Rani Kapoor
| Rani Kapoor | |||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Coco Cherian | ||||
| Duration | 2012–13 | ||||
| First appearance | 1 February 2012 | ||||
| Last appearance | 2 October 2013 | ||||
| Introduced by | Susan Bower | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Occupation | Student at Erinsborough High (2012–13) Nursery worker (2012–13) |
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| Home | London | ||||
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| Father | Ajay Kapoor |
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| Mother | Priya Kapoor |
Rani Kapoor is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Coco Cherian. The actress was a fan of the serial, before she successfully auditioned for the role of Rani. Her casting was officially announced on 7 December 2011 at the same time it was revealed that her on-screen parents would be promoted to regular cast members. The Kapoor's arrival marked the show's first family with Indian and Sri Lankan heritage. They also became the first family to be introduced since 2010. Cherian made her first screen appearance as Rani during the episode broadcast on 1 February 2012. In May 2013, it was confirmed that Cherian had left Neighbours and Rani made her screen exit on 2 October 2013.
Rani is the teenage daughter of Ajay (Sachin Joab) and Priya Kapoor (Menik Gooneratne). She is a typical high school student, who wants to be popular. She is smart and also "a girlie girl", a trait that Cherian can identify with. Rani begins her first relationship with Harley Canning (Justin Holborow) and Cherian stated that her character had really fallen for him and wanted the "whole fairytale". However, she became the centre of a love triangle between Harley and her friend, Callum Jones (Morgan Baker). Rani becomes distraught when she discovers that her mother might have had an affair with Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis). Once she had evidence of the affair, she exposed it to her father.
Cherian told a writer for Dolly that she had been a fan of Neighbours for many years, so she was "excited" to learn from her agent that she had an audition with the serial. Cherian was called back for a second audition, where she was introduced to Kaiya Jones and Morgan Baker who portray Sophie Ramsay and Callum Jones respectively. Weeks later, Cherian was out shopping when she received a call from her mother, who told her that she had been offered the role of Rani. The actress said "It was such an amazing and unforgettable moment and nothing's been the same since." Cherian has an on-set tutor to help keep up with her school work during filming. She also revealed that getting to know the cast was one of her favourite parts of working on the show.
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