Bollywood actor Rani Mukerji is gearing up to return as cop Shivani Shivaji Roy in the sequel to her 2014 hit film Mardaani.
“Mardaani 2’s shoot starts in Mumbai in March and this will be a short schedule.Mardaani released months after Rani Mukerji tied the knot with Yash Raj Films (YRF) in-charge Aditya Chopra.
Produced by Aditya Chopra, Mardaani was helmed by Pradeep Sarkar and also starred Jisshu Sengupta and Saanand Verma.
Mardaani 2 will also be bankrolled by Chopra’s YRF and will mark the directorial debut of Gopi Puthran, who wrote the first film.
Rani Mukerji was last seen in 2018 film Hichki, where she played a teacher suffering from Tourette syndrome. The 40-year-old actor also had a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Zero.