I guess many of you were confused as to why Rani would know Azaad and why both, her and Fuli scream out his name in Journey to the Pridelands.

Let me explain it: First you have to know that Azaad means free or liberated when translated. This will have a greater meaning later in my explanation. Secondly think about love as a curse because of an impossible love. And Azaad as a way to become free to nevertheless be in love with your loved one.

Fuli and Rani both care a lot about Kion. At the time they both say Azaad a lot has happened. Fuli defended him by standing up towards Rani and saying he is a good leader. Also both shared about their common sorrow that Kion isn't recovering fully. Also both now know about the other one having feelings about Kion. When Fuli met up Azaad before she was simply being herself and showing that she is a cheetah, you could say the same about Rani when she wanted to confess about her feelings for Kion. But still Fuli was very shocked by Rani's proposal for Kion to stay with her. That's why she was afraid to lose her best friend forever and we she insisted on returning to the Pridelands as fast as they can. She was also the only member of the group to refuse staying there. This should later mirrow Kion's decision to stay with Rani.

So I think because at first Rani and Fuli as well didn't knew about their lover reciprocating their feelings of love and thus making it both an impossible love when they realised that Kion loved them both, the one like a sister the other one like a lover. They were free to be with their one true lovers and the curse of an impossible love was broken. Thus both said out Azaad at the same time and looked very surprised at each other, after having realised that.

I hoped that cleared up things better. Azaad also wasn't eager to say what brought him to the Tree of Life when Rani asked him another unexpected fall. That goes to show that Azaad had unintentionally fallen in love with Fuli and that he returned to see and be with her again. An action that was later mirrowed in Kion returning to stay with Rani.

So Fuli and Azaad and Kion and Fuli were both a metaphorical mirrow for the later happening Kion and Rani.