Production house Yash Raj Films announced Mardaani 3 on Friday. The third part in the franchise, fronted by Rani Mukerji, will release in 2026.

Yash Raj Films took to Instagram on Friday to make the announcement. “The wait is over! #RaniMukerji is back as the fierce Shivani Shivaji Roy in #Mardaani3. In cinemas 2026,” the captioned the post.

Mardaani 3 will be directed by Abhiraj Minawala who has previously worked as an assistant director on YRF movies like Tiger 3, Sultan and Gunday.

The first Mardaani film, which came out in August 2014, was directed by the late Pradeep Sarkar and became a commercial and critical hit.

Its success spawned a 2019 sequel, titled Mardaani 2, which was directed by debutant director Gopi Puthran, who wrote the first film.