Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel has two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood; one for radio at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard and one for motion pictures at 1719 Vine Street. Rani Mukherjee is one of the top actresses of today, that's for sure and now, she has the right to say: "been there, done that." http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow/333625.cms?&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1. It is one of the most popular sites for visitors to the cemetery. Hum Tum was another big hit in the following year and by the end of 2004, her film, Veer-Zaara broke all records at the box-office and became a blockbuster accumulating more than 50 crores of rupees worldwide. McDaniel's family did not want to disturb her remains after all that time, so the cemetery did the next best thing and built a memorial to Hattie McDaniel on the lawn overlooking the lake. The year 2003 brought her Chalte Chalte, another hit with her favorite colleague, Shah Rukh Khan, despite not winning any awards for this one, she did get every other nomination for Best Actress within all the awards ceremonies for Indian Cinema. In 1999, the new owner of the Hollywood Cemetery who changed its name to Hollywood Forever Cemetery wanted to right that wrong. Ms. Saathiya was a big hit for her which even got her another Filmfare Award but this time under the category for Best Actress judged by the critics which is even bigger than the popular award for Best Actress.

Thus, she was interred in Rosedale Cemetery. It was not until 2002 when her movies started breaking box-office records. Hattie McDaniel died on October 26, 1952 and was interred in the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. It had been her wish to be buried with her fellow movie stars in the Hollywood Cemetery in Hollywood; however Jack Roth, the cemetery's owner at the time, refused to allow her to be buried there because she was a "Negro" and could not be in the same cemetery as "White" people. After winning several awards for her beautiful role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, she was bombarded with countless offers. It was one such role, the part of Mammy in Gone With the Wind (1939), opposite Vivien Leigh, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress on February 29, 1940, the first Black performer to win an Oscar. She has been through a lot in the beginning of her few years here in Bollywood. Making her first appearance in motion pictures in 1932, she spent much of her twenty year career playing maids, due mainly to the paucity of roles available to African American actresses. Though she had the introduction into the Bollywood through her first movie Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1996, she was in the news with her wonderful performance in Ghulam and with her third movie Rani was in headlines again receiving the Best Supporting Actress award from Filmfare for her active and playful performance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai thus enhancing herself in the Bollywood.

She was born in Wichita, Kansas. And it's a phenomenon that unless Rani hasn't put loads of concentration and tremendous personal effort in the roles she play, she wouldn't have been where she is now. Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 - October 26, 1952) was an American singer and actress. Being a cousin of one of the most versatile actress, Kajol, it's obvious that Rani too has got it through her genetic influences to enact the roles she's been given. She is the daughter of director Ram Mukherjee. http://www.bollywoodheaven.com/details.php?image_id=1153.

Obviously, we all know her real last name which is Mukherjee. She just recently changed her last name for superstitious purposes. She is also the cousin of Kajol, a famous Bengali actress of Hindi Cinema. Rani Mukerji (born March 21, 1978), is an Indian actress of Bengali origin.

Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996). Ghulam (1998). Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). Mehndi (1998).

Mann (1999)...special appearance (song). Hello Brother (1999). Badal (2000). Hey! Ram (2000).

Hadh Kardi Aapne (2000). Bichhoo (2000). Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000). Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000).

Snegithiye (2000). Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001). Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai (2001). Nayak (2001).

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)...cameo. Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai (2002). Chalo Ishq Ladaaye (2002). Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002).

Saathiya (2002). Chalte Chalte (2003). Calcutta Mail (2003). Chori Chori (2003).

Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)...special appearance (song). LOC Kargil (2003). Yuva (2004). Hum Tum (2004).

Veer-Zaara (2004). -Black (2005). The Rising (2005).