Rani Mukherji is set to reprise her role as the fierce cop Shivani Shivaji Roy in Mardaani 3, production banner Yash Raj Films announced on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of the film franchise’s first instalment.

Sharing a video showcasing moments of Rani from the first two Mardaani films on X, YRF wrote, “10 years of #Mardaani and the next chapter awaits... Celebrating the feisty, 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... again... thanks to you. #RaniMukerji.”

Mardaani, which came out in 2014, emerged as a sleeper hit, with its sequel hitting theatres five years later. The first film amassed approximately Rs 31.4 crore at the domestic box office, with positive response from critics for its powerful portrayal of a female police officer tackling human trafficking.

Mardaani follows Shivani Shivaji Roy (Rani), a fearless Mumbai cop who confronts a ruthless child trafficking syndicate in Delhi. As she delves deeper, she faces escalating threats and personal danger.

Tahir Raj Bhasin and Vishal Jethwa played the roles of villains in the first two films. While Jisshu Sengupta, Priyanka Sharma, Mikhail Yawalkar and Anil George also starred in the first film, Mardaani 2 featured Vikram Singh Chauhan, Avneet Kaur and Anchal Sahu.

While the first film in the franchise was directed by Pradeep Sarkar, the sequel was helmed by Gopi Puthran. The movies have been produced under the banner of Yash Raj Films.

On the work front, Rani was last seen in Ashima Chibber’s Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway alongside Anirban Bhattacharya, Neena Gupta and Jim Sarbh. The film is inspired by the real-life story of an Indian couple whose children were taken away by Norwegian authorities in 2011.