Pretty much everyone refused to play second fiddle to Kajol's author-backed Anjali Sharma. Karan Johar approached every actress from Raveena Tandon to Twinkle Khanna to play the coy 'n' cool Tina Malhotra.
The debutant director's search came to an end when he spotted the relatively unknown Rani Mukerji. Until then her only claim to fame was the dowdy Raja Ki Aayegi Baarat and Aamir Khan's love interest as the Aati kya khandala girl in Ghulam.
Despite a secondary role in KKHH, the newcomer proved she had all the makings of an A-lister. As expected, both the film and its star became hits prompting Johar to dub Rani his lucky mascot featuring in all his films -- be it in a full-fledged role or special appearance.
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