New Delhi, Sep 14 - After starring in back-to-back duds like 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic' and 'Saawariya' and doing a few cameos in the last two years, Bengali beauty Rani Mukerji returns to the big screen in a new avatar in 'Dil Bole Hadippa!'. Releasing Friday, the film will see the actress playing a man too!

Produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films (YRF), the romantic comedy is the directorial debut of Anurag Singh, who has been an associate director for five films with filmmaker Rakesh Roshan and with Sanjay Gadhvi for 'Dhooom 2'.

The movie also marks the entry of Shahid Kapoor into the YRF camp. He is paired opposite Rani.

The film tells the story of Veera (Rani), a fire-cracker of a girl who lives in a small village but dreams of playing cricket in the big league. Rohan (Shahid) is an accomplished captain of a county cricket team in England and returns to India to captain his father's cricket team, which has been losing consecutively since the last eight years.

In a village where girls don't play cricket, Veera has to wear a turban and beard to disguise herself as a man to fulfil her dreams. Her brilliance on the field earns her rave points and an entry into Rohan's team.

'There is something which the film says very subtly because preachy films can be really boring. 'Dil Bole Hadippa!; is very entertaining and in the end, it just leaves you with a thought,' Shahid had said.

The 31-year-old actress also hit the gym in vengeance for her toned look in the movie.

'Rani is very committed towards her body and her dedication has resulted in mind-blowing results.