Mardaani 3: Rani Mukerji-starrer gets a release date, first look out

Yash Raj Filmsrsquo Mardaani is the biggest solo femaleled franchise in Hindi cinema that has garnered love and acclaim for over 10 years now The blockbuster franchise has received unanimous love from people and has attained cult status amongst cinephilesRani Mukerji returns as Shivani Shivaji RoyAlso the biggest and only female cop franchise of India Mardaani is now in its third instalment and Mardaani 3 will see Rani Mukerji reprise the role of a daredevil cop Shivani Shivaji Roy who selflessly fights for justiceToday YRF announced the release date of Mardaani 3 to be Friday 27 February 2026 marking the auspicious Holi festival as its release window Holi which falls on March 4th symbolises the triumph of good over bad and the makers are pegging this film to be a bloody violent clash between Shivanirsquos goodness vs sinister evil forces with its choice of release date View this post on InstagramA post shared by Yash Raj Films yrfRani had revealed that the edge of the seat thriller is lsquodark deadly and brutalrsquo and it immediately piqued curiosity amongst netizens the fans of the star and the franchiseShoot details about Mardaani 3The team led by director Abhiraj Minawala began shooting for Mardaani 3 on March 26 at the Golden Tobacco factory in Vile Parle Midday had earlier reported that the unit spent a week at the venue filming several sequences with the leading lady Last week the shoot shifted to Yash Raj Studios in Andheri where some of the cop dramarsquos fight sequences are set to be filmed A source tells us ldquoAbhiraj has lined up some pivotal action scenes for this leg The portions being shot now are critical to the narrative While Mardaani 2014 and its 2019 sequel tackled subjects of human trafficking and sexual assault respectively the topic of the third edition hits closer homerdquo The makers are tightlipped about the actor playing the antagonist in the early 2026 releaseRani Mukerji talks about Mardaani 3Rani says ldquoIrsquom thrilled to announce that we are starting 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 Irsquom proud to essay the character of this feisty cop again in Mardaani 3 as a tribute to all the unsung brave selfsacrificing cops who work tirelessly every single day to keep us saferdquoRani reveals Mardaani 3 will take the adrenaline rush several notches higher than the previous filmsShe says ldquoWhen 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 Irsquom only hoping that the audience too feels the same after watching Mardaani 3 in theatresrdquoRani adds ldquoMardaani 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 Irsquom 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 givenrdquoatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params