Rani Mukerji claims that rumours about her getting married have started affecting her career."These rumours have been going on for three years and have started affecting my career," she says "A lot of filmmakers, who approach me for roles, start by asking whether I am getting married. They have apprehensions whether I can commit myself to their project.
"Besides, I can't get married to one man or different men for the last three years," she said. There had been rumours that Rani was married to filmmaker and her Dil Bole Hadippa producer Aditya Chopra.
"I am the only daughter of my parents. When I get married, it will be announced publicly and will take place with pomp," Rani said.
The star added that the 'most laughable' rumour was that she had left her posh Juhu bungalow because it had brought her ill luck and moved back to her old flat at Andheri.
"I made the new house for my family from my hard work, sweat and blood. My house is my temple, how can I run away from it? I am being made to look like an insecure person, which I am not," she said.
The actress said she preferred to concentrate on her films and make her fans happy, rather than waste time clarifying bizarre rumours.Rani admitted that she was an odd one out in an industry where networking is a major part of the profession.
"It is a shortcoming that I have, as I don't like to talk about my daily life. The media has taken advantage of my silence and communicated to my fans very wrongly," she said.
Rani said three years ago when the rumours about her marriage started, her father had to come on television to clarify.
"No father should be put through such misery. Despite clarifications, the rumours have continued. You have to believe what I am saying. But, if you still continue spreading stories about me, I can't stop you," Rani said.
Rani said Dil Bole Hadippa came to her at the right time when she got feedback that she was crying too much on screen and doing serious roles. Her last release Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic unfortunately did not do well.The most tedious task for the actress was applying glue on her face to stick the beard. "When I became Veer -- the cricket loving Sikh boy -- the men in the unit forgot that I was Rani," she recalled.
Rani said she has not taken a break from movies for a while. "I started working on Haddipa immediately after my last release. I can do two-three films at a time if they have great roles. I don't want to prove anything to my detractors that I work only in Yash Raj films. If Yash Raj offers me challenging roles, I will take up those projects," she said.
