Rani Mukerji always proved that she can give successes without depending on male stars. This was the case with most of the Rani films if we are honest enough to admit:
Black (was a full Rani show)
HumTum (Saif hardly had any success before as a leading man, Rani did)
Bunty Aur Babli (Rani was the star in it, Abishek wasnt even considered a star then)
No One Killed Jessica (full women power)
Mardaani (again a Rani show who does a Dabaang in an content film)
Hichki (nothing to say, again she proved that she can give hits alone even after years and marriage)
The hit films she made without the Khans gave her the acclaim as an actor and star she has today. Her Films with the Khans were never be HUGE successes apart from her first outings. Theye were just hits or semi hits. But they didnt hep her that much in her career. If she wouldn have these films alone she would be a 2nd Preity Zinta. But she proved not to be.
2