Rani Mukerji Explains Wearing Gold Chain With Daughter Adira’s Initials After She Was ‘Howling’ About Missing National Awards

Rani Mukerji was recently honored with the National Award for Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway, marking the first National Award win in her 30-year-long acting career. While being felicitated, the actress wore

a necklace with her daughter Adira’s initials as a sweet gesture to keep her close, a moment that instantly went viral. In a recent interview, she shared the thought behind the neckpiece, calling her daughter her 'lucky charm'.

Rani Mukherji talks about her daughter Adira's necklace at the National Award event

Speaking to India Today, Rani Mukherji mentioned, "The necklace was a way of keeping her close on a day that meant so much to her. She was howling because she wanted to be part of the National Award function. She said it was 'unfair' that she couldn’t be with me on my special day."

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Rani Mukherji on winning the prestigious award along with Shah Rukh Khan

Earlier during an interview with the news portal, Mukherji spoke about her feeling of winning the National Film Award, calling it 'special' moment of sharing the honour with her friend Shah Rukh Khan. She had said, "I think the (National) award means so much happiness for my fans, well-wishers, friends and family who have wished this award in my life because I am winning this for the first time. I have actually been like a horse with blinkers. My single-minded focus has always been to work hard, do the best in my craft because success of a film is not in our hands. We do the best for the film and then it is the audiences choice if they like a film or don't like a film. But what's in my hand is to do the best that I can deliver and that is what I have done for the last 3 years.""It feels special probably because Shah Rukh and I won in the same year, at the same time. So, it just made it even more special," she concluded. Stay tuned for more updates!