Rani turns to Shani for help

Actress has been having Shani puja at her Juhu bunglow every Saturday after trouble in her personal and professional life.

All's not well with Rani Mukherjee. Apart from giving a string of flops, the actress also has been going through a rough patch on the personal front. Her father has been unwell and this has been a cause of stress for Rani. Sources reveal that her relationship with Aditya Chopra, which neither has acknowledged, is strained. This strain has manifested itself both in their personal lives and their professional lives. For the last few years Rani has been focussing on Yash Raj movies, but this hasn't paid off for her with Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic, Tara Rum Pum and Laaga Chunri Mein Daag failing.

While it was rumoured that she had a lot of creative say in what went into the movies, a source at YRF scoffed at this. "Rani does not have and never had control over any creative decisions at Yash Raj," he said.

With trouble on many fronts, Rani is turning to religion and is hoping to bring about a positive change. Rani has consulted her personal astrologer and started holding pujas for the Shani diety. A source reveals, "Rani is a huge Sai Baba devotee. In fact, she has a huge marble statue of the saint in her Juhu pad. Now, apart from worshipping Sai Baba, Rani has also started the Shani puja every Saturday. As per her astrologer, Rani is going through a bad phase, which will only end when she completes a certain number of Shani pujas. It is known that people worship Shani to ward off evil and try and change bad luck into good."

The actress has started doing the puja since the last three weeks. "Even if Rani is not in town, her pujari comes and does the puja on Saturday at her residence. Even though she's never been superstitious, Rani is highly religious," the source said.

Rani was under criticism for putting on extra weight, however the actress recently lost oodles of weight. Rani wants to make a comeback, and is trying to do everything possible that can bring success back to her.