Rani Chandra

Rani Chandra is a teenage girl who assists Sarah Jane Smith and her friends in combatting alien menaces.

Biography
Rani quickly became mixed up in alien adventures after she and her family moved into 36 Bannerman Road in Ealing, London, the house formerly occupied by Alan and Maria. After meeting Sarah Jane, Rani was stalked by the evil entity that manifested itself as Oddbob the clown. She and the others collectivley managed to stop the entity from rising to full power. (DW: The Day of the Clown)

After this Rani helped Sarah Jane stop the Ancient lights take over the world through Martin Trueman. She was temporarily taken over by the lights due to her star sign. (DW: Secrets of the Stars)

Weeks after this incident Rani picked up an alien pendant from a boy in school. She realised that the pendant allowed the user to control others. Scared by its power Rani left it in Sarah Janes attic while Sarah Jane was away for the weekend. However when Paul Langer found it she and Luke, unable to contact Sarah Jane, had to contact Maria Jackson and her father for assistance in order to stop him from being taken over by the Berserker pendants alien power. (DW: Mark of the Berserker)

In later weeks Sarah Jane was trapped in the past in the village where her parents had died. The Trickster was at work. Cylde and Rani found the puzzle-box given to Sarah Jane and it protected them from the changes that the Trickters interference caused to modern Earth. They used this as an advantage to eventually stop him and free his Graske slave Krislok. (DW: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)

In Autumn 2009 Rani's mother was kidnapped by Bane fugitive Mrs Wormwood. She and Sarah Jane rescued the two of them from an attack from the enemy Bane agents. Rani and Sarah Jane then accompanied the Brigadier to the Black Archive to find the Tunguska Scroll which would lead them to the mind of the evil entity that the Bane were looking for, Horath. However Mrs Wormwood double crossed them and teamed up with rogue Sontaran Commander Kaagh to take over the universe, with Luke in tow. Rani and co confronted Wormwood,Kaagh and Luke at the entrance to Horaths domain. Sarah Jane rescued Luke and Kaagh threw Mrs Wormwood and himself into the alternate reality just before it sealed itself forever. (DW: Enemy of the Bane)

Later in the year Rani and the gang also had to deal with a minor Slitheen incursion in the attack when a lone member of the Slitheen family disguised as galactic ambassador Ranius attempted to steal K-9. However they managed to send him back to where he came from. (DW: From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love)

Personality
Rani is fiesty and loyal to Sarah Jane. She wants to be a journallist when she grows up and is always spurred on to do so by her parents Haresh and Gita. This is why she never gives up on anything. She cares a lot for her family and was visually furious when Mrs Wormwood put her mother in a trance and Paul Langer forced her father to keep doing non stop push-ups. She was born under the sign of Aries. She likes Clyde Langer for being a rebel and Luke Smith for his brains.

Alien Races/Technology Encountered

 * Jeggorabax entity (Odd Bob, Spellman, Pied Piper)
 * Graske (Krislok)
 * Transcendental Being (The Trickster)
 * Sontaran (Kaagh)
 * Bane (Mrs Wormwood)
 * Slitheen (Eranius)
 * Pre-universal beings (the Ancient Lights)
 * Force field technology (Vorgatt Defence field emmiter)
 * Mind control technology (Berserker Pendant)
 * Time control technology (Time Converter)
 * Protection technology (Verron puzzlebox)
 * Sonic technolgy (Sonic lipstick)
 * Alien weaponry (Sontaran Blaster carbine)
 * Disguise technology (Bane Image translator, Raxacoricofallapatorian skin suit)
 * Ancient alien tech (Tunguska Scroll)

Behind the Scenes
The character's name is similar to that of 1980s Doctor Who villain The Rani. ''"Rani" is an Indian word for queen, hence the villain's usage of it as a title. For Rani Chandra, it is simply her given name.''