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The Queen of Hearts continued to rule with her delectable over-the-top con woman act in Yashraj's Bunty Aur Babli. Remember how her collared short kurtas, designed by Aki Narula, caught on big time with the fashion-focused?

And while Amol Palekar's Paheli wasn't a box-office draw, it presented Rani like never before. Ethereal, radiant and breathtaking, the camera captured Rani's luminous and regal aura to perfection. Not even SRK's massive turban could divert our attention.

It was, however, Black, a film she almost didn't take up, that caught everyone's attention. Her detailed, devoted and heart-felt portrayal of a blind, deaf and mute girl in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black won every accolade possible. And while the media was divided in its opinion about the film itself, everyone agreed it was a career-best effort from Rani.

Just when things looked impossibly good for the actress, rumours of an impending marriage with the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge director popped up once again.

Viewers, however, are least influenced by the real-life drama of stars, when it comes to thumbing down a movie. Although that's exactly the fate Mangal Pandey: The Rising met, which starred Rani as the proverbial prostitute with a golden-heart.

Even if Karan Johar's much-hyped Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna made its money, it did nothing for the actress in a soulless, conflicting part looking her dullest ever.

What followed next was a series of appearances depicting her wallow in sorrow or self-pity, thanks to tedious melodramas like Baabul, Ta Ra Rum Pum, Saawariya and Laaga Chunari Mein Daag bombing one by one at the box-office.

Famously fickle, the average viewers, a popular theory goes, had a hard time taking in this overdose of melancholy and rona dhona.

A Rani Mukerji starrer didn't spell excitement anymore. The audience diverted their attention to watch the light-hearted vibrancy of rising stars like Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone while others like Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra hit the treadmill to grab attention in bikini numbers.

Understandably, no one turned up to see Rani's lackluster Mary Poppins in yet another boring Yashraj caper, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic.

Adopting the adage, 'If you can't beat them. Join them,' the actress best known for her hard-hitting performances resolved to tone her baby fat to flaunt those toned curves in Dil Bole Hadippa's publicity promos.

Swapping her pile of saris and salwars for slinky dresses and gowns, Rani made a desperate bid to look 'with it' at the film's promotional events.

Interestingly, the film features her as a cricket-obsessed, Punjabi lass masquerading as a Sardar boy to get into the men's team. Too bad for the actress, neither shedding weight nor switching wardrobes or serenading Shahid Kapoor has helped her cause.

Alas, the audience prefers to watch a nonsensical Wanted over her disguised antics. If only the 31-year old would step out of her Yash Raj comfort zone and explore the possibilities of working with adventurous filmmakers and fresh mindsets, there might still be some hope. You think?