India, Sept. 27 -- Actor Rani Mukerji has revealed how her father, Ram Mukerji, reacted when she didn't win the National Award for her 2005 film Black. Speaking at an event in Delhi, Rani said that there was "chatter" that she would win, but she didn't. Rani said that Ram was "very disappointed and heartbroken" after that.

Rani took a walk down memory lane and recalled that even the film's director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, was unhappy as she didn't win a National Award. Rani said, "I gave my all in Black, and I was all 25 at that time when I did that film. There was chatter that I would win, and when I didn't win, that's when my blinkers came on. I was like 'even when you do your best work, things might not be in your favour'."

The actor...