Mardaani 2

Mardaani 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGopi Puthran
Written byGopi Puthran
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringRani Mukerji
Vishal Jethwa
CinematographyJishnu Bhattacharjee
Edited byMonisha Baldawa
Music byScore:
John Stewart Eduri
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)[1]
Running time
103 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹27 crore[3]
Box office₹67.12 crore[4]

Mardaani 2 is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film[5] written and directed by Gopi Puthran. It is a sequel to the 2014 film Mardaani. It is produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films, and stars Rani Mukerji reprising her role of police officer Shivani Shivaji Roy from the previous film. The plot follows her attempts to catch a 21-year-old rapist and murderer, played by newcomer Vishal Jethwa.[5][6]

Mardaani 2 was announced on 10 December 2018 by a social media post.[7] Filming began in March 2019 and was extensively done in Rajasthan.[8] The first look was unveiled in April 2019 and release date was announced in September 2019. It was released on 13 December 2019 to generally positive response towards its screenplay, pace, direction and performances (particularly those of Mukerji and Jethwa)[9] The film performed successfully at the box office and earned a worldwide gross of ₹67.12 crore (US$8.0 million).[10]

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