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Rani Mukerji is one of Indian cinema’s finest and most nuanced Bollywood actors. She is best loved and globally acclaimed for her remarkable and stellar career-redefining performances in films like Black, No One Killed Jessica, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Mardaani film franchise, Hichki, Mrs. Chatterjee Vs. Norway.
Within her illustrious film discography so far, Rani has proven her mettle and credibility as an ace and versatile performer who can pull off any type of multilayered character with ease and finesse on the big screen. However, with the Mardaani cop universe and film franchise of YRF Films, Rani Mukerji won the hearts and accolades of critics and audiences with her impactful performance as the no-nonsense cop Shivani Shivaji Roy. After this, there was no looking back for the ‘Black’ actor.
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Mardaani 3 to go on floors for shooting and production by April 2025:
For cinema fanatics and audiences who have been patiently awaiting updates for Rani Mukerji’s upcoming cop-actioner thriller Mardaani 3, there is an exciting update from the makers. As per recent developments, Rani Mukerji-led actioner-thriller-drama film Mardaani 3 is to go on floors for shooting and production by April 2025.
About Rani Mukerji-led Mardaani being Indian cinema’s only critically acclaimed and successful female-led actioner-thriller-cop-drama film franchise:
For those unaware, it is indeed true that Yash Raj Films’ Mardaani is the most prominent solo female-led action-cop-thriller franchise in Hindi cinema that has been receiving so much unconditional love and critical acclaim for over a decade now. More so, the blockbuster franchise has received massive rave reviews from people and has achieved a cult status amongst ardent Hindi cinema fanatics.
YRF Films announces the much-awaited update for Mardaani 3 filming schedule:
Today, on the release anniversary of Mardaani 2, the makers ended audiences’ long wait. It is now official that YRF disclosed that it is finally making Mardaani 3 with Rani Mukerji again portraying the multilayered role of a daring and brave cop Shivani Shivaji Roy. One of Indian cinema’s globally acclaimed actors ever, Rani Mukerji, is the only actress to have a blockbuster franchise as a solo lead to her credit with Mardaani.
Rani Mukerji on her happiness of coming back to the Mardaani film franchise with Mardaani 3:
On this special occasion, Rani Mukerji talked about her elation and joy of coming back to the film franchise after a long gap of five years. Opening up on how it is so special and close to her heart to portray the character of a police officer and that too in a film franchise that has only given her so much love, applause, and critical acclaim, Rani Mukerji shared, “I’m thrilled to announce that we are starting the shooting of Mardaani 3 in April 2025! It is always special to wear the police uniform and play a character that has only given me love. I’m proud to essay the character of this feisty cop again in Mardaani 3 as a tribute to all the unsung, brave, self-sacrificing cops who work tirelessly every single day to keep us safe.”
Rani Mukerji opened up on how the audiences and fans can expect the action and thrill element of Mardaani 3 to amplify manifolds than previous films:
During the special event today, Rani Mukerji finally disclosed how fans and audiences can expect the action and thrill quotient of Mardaani 3 to be several notches higher than the previous films within the franchise. Giving more details on the same, Rani said, “When we set out to make Mardaani 3, we were hoping that we find a script that would take the experience of watching a Mardaani franchise film higher. I am really excited about what we have at hand and I’m only hoping that the audience too feels the same after watching Mardaani 3 in theatres!.”
The wait is over! #RaniMukerji is back as the fierce Shivani Shivaji Roy in #Mardaani3. In cinemas 2026. #AbhirajMinawala | #AdityaChopra pic.twitter.com/Yc1Zw1auDA
— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) December 13, 2024
Rani Mukerji opens up on how Mardaani is an extremely loved film franchise in Indian cinema:
Rani Mukerji has revealed how excited and lucky she feels that Mardaani is an extremely acclaimed and loved Hindi film franchise in Indian cinema. She opened up on the same and said, “Mardaani is an extremely loved franchise and we have a certain responsibility to deliver to the expectation that people have. We will do our best to live up to this. Mardaani 3 is dark, deadly, and brutal. So, I’m intrigued to find out the response of the people towards our film. I hope they shower this film with the same amount of love that they have always given.”
FANTASTIC NEWS! ABOUT ONE OF MY FAV FRANCHISES!
— Upala KBR ❤ (@upalakbr999) December 13, 2024
The Queen of Hearts With Her Swag is back! 👮♀️🔥 #RaniMukerjiChopra returns as
SHIVANI SHIVAJI ROY!#AdityaChopra announces #Mardaani3 – a ‘dark, deadly and brutal’ third instalment of the blockbuster franchise! Starring… pic.twitter.com/TJhwfo4NAt
About Mardaani 3 direction, production, theatrical release date, and screenplay details:
Mardaani 3 will see Aditya Chopra empower two talents from its direction and writing team to creatively collaborate and take forward the legacy of the franchise. Talking about this, Aayush Gupta of The Railway Men fame is the acclaimed screenplay writer for the highly-awaited Hindi action-thriller-cop-drama flick Mardaani 3. With The Railway Men, Aayush debuted on the OTT streaming landscape as a screenplay and story writer and saw unprecedented success as the series was a global success and also went on to become the best-ever series from India. His gut-wrenching and hard-hitting edgy writing was lauded worldwide.
Mardaani 3 will be directed by Abhiraj Minawala, who has also been groomed by YRF. His potential was spotted by Aditya Chopra who first empowered him to assist in films like Band Baaja Baarat, Gunday, Sultan, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, and Tiger 3 to name a few. Abhiraj is currently the Associate Director of War 2 and is now being trusted by the company to take over the reins of the blockbuster Mardaani franchise. The film will be released in theatres sometime in 2026.
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