Earlier in the same year a bindaas housewife look of Rani was witnessed in Mani Ratnam's “Yuva”, while at the year end the role of an honest lawyer in ‘Veer-Zaara' was critically admired by the spectators.
Yuva made her again the number one contender for the Best Actress in supporting role at various Award ceremonies including Filmfare. Three hits and nominations in two different categories at numerous award ceremonies took the Actress to the top.