Rani Chandra (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
| Rani Chandra | |
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| First appearance | The Day of the Clown |
| Last appearance | The Man Who Never Was |
| Portrayed by | Anjli Mohindra |
| Information | |
| Affiliated | Sarah Jane Smith |
| Species | Human |
| Home planet | Earth |
| Home era | Early 21st century |
Rani Chandra is a fictional character played by Anjli Mohindra in the British children's science fiction television programme The Sarah Jane Adventures, a spin-off from the long-running series Doctor Who. She first appeared in The Day of the Clown.
Rani Chandra was introduced into The Sarah Jane Adventures as a replacement for departing character Maria Jackson played by Yasmin Paige. Paige left the series as a regular due to her wanting to complete her GCSE's, thus, Maria moved to America because her Dad had been offered a job there. Rani's parents, Haresh and Gita Chandra, replace Maria's parents, Alan and Chrissie Jackson, as Alan departs with their daughter and Chrissie no longer has reason to show up.
Rani shares her name with the Rani, a recurring villain from the classic series of Doctor Who. Russell T Davies told readers of Doctor Who Magazine that Rani is "not the Rani".
Rani Chandra first appears in the second story of series two, replacing the character of Maria Jackson (Yasmin Paige). In The Day of the Clown (2008), Rani and her parents move into the Jacksons' old house at 12 Bannerman Road (sometimes 36 Bannerman Road), opposite Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and Luke Smith's (Tommy Knight) house, in Ealing, London. Her father is the new head teacher of the school where she, Luke and his best friend Clyde (Daniel Anthony) are pupils; her mother owns Bloomin' Lovely floral shop. An aspiring journalist, Rani soon joins Sarah Jane's investigative gang.
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