YRF, today (December 13), announced that the third instalment of Mardaani will release in theatres in 2026. Today marks the anniversary of Mardaani 2, and on the special day, the production house shared a poster of Rani Mukerji starrer Mardaani 3. The cop thriller will go on the floors in April 2025.

Sharing the poster on social media, the makers wrote, "The wait is over! #RaniMukerji is back as the fierce Shivani Shivaji Roy in #Mardaani3. In cinemas 2026 (sic)." 

Check out the post here.

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Pool A will consist of the defending champion Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB – Indian Railways), along with Indian Army – Red, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Hockey Maharastra and Hockey Unit Of Tamil Nadu (HUTN).

Meanwhile, South Korea were knocked out by the defending champions, India, with a 1-4 defeat in the semi-final. In their pool stage encounter, South Korea had previously played to a 2-2 draw against their next opponent, Pakistan.

The previous two instalments also starred Rani Mukerji as the protagonist, SP Shivani Shivaji Roy.

Talking about her upcoming film, Rani, in a statement said, “I’m thrilled to announce that we are starting shooting Mardaani 3 in April 2025! It is always special to wear the police uniform and play a character that has only given me love." She also feels proud to essay the character of the feisty cop again in Mardaani 3 as a "tribute to all the unsung, brave, self-sacrificing cops who work tirelessly every single day to keep us safe".

She further said, "When we set out to make Mardaani 3, we were hoping that we could 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 I’m only hoping that the audience too feels the same after watching Mardaani 3 in theatres." Rani also called Mardaani 3 "dark, deadly and brutal"

Mardaani Part 1 released in 2014cartel gaming, and the sequel came in 2019.