{"id":113616,"date":"2025-09-02T16:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/113616\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:55:19","slug":"when-rani-mukerji-promised-to-be-friends-forever-with-aishwarya-rai-and-said-you-know-i-love-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/113616\/","title":{"rendered":"When Rani Mukerji promised to be &#8216;friends forever&#8217; with Aishwarya Rai and said, &#8216;You know I love you..&#8217; |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rani-aishwarya.jpg\" alt=\"When Rani Mukerji promised to be 'friends forever' with Aishwarya Rai and said, 'You know I love you..'\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> They say two leading heroines can never be friends. However, back in the late 90s, Rani Mukerji and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan changed this narrative. Both actresses were enjoying great success. From Aishwarya Rai establishing herself with movies like \u2018Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam\u2019 and \u2018Devdas,\u2019 Rani had \u2018Saathiya\u2019 and \u2018Ghulam\u2019 under her belt. Their success did draw a wedge between them; in fact, back then, in a video clip, Rani Mukerji confessed her love for Aishwarya and promised to be her friend forever.<\/p>\n<p>When Rani Mukerji promised to be friends forever with Aishwarya Rai<\/p>\n<p>During an episode of \u2018Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai,\u2019 Aishwarya arrived as a guest. In the same episode, Rani was supposed to make a surprise entrance, but owing to her bad health, she could not. However, she sent a heartwarming video message. <\/p>\n<p>Rani Mukerji Wins First National Award \u2013 Calls It &#8216;Deeply Personal&#8217; &amp; Dedicates It to Mothers<\/p>\n<p>Addressing Aishwarya as \u2018Aishu Maa,\u2019 Rani said, \u201cYou know I love you. I am really sorry I couldn&#8217;t come for the show because I am unwell. As you know, I am always unwell, I couldn&#8217;t make it to Delhi. Just to let you know that I love you, you mean a lot to me. I just love you Aishu Maa.\u201d \u201cI just want to say one thing, that we are going to be friends forever. I love you,&#8221; Rani concluded.However, things changed reportedly when Shah Rukh Khan chose Rani Mukerji over Aishwarya Rai for &#8216;Chalte Chalte.&#8217; Yet, this video message tugs at the heartstrings of the audience, who would love to see both actresses sharing the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji\u2019s first National Award<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to 2025, Rani Mukerji won \u2018Best Actress\u2019 for \u2018Mrs Chatterjee Vs. Norway.\u2019 Also, her &#8216;Chalte Chalte&#8217; co-star Shah Rukh Khan bagged the title of \u2018Best Actor\u2019 for \u2018Jawan,\u2019 which he shared with Vikrant Massey for \u201812th Fail.\u2019 And that is not it, fans were in for another surprise as the duo came together in a video where they danced to a romantic song from Aryan Khan&#8217;s upcoming web series, \u2018The Ba**ds of Bollywood.\u2019In the clip, Shah Rukh, dressed casually in jeans and a blue sweatshirt, performs despite having an injured hand, while Rani looks chic in a white shirt and blue jeans. Shah Rukh shared the video with a congratulatory message for Rani, calling her a queen and expressing their shared joy over the National Award. He expressed, &#8220;National award\u2026 hum dono ki adhoori khwahish poori ho gayi\u2026 yay\u2026 congratulations Rani, you are a queen and love you always.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said &#8216;if I had done Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I would have been lynched&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They say two leading heroines can never be friends. 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