Get ready action fans! Rani Mukerji is all set to storm back as the untameable policewoman Shivani Shivaji Roy in the next franchise of Mardaani, and it is going to be bigger, and bolder! Meanwhile, with YRF getting ready for their next with Rani, we look forward to every punch, kick, and take-down with bated breath.
In 2014, Rani slipped into the role of fearless cop Shivani Shivaji Roy with Mardaani, which marked a refreshing change in an industry ruled by a slew of male-led action franchises. Audiences fell in love with Rani’s raw, no-nonsense portrayal, and Mardaani quickly became a hit. Cut to 2019, and Rani was back with a bang in Mardaani 2. The film had her pitted against an even more terrifying villain in a hard-hitting narrative that kept us on tenterhooks. In effect, both films left an indelible mark on Indian cinema, making sure Mardaani was one of the very few female-led franchises that found both commercial and critical success.
Sources close to the project inform us that the new film is going to commence its shoot in the first quarter of 2025. Rani and YRF are working on the script along with an in-house team of writers who are putting in day and night to come up with a story that matches the intensity and impact of the previous installments. The buzz around town is that they have finally hit pay dirt with an idea that would push the envelope for the Shivani character by giving her an exciting new case to solve.
And what’s Mardaani without an antagonist to match? Leaving the best for last, if history is anything to go by right from Tahir Raj Bhasin playing a creepy mastermind in Mardaani to Vishal Jethwa serving up a chilling act in Mardaani 2 the nerve-wracking showdown lies in store. At par with the promise, the new antagonists will be equally menacing and complex, pitted against each other for a high-stakes confrontation that tests Rani’s character like never before.
Needless to say, Rani is more than excited to revive the Shivani Shivaji Roy act all over again. This role has gone to an area in her head wherein she knows it very well; the empowering, multi-dimensional persona to whom audiences connect is one to be played. Not too often does a female lead anchor an entire action franchise in India, but Rani is proving time and again that she is up for the challenge. Right on the heels of Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway, Mardaani returns to the celluloid, with the actress playing her solid self, the doughty darling of a mother taking on the world to save her kids, once again receiving rave reviews and its collections at the box office. That is, indeed evidenced by the fact that Rani can dabble with equal panache in shades of drama and action and give her best every time.
Action time! The details are under wraps, but one thing is for sure: this Mardaani sequel is as huge as ever and ready for the big screen. 10 years after the first Mardaani was released, YRF has finally teased its official next project through a special video fans just got to enjoy.
So buckle up as Rani Mukerji is back, and she’s ready to take on the world once more as Shivani Shivaji Roy in what promises to be another action-packed, heart-racing chapter of Mardaani.
Source: Pinkvilla
