Rani Mukerji presently shooting in Punjab for her yet-untitled Yash Raj flick has ended up rattling up her co-star, Shahid Kapoor. What started perhaps as an on the set prank ended up back firing on an already down and out Rani.
A source informed, "It's a known fact that Rani is older to Shahid by a few years. Shahid's pairing with an older actress like Vidya Balan in Kismat Konnection didn't exactly go down well with his female fans and critics alike. Taking a cue from it perhaps, Rani was hell bent on not letting their age difference be visible not only on screen but off the screen as well.
Rani and her another co-star in the film, Anupam Kher were first to arrive for the Punjab schedule. Shahid joined them just a few days back. So when Shahid arrived, Rani started addressing him as, 'Shahid Sir' every now and then. Initially Shahid found it amusing. Shahid however, could not hide his embarrassment as she would say that in front of the entire Yash Raj unit which is like a 'home ground' for her. But after a point it started grating on his nerves when every single person in the unit started aping Rani and addressing him as 'Shahid Sir'. The ADs who were addressing him by his first name too went in to the 'Shahid Sir' mode. He mistook it all as being a purposely done prank by all present to irritate him initiated by Rani. Last week when Rani's Man Friday went up to him to give Rani's message to join him for lunch during the shooting lunch break and ended up using the 'Shahid Sir' term as usual. An irritated Shahid shouted back at him for using it and the poor chap literally ran back to Rani. Shahid didn't join Rani for lunch but the matter seemed to be over by the evening after Rani went and spoke to him after the shoot for the day got over."
"Now they both are calling each other by their first names. The rest of unit members right from Rani's personal staff members to the ADs to the spot boys however are sticking to the typically filmy – 'Shahid ji and Rani ji' while speaking to them both." the source concluded.
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