Anushka’s the new YRF rani

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Anushka Sharma, who’s just signed yet another YRF film opposite Shah Rukh Khan, is fast becoming the favourite actress for the Yash Raj banner. And not only is this testimony of appreciation from the “mogul of romance” Yash Chopra proving Anushka’s skill and talent to the world, it is also ensuring that she inches ever so closer to Rani Mukherjee in the YRF pecking order.
“It took Rani seven years to cover the distance from Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2002) to Dil Bole Hadippa (2009), in which she did nine films with them. Anushka would have already done five films with the Chopras inside four years by the time the SRK starrer releases next Diwali,” informs a trade insider.
What’s more is that while Rani has enjoyed a 50 per cent commercial success rate with the banner, Anushka has seen all her films turn out to be hits. So is there a reason for Rani to feel threatened? “There isn’t any rivalry or competition expected between the two because of the generation gap and the fact that they are playing in different leagues. But having said that, one can’t ignore the fact that Anushka is clearly the Chopras’ current blue-eyed girl, as it was only Rani who hitherto had the privilege to do film after film with them,” a source comments.