On 10 years of ‘Mardaani’, makers announce new chapter of Rani Mukerji-starrer

Mumbai: As “Mardaani” turns 10 years old in Hindi cinema on Thursday, the makers of the film have announced the next chapter of the film starring Rani Mukerji, while

Production Yash Raj Films banner took to YouTube where they dropped a teaser of sorts, which starts with the first installment, which was first released in 2014. The teaser shows moments from the first film and then switches to “Mardaani 2”, which is set to hit the big screen in 2019. It showed highlights from the second installment and some iconic dialogues.

The production house captioned it, “10 years of #Mardaani and the next chapter awaits… Celebrating the warrior, daredevil cop #ShivaniShivajiRoy and the spirit of #Mardaani today. Thank you for a decade of love and appreciation for our beloved franchise. We are inspired… once again… because of you. #RaniMukerji #10YearsOfMardaani.”

Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, the first part of the action thriller revolved around a stern police officer named Shivani Shivaji Roy, whose interest in the case of a kidnapped teenage girl leads her to unravel the secrets of human trafficking by the Indian mafia. The film also stars Jisshu Sengupta, Tahir Raj Bhasin and Saanand Verma in supporting roles.

In “Mardaani 2”, the 46-year-old star reprised her role as Shivani and this time her character was a 21-year-old rapist and murderer, played by newcomer Vishal Jethwa. The film was directed by Gopi Puthran.

Rani was last seen in the film “Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway”. Directed by Ashima Chibber, the legal drama also stars Anirban Bhattacharya, Neena Gupta and Jim Sarbh in lead roles. “Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway” is inspired by the true story of an Indian couple, Anurup Bhattacharya and Sagarika Chakraborty, whose children were taken away by Norwegian authorities in 2011. Rani was seen playing the role of Sagarika, who fought with the authorities and society to get her children back to India.