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Shahid responsible for fallout between Bhansali and Rani!

During ‘Black’ days, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, his sister Bela Sehgal and Rani Mukerji went along like a house on fire. Rani was like an extended family to Bhansali, but all of a sudden, something happened which soured their relations. Here is an insiders report on what went wrong between the leading director and the talented actress. Reportedly, Shahid Kapur and ‘Hadippa’ were responsible for the fallout.

A source said to a news daily, "Soon after she came on board, they had differences. The main one being Bela wanting to cast Shahid Kapur opposite her. The actress shot it down because she felt he looked much younger than her. Things soured when, shortly after, Rani went on to sign ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ with Yash Raj Films` with Shahid Kapur!"

Yet, Bhansali gave ‘benefit-of-doubt’ to Rani. The source continued, "The last straw came when Bela and Bhansali saw that the Rani-Shahid film had the title of ‘Hadippa’. Rani was part of many discussions on the film and she was aware that Bela`s heart was set on that title, which was also registered in her name."

Bhansali and Bela thought that Rani has suggested the title. Although Rani denied vehemently but Bhansali did not relent and has not forgiven her since.

Another source said, "Both brother and sister feel very let down by Rani. Things are not the same between the actress and them. Time will heal wounds and maybe Sanjay will work with Rani in the future. But right now, the wounds are still fresh and they need to heal."

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Rani's faux pas in Toronto

Bollywood's queen who recently turned super-sexy after shedding kilos, stole the show at the ongoing Toronto film festival. The Bong beauty was present to promote her upcoming film Dil Bole Hadippa.

The actress grabbed attention with her husky voice and smoky eyes but couldn't make a lasting impression with her couture sense. Clad in a plum off-shoulder gown, Rani looked quite uncomfortable and unfortunately the gown was ill fitted. Even the black sandals she wore looked shoddy.

Despite her fashion faux pas she was quite popular at the venue!

'Rani played square cut perfectly'

Actress Rani Mukherjee is in news these days for her portrayal of a cricketer in the upcoming movie Dil Bole Hadippa. But no one knows that Rani had a tough time learning the tricks of the gentleman's game.

Former Indian cricketer, Anjali Pandharkar, who taught Rani how to play cricket can't stop praising the actress.

When asked how tough it was for her to train Rani she said, "Before I trained her, Rani had never even held a bat ever in her life. So, you can imagine how difficult it would have been for me to teach her. It was a big challenge, but the best part is that Rani has a good grasping power and she has been a very obedient student."

Asked if she ever lost her cool while teaching Rani, Anjali said: "Had I lost my cool, it would have given an adverse impact on her training. So, I kept motivating her to learn new shots."

Talking further about how her training sessions Anjali said: "Rani is either batting or fielding in the whole movie. So, I trained her to bat and field. In the first few weeks she did shadow practice in which she hit bats in air without any ball. After some time she did the same with static ball. She took almost six months to learn all this. In fact, one day I took her to a Ranji Trophy match in Mumbai so that she could get the feel of the game. She spent the whole day there. The whole experience was very encouraging for her."

Anjali also revealed that Rani Mukherjee surprised her by playing the square cut shot to perfection. "The square cut is a very difficult shot for any player. But Rani played the shot with perfection."

Asked if Rani is trained to the extent that she could join Indian Women's Cricket team Anjali said, "She still needs a lot of practice for that. In fact, I invited her for the selection process for the State Cricket Team in Mumbai."

Summing up the whole experience, Anjali said, "I have never taught someone who never held a bat ever in her life. So, it was a learning experience for me as well. Now with all these efforts I hope the film should do well."

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