A third instalment in the Rani Mukherji fronted crime-thriller film franchise Mardaani is in the works, Yash Raj Films announced on Thursday.
On the occasion of the tenth release anniversary of the first film Mardaani (2014), the production house posted a compilation video of scenes from the film and its sequel Mardaani 2 (2019).
“10 years of Mardaani and the next chapter awaits... Celebrating the feisty, daredevil cop Shivani Shivaji Roy and the spirit of Mardaani today. Thank you for a decade of love and appreciation for our beloved franchise. We are inspired... again... thanks to you. Rani Mukerji,” they captioned the post.
Rani will reprise her role of the tough cop Shivani Shivaji Roy in the next chapter, which the makers stated in a new video is "coming soon".
The original released on August 22, 2014 and was a critical and a commercial hit. It was directed by the late Pradeep Sarkar and had Tahir Raj Bhasin in the role of a misogynistic villain. The 2019 sequel, however, got a lukewarm response. It was helmed by debutant director Gopi Puthran, who penned the first film and starred Vishal Jethwa as a psychopathic serial killer.
Rani was last seen in Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway.