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Mardaani 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGopi Puthran
Written byGopi Puthran
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringRani Mukerji
Vishal Jethwa
CinematographyJishnu Bhattacharjee
Edited byMonisha Baldawa
Music byJohn 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 (transl. Masculine 2) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Gopi Puthran. It is produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. A sequel to the 2014 film Mardaani, the film stars Rani Mukerji in the lead role alongside Vishal Jethwa, and Jisshu Sengupta. The plot follows a police officer, Shivani Shivaji Roy's attempts to catch a 21 year old rapist and murderer.

Mardaani 2 was announced on 10 December 2018.[5] Filming began in March 2019 and was extensively filmed in Rajasthan.[6] The first look of the film was released in April 2019 with the release date announced in September 2019.[7][1]

The film was released on 13 December 2019 to positive response from critics, with praise towards its screenplay, pace, direction and performances (particularly those of Mukerji and Jethwa).[8] The film performed successfully at the box office and earned a worldwide gross of ₹67.12 crore (US$7.9 million).[9] A sequel titled Mardaani 3 was announced on 13 December 2024 and will release in 2026.[10]

Plot

In Kota, Rajasthan, a 21-year-old psychopath named Sunny kidnaps a young outspoken woman named Latika. He brutally tortures, rapes, and then murders her. Shivani Shivaji Roy, who has been appointed as the new Superintendent of Police of Kota, arrives at the crime scene and clashes with her misogynistic subordinate DSP Brij Shekhawat. The brutality of Latika's murder disturbs Shivani and makes her more determined to catch the killer.

Sunny, who has actually come to Kota from Meerut on a killing contract given by politician Govind Mishra a.k.a. Panditji, sees Shivani on TV when she publicly promises to find Latika's killer. He taunts Shivani by sneaking into her home and stealing her sari. He then dresses up as a woman, tricks a journalist named Kamal Parihar, and kills him; he also hires Pravin, a tea-seller near the police station, to kill the journalist's wife, Aabha Parihar, in a suicide blast, then takes Pravin's place as tea-seller to keep an eye on Shivani, introducing himself as a mute boy named Bajrang.

When Shivani brings in Lahanya, a child from the slums who had witnessed the blast, Sunny kills him. Following the media uproar on the failure of the police to catch the murderer, Shivani is set to be transferred from Kota. As the new investigating officer will take charge after two days, Shivani, along with her fellow officers, decide to catch Sunny within that time. Shivani makes peace with Shekhawat since his network of informers is very strong in the city, and he leads them to his contact, who reveals that the real mastermind behind Kamal Parihar's murder is a youth politician named Viplav Beniwal. Shivani arrests Beniwal's right-hand man Kunwar and tortures him into revealing Sunny's whereabouts. Sunny kidnaps another outspoken woman but the police track him down. They discover his victim already raped and tortured, but merely alive, and manage to save her.

Sunny, posing as Bajrang, gets a lift from Shivani. Before he can strangle her, Shivani stops him, having realized that Bajrang is Sunny. The two fight but Sunny escapes. The police find a video of Sunny taken by a bystander, and Shivani has it made viral across social media. Sunny kidnaps Panditji's granddaughter Priyanka and threatens to kill her unless Shivani apologizes to him. Shivani and the police manage to save the girl. Shekhawat mends his ways and agrees to help Shivani. Shivani discovers that Sunny's next target is the female politician Sunanda. That night, amidst the Diwali celebrations, Shivani and her team search for him. She discovers him in the house of a local couple, having taken their daughter and Sunanda hostage. Shivani is knocked unconscious and tied up.

When she wakes up, Sunny is strangling Sunanda; to distract him, Shivani talks about his mother and his past, which she learned from Sunny's father, who is imprisoned in Meerut. As a child, Sunny's father had tried to murder his mother, who had been an outspoken woman. Out of fear, Sunny's mother tried hiding behind a terrace, but Sunny told his father where she was hiding; his father then killed her. The guilt and trauma of his mother's death has since caused Sunny to become unhinged and take that anger out on other similarly confident women.

Shivani signals Sunanda and the other hostage to toss the nearby buckets of paint on Sunny, as he is asthmatic. She then gains the upper hand, beating Sunny with his own belt. She kicks him outside and continues beating him as the neighbourhood gathers to watch.

