After over three decades in Bollywood, Rani Mukerji finally brought home her first-ever National Award for Best Actress — an achievement that has filled her family with pride and emotion. However, her mother, Krishna Mukherjee, believes the honour was long overdue and that Rani truly deserved national recognition much earlier, especially for her acclaimed performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2005 classic Black.

Rani Mukerji’s Mother Reacts to Her National Award Win

Speaking to the media and photographers at a Durga Puja pandal in Mumbai, Krishna Mukherjee expressed her joy over Rani’s big win while also reflecting on how late it came in her daughter’s career.

“I am happy that she got a National Award. But it came very late. She should have got it for Black, I think so. But today, I am

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