| Rani Kapoor | |||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Coco Cherian | ||||||||
| Duration | 2012–2013 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 1 February 2012 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 2 October 2013 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Susan Bower | ||||||||
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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.