Cast

Production

Development

On 10 December 2018, Yash Raj Films announced that a sequel to Mardaani titled Mardaani 2 would be written and directed by Gopi Puthran, the writer of Mardaani.[5] Rani Mukerji was confirmed to be reprising her role.[11] Vikram Singh Chauhan[12] and Shruti Bapna[13] were cast in pivotal roles. Vishal Jethwa was cast as the antagonist, in his film debut.[14]

Filming

Principal photography began on 27 March 2019.[15] The film was extensively filmed in Kota and Jaipur in Rajasthan.[6] Filming was wrapped on 29 May 2019.[16]

Reception

Box office

The film's opening day nett domestic collection was ₹3.80 crore. In the next two days, it earned nett ₹6.55 crore and ₹7.80 crore respectively. It grossed ₹67.12 in worldwide areas, consisting of ₹56.63 crore (Indian gross) and ₹10.49 crore (overseas gross).[9]

Critical response

The film was received positive reviews from critics alike. Times of India gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars describing Mukerji as "the force behind this gritty drama".[17] Hindustan Times said that "Rani Mukerji steals the show in a soul-stirring and well timed thriller".[18] NDTV gave the film 3 out of 5 stars calling Mukerji as ''Good As Ever In This Cop-On-A Mission Thriller.[19] Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars praising the screenplay and performances of Mukerji and Jethwa.[20] India Today gave the film 3 out of 5 stars praising Puthren's direction and Jethwa's performance.[21]

Awards and nominations

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards 15 February 2020 Best Actress Rani Mukherjee Nominated [22]
Best Male Debut Vishal Jethwa Nominated
Best Debut Director Gopi Puthran Nominated
Zee Cine Awards 28 March 2020 Best Actress Rani Mukherjee Nominated [23]
Best Male Debut Vishal Jethwa Won

Sequel

A sequel titled Mardaani 3 was announced on 13 December 2024. The film will be directed by Abhiraj Minawala and written by Aayush Gupta.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Confirmed: Rani Mukerji starrer 'Mardaani 2' to release on this date". The Deccan Chronicle. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Mardaani 2 (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Rani Mukherji starrer Mardaani 2 makes approx. 40 cr. in profit for Yash Raj Films". Bollywood Hungama. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Mardaani 2 Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Rani Mukerji's next is 'Mardaani 2'". The Hindu. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Mardaani 2: Rani Mukerji set for an action-packed schedule in Rajasthan". Bollywood Hungama. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Mardaani 2 first look: Rani Mukerji returns as Bollywood's most intense cop. See pic". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Mardaani 2 Movie Review: Rani Mukerji Is As Good As Ever In This Cop-On-A-Mission Thriller". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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  10. ^ a b Hungama, Bollywood (13 December 2024). "Mardaani 3 shooting to start in 2025: Rani Mukerji describes film as "Dark, deadly, and brutal" : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  11. ^ Goyal, Divya (10 December 2018). "Mardaani 2 Is Rani Mukerji's Next Film After Hichki". NDTV. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Vikram Singh Chauhan joins the cast of Rani Mukerji's 'Mardaani 2'!". ABP Live. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  13. ^ "'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' fame Shruti Bapna bags role in Rani Mukerji's 'Mardaani 2'". ABP Live. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  14. ^ "EXCLUSIVE-Mardaani 2's Vishal Jethwa: Sunny was so dark, couldn't recognise myself when I looked in the mirror". PINKVILLA. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Rani Mukerji starts shooting for Mardaani 2, see first look". The Indian Express. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Mardaani 2: Rani Mukerji bonds with crew as she wraps up Rajasthan schedule, see picture". India TV News. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Mardaani 2 Movie Review : Rani is the force behind this gritty drama". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Mardaani 2 review: Rani Mukerji steals the show in soul-stirring thriller". Hindustan Times. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Mardaani 2 Movie Review: Rani Mukerji Is As Good As Ever In This Cop-On-A-Mission Thriller". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  20. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (13 December 2019). "Mardaani 2 Movie Review: MARDAANI 2 is a gripping thriller that boasts of an exciting script and bravura performances by Rani Mukerji and Vishal Jethwa". Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  21. ^ "Mardaani 2 Movie Review: Rani Mukerