Rani Mukherji returns

In a sea of airport looks that surface like clockwork every day now, a Michael Kors-clad Rani Mukerji stood out on Wednesday night and not just because her public turns have been too few and far in-between in the recent past. The actress, who was on her way to a brief family vacation with one-year-old daughter Adira, looked strikingly svelte in her satin jumpsuit with tan accents and effortlessly at ease in front of the flashbulb.

The 39-year-old actress was last seen on the big screen as a fiery cop in Pradeep Sarkar's Mardaani, for which she had lost 13 kg, before entering marital bliss with filmmaker Aditya Chopra in April, 2014. The couple welcomed daughter Adira in December, 2015. After a family vacation in Europe late last year, Rani marked the New Year by throwing herself into prep for her comeback film with endurance training.

"She was extremely focussed and disciplined and never missed a single workout session, which made the road to weight-loss easier. On April 4, she was in picture-perfect shape for her first take, a source close to the development told Mirror, adding that the actress has lost 20-25 kg in the run-up to her screen comeback. "Within a year, Rani is looking better than ever. She wrapped up her next film last Monday and has been enjoying her time back on set too. The film was shot entirely in Mumbai in a start-to-finish, 38-day schedule, the source added.

Rani, who's one of the few leading ladies among her contemporaries to immediately get back to work after pregnancy, was delighted that the crew made sure she had enough time with her daughter on the set and decided to throw them a surprise. "Rani got personalised products for each unit member and gifted them goodies from different luxury designers and popular labels as a gesture of gratitude, the source added.