Rani Mukerji's 'Mardaani 3' Gets A New Release Date? Netizens Ask, 'Villain Kaun Hai..'

Rani Mukerji's movie, 'Mardaani 3' has now got a new release date. The film was previously scheduled for release in February 2026.

Rani Mukerji will be seen coming back in one of her most fierce forms as cop, 'Shivani Shivaji Roy', with Mardaani 3. The movie was originally scheduled for release on February 27, 2026, but it now appears the makers have postponed it. On January 10, 2026, Yash Raj Films announced that Mardaani 3 had been preponed. They shared the new release date of the movie along with a fierce new poster of Mardaani 3 where cop, 'Shivani Shivaji Roy' a.k.a Rani Mukerji was seen in her most fierce form.

Mardaani 3 makers reveal new release date, netizens ask, 'Villain kaun hai'?

Mardaani 3 has been one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2026. Fans of Rani Mukerji who have loved her as supercop, 'Shivani Shivaji Roy' will get to see the movie on January 30, 2026. Yash Raj Films, a while back, took to their Instagram handle to reveal the new release date of Mardaani 3. For all the fans of the actress, Mardaani 3 is set to release on January 30, 2026. Rani as 'Shivani Shivaji Roy' will be seen involved in the hunt of rescuing the missing girls of India. The makers captioned the preponed release announcement poster as:

"She won’t stop, until she rescues them all! #RaniMukerji is back as the fearless cop Shivani Shivaji Roy in #Mardaani3. Rescue begins in cinemas near you on 30th Jan."

Netizens in the comments section took to ask who the villain is in Mardaani 3. A user wrote, "Villain kon hai is baar." Another user wrote, "Villain?" A user wrote, "Lekin kyun Feb wali date sahi to thi ab border 2 ke agle hafte hi aa rahi hai." Another netizen wrote, "I'm really looking forward to watching the movie."  A fan of Rani Mukerji wrote, "Only goated film with only goated actress. Rani bhabhi is back."

Is Mardaani 3 related to a case of missing girls in India?

As shown in the poster, supercop 'Shivani Shivaji Roy' was seen holding a g** in her hand, while it also featured a lineup of girls who were reportedly missing. The Mardaani 3 poster was hard-hitting, and Rani was seen in her strongest and fieriest form. Rani, as shown in the poster, held a weapon in her hand, her expression was intense, and she was ready to confront the threat. The makers have not yet dropped the trailer, and fans are eagerly waiting for it. However, the poster is hinting at the film revolving around a missing girls case in India. However, the makers have not provided any official confirmation regarding the theme of Mardaani 3.

Fans of Rani Mukerji have been excited since the makers announced Mardaani 3's release. Everyone was looking toward the February 2026 release, but the new poster, showing Rani crouching at what appeared to be the end of a boxing ring, revealed a different release date.

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More about Mardaani 3

Mardaani was directed by Abhiraj Minawala and produced by Rani Mukerji's husband, Aditya Chopra. Rani, in an earlier interview with Pinkvilla, said Mardaani 3 will deliver a thrilling adrenaline rush and is very different from Mardaani 1 and Mardaani 2. Rani shared:

"When we set out to make Mardaani 3, we were hoping that we find a script that would take the experience of watching a Mardaani franchise film higher. Mardaani is an extremely loved franchise, and we have a certain responsibility to deliver to the expectation that people have. We will do our best to live up to this. Mardaani 3 is dark, deadly and brutal. So, I’m intrigued to find out the response of the people towards our film. I hope they shower this film with the same amount of love that they have always given.”

What are your views on Rani Mukerji's movie, Mardaani 3, getting a new release date?

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