Rakhi is Rani’s reel inspiration.....

Everyone, who has seen Rani Mukherji perform as a saucy character in Saawariya, is commenting on the similarities between her speech pattern and body language in the film to those of Rakhi Sawant’s. The decision to incorporate elements of Rakhi’s personality into the character was taken on the day Rakhi (a huge Sanjay Leela Bhansali fan) was invited to the sets of Saawariya when Rani was shooting. “That was when Sanjay heard Rakhi speak and decided to incorporate her cute and wonky way of speaking the English language into Rani’s character,” said a source very close to the film. In fact, Rakhi who saw the “tribute” at the film’s premiere caught on immediately and was quite tickled by the way Rani had adopted her speech patterns. “I wasn’t aware of the similarities. I’m a big fan of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and I adore Rani. Yes, he had invited me to the sets. He made me feel very special. When I watched him shoot with Rani, I became an even bigger fan of Sanjayji. Even a walk-on part in his film is invaluable,” said an elated Rakhi.