role of Meera Gaity on the TV series ''C.I.D.'' in a guest appearance to promote her film ''No One Killed Jessica''.

In the media

Rani uses the English transliteration of "Mukerji" instead of the original "Mukherjee" for her surname. It was widely reported that she did this for numerological reasons, but she has said it was printed as such on her passport and she wanted it to be consistent. Mukerji has three homes in Mumbai, including her childhood home. She bought a bungalow in Juhu for herself and her parents in mid-2005. The house went through a two year renovation with the interiors done by Twinkle Khanna and Sussanne Roshan.

Mukerji is extremely guarded about her personal life, and despite constant media speculation, has never spoken about her relationships. However, in an interview with Simi Garewal she quoted, "I am absolutely in love", without divulging the name of the person. As opposed to most of her contemporaries, Mukerji limits her media interactions and is often termed as a recluse. However in 2011, in an interview to ''Screen India'' she clarified, "Today actors have become more open with the media. But this has posed a problem for actors like me because if I don’t do that, then I end up being called reclusive. So now I have changed myself and am easily approachable." She is additionally known for her friendly image and shares a close friendship with several Bollywood stars including Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Karan Johar. Mukerji's distinctive features include her light green eyes and her slightly husky, broken voice. Due to this voice texture, her lines were dubbed by a dubbing artist in ''Ghulam'' (1998), but she eventually dubbed for her own lines in her next release, ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''. She noted, “When Karan Johar wanted my voice to be dubbed for ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'', I really thought that it [my voice] was bad and very husky and rough, but slowly I worked to improve my diction, and am now quite comfortable with it."

In June 2005, Mukerji was widely criticized following the publication of an interview with British newspaper ''Desi Xpress''. Mukerji was asked to name her idol and she replied, "Adolf Hitler". However, in an interview with Times Now a year later, she denied ever mentioning Hitler's name. In November 2006, Mukerji was shooting for the film ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'' in Varanasi when avid fans crowded the set. Security personnel beat the crowd back. A media storm followed as various groups insisted that Mukerji should have stopped the security guards. Mukerji later issued an apology.

Mukerji occupied the top slot of Box Office India's ''Top Actresses'' list for two years in a row (2005–2006). She was also placed number one on Rediff's 'Top Bollywood Female Stars' Rankings for three consecutive years (2004–2006), while in 2007, she was ranked at number five. In February 2006, Filmfare placed her eighth amongst the "Ten Most Powerful Names of Bollywood", an achievement she repeated from the previous year, where she was ranked at number ten, the only woman on the list. In 2007, she was ranked at number five. On Women's International Day 2007, Mukerji came in fourth on the ''Best Bollywood Actresses Ever'' listing. She was placed at number 36 by UK magazine ''Eastern Eye'' as one of "Asia's Sexiest Women" (Sept/2006). Mukerji is frequently featured in various lists by Rediff.com, including, ''Bollywood's Most Beautiful Actresses'', ''Bollywood's Best Dressed Women'' and ''Women of Many Faces''.

Filmography

Films

''Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat'' ''Ghulam'' ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' ''Mehndi (film) ''Mann (film) ''Hello Brother (1999 film) ''Badal'' ''Hey Ram'' ''Hadh Kar Di Aapne'' ''Bichhoo'' ''Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega'' ''Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000 film) ''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'' ''Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai'' ''Nayak: The Real Hero'' ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' ''Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai'' ''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'' ''Saathiya (film) ''Chalo Ishq Ladaaye'' ''Chalte Chalte (2003 film) ''Chori Chori (2003 film) ''Calcutta Mail'' ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' ''LOC Kargil'' ''Yuva'' ''Hum Tum'' ''Veer-Zaara'' ''Black (2005 film) ''Bunty Aur Babli'' ''Paheli'' ''Mangal Pandey: The Rising'' ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' ''Baabul (2006 film) ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'' ''Saawariya'' ''Om Shanti Om'' ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'' ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' ''Luck by Chance'' ''Dil Bole Hadippa!'' ''No One Killed Jessica'' ''Aiyaa'' ''Talaash (2012 film) ''Koochie Koochie Hota Hain''

Year	! Film	! Role	! Notes
1996	''Biyer Phool''	Rimi
1997	|	Mala
1998	|	Alisha
1998	|	Tina Malhotra	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
1998	Mehndi'' ||	Pooja
1999	Mann'' ||		Special appearance in the song "Kaali Naagin Ke"
1999	Hello Brother'' ||	Rani
2000	|	Rani
2000	|	Aparna Ram
2000	|	Anjali Khanna
2000	|	Kiran Bali
2000	|	Pooja Oberoi	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2000	Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye'' ||	Priya Sharma
2001	|	Priya Malhotra
2001	|	Pooja Shrivastav
2001	|	Manjari
2001	|	Naina Kapoor	Cameo
2002	|	Payal Khuranna
2002	|	Pooja Sahani
2002	Saathiya'' ||	Dr. Suhani Sharma/Sehgal	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2002	|	Sapna
2003	Chalte Chalte'' ||	Priya Chopra	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2003	Chori Chori'' ||	Khushi Malhotra
2003	|	Reema/Bulbul
2003	|		Special appearance in the song "Mahi Ve"
2003	|	Hema
2004	|	Sashi Biswas	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2004	|	Rhea Prakash	Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2004	|	Saamiya Siddiqui	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2005	Black'' ||	Michelle McNally	Filmfare Award for Best Actress Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
2005	|	Vimmi Saluja (Babli)	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2005	|	Lachchi Bhanwarlal
2005	|	Heera
2006	|	Maya Talwar	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2006	Baabul'' ||	Malvika "Milli" Talwar/Kapoor
2007	|	Radhika Shekar Rai Banerjee (Shona)
2007	|	Vibhavari Sahay (Badki)/ Natasha	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2007	|	Gulabji	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2007	|	Herself	Special appearance in the song "Deewangi Deewangi"
2008	|	Geeta
2008	|		Special appearance in the song "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte"
2009	|	Herself
2009	|	Veera Kaur/Veer Pratap Singh
2011	|	Meera Gaity	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2012	|	Meenakshi	Post-production (Releasing on September 28, 2012)
2012	Talaash'' ||		Post-production (Releasing on November 30, 2012)
2012	|	Tina	Post-production

