<p>New Delhi: Production house <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/yash-raj-films">Yash Raj Films</a> (YRF) on Thursday said a third installment in the action thriller <em>Mardaani</em> franchise, fronted by <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rani-mukerji">Rani Mukerji</a>, is in the works.</p>.<p>The banner made the announcement on the 10th release anniversary of the first <em>Mardaani</em> film, which was directed by the late Pradeep Sarkar.</p>.<p>Rani will reprise her role of the tough cop Shivani Shivaji Roy in the next chapter, which the makers stated in a new video is "coming soon".</p>.<p>In an Instagram post, YRF said, "10 years of #Mardaani and the next chapter awaits..."</p>.<p>"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"</p><p>Released on August 22, 2014, <em>Mardaani</em> was both a commercial and critical hit. Its success spawned a sequel, titled <em>Mardaani 2</em>. </p><p>The 2019 film was directed by debutant director Gopi Puthran, who wrote the first film.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Production house <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/yash-raj-films">Yash Raj Films</a> (YRF) on Thursday said a third installment in the action thriller <em>Mardaani</em> franchise, fronted by <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rani-mukerji">Rani Mukerji</a>, is in the works.</p>.<p>The banner made the announcement on the 10th release anniversary of the first <em>Mardaani</em> film, which was directed by the late Pradeep Sarkar.</p>.<p>Rani will reprise her role of the tough cop Shivani Shivaji Roy in the next chapter, which the makers stated in a new video is "coming soon".</p>.<p>In an Instagram post, YRF said, "10 years of #Mardaani and the next chapter awaits..."</p>.<p>"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"</p><p>Released on August 22, 2014, <em>Mardaani</em> was both a commercial and critical hit. Its success spawned a sequel, titled <em>Mardaani 2</em>. </p><p>The 2019 film was directed by debutant director Gopi Puthran, who wrote the first film.</p>