Television

''C.I.D. (TV series)

style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Year	Show	Role	Channel
2009	''Dance Premier League''
2011	CID'' ||	Guest Role: Meera Gaity	Sony Entertainment Television Asia>Sony TV

See also

List of Indian film actresses

List of Bengali actresses

List of Bengalis

List of Bollywood Clans: The Mukherjees

References

Further reading

External links

Rani Mukerji on Bollywood Hungama

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
name	Yana Gupta
alt	Yana Gupta at Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Bash
spouse	Satyakam Gupta (Divorced)
occupation	Model, Actress
birth date	April 23, 1979 }}

Yana Gupta or Yaana (born Jana Synková) is a Czech model and actress working in Mumbai. Gupta is a citizen of the Czech Republic.

Personal life

Yana Gupta was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) on 23 April 1979 to Czech parents and began modelling in the mid-1990s. Her career took a turn towards the east when she married Indian artist Satyakam Gupta in Pune. and changed her last name from Synkova to Gupta. She divorced Gupta in 2005. In 2008 she altered her given name to Yaana.

Career

Yaana appeared on numerous magazine covers, including ''Elle'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Femina'', and now on ''Maxim''. Gupta modeled for the premier Kingfisher's calendar and has performed dance numbers in three films including the remix of ''babuji zara dheere chalo''. Before her career in Bollywood, she modeled for international clients like Calvin Klein and Victoria's Secret.

Movie career

Yaana made her big screen debut in the Bollywood movie ''Dum'' for the song ''Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo'' which made her famous for cameo item numbers. She was named the new face for Lakmé Cosmetics in 2001. She has also appeared in a Kannada movie named ''Jogi''. She played the role of a TV anchor on the countdown show ''Mirch Masala'' on Zoom TV where she danced to famous dance numbers.

Yaana recently signed up with a leading mobile and PC games company Indiagames as brand ambassador and will be featured in several interesting games and applications related to fitness, puzzles etc. Yaana has featured on the Dr Zeus album ''Back Unda Da Influence'', which was released in 2007. She featured in a cameo role in the video for the song "Chargai", released on Aman Hayer's 2008 release ''Groundshaker 2''. The song features vocals from Jazzy B and Apache Indian. She is also very famous for her song "Kadhaal Yaanai" from the blockbuster Tamil film ''Anniyan'' [dubbed in Hindi as ''Aparichit''] and "Aadatanama" from the Telugu film ''Gharshana'' (remake of blockbuster Tamil film ''Kaaka Kaaka''). She also appeared in the item numbers: "Oh! What A Babe" in the film ''Rakht'', "Aakalesthe" in the film ''Shankardada Zindabad''.

TV Shows

Yaana was one of the strongest contenders in the popular TV show ''Khatron Ke Khiladi'' hosted by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. ''Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi'' on Colors TV.She was a participant in a Dancing show called ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', Season 4, an Indian version of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Her choreographer was Salman who had won ''Dance India Dance''.

Controversies

Indian Media made a huge buzz about paparazzi pictures taken of Yaana at a charity event in Mumbai in November, 2010, wearing no panties. Yana Gupta, Sushila Nirali - the organizer of the event and the photographer who clicked those photos were sued for the 'pantyless stunt'. She was quiet relaxed and jokingly said "I am the No-Panty girl now."

Filmography

Hindi ''Gharshana'' ''Rakht'' Song ''Oh Tamil ''Anniyan'' ''Jogi (film) ''Kaisay Kahein'' ''Shankardada Zindabad'' ''Chalo Dilli'' ''Murder 2''

style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Year	Film	Language	Role	Notes
2003	Dum (2003 Hindi film)>Dum''	|	Dancer	Song ''Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo''
2004	|	Telugu		Song ''Aadatanamaa''
2004	|	Hindi	Dancer	What A Babe''
2004	''Manmadhan''	|		Song ''Thathai Thathai''
2005	|	Tamil	Club Dancer	Song ''Kaadhal Yaanai''
2005	Jogi'' ||	Kannada	Truck Dancer	Song ''Bin Ladennu Nan Maava''
2007	|	Hindi		Song ''Teri Yaadein''
2007	|	Telugu		Song ''Aakalesthe''
2011	|	Hindi	Laila	Song ''Laila O Laila''
2011	|	Hindi	Jyoti	Song ''Aa Zara Karib Se''

References

External links

Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Indian people of Czech descent Category:Hindi film actors Category:Indian film actors Category:Indian actors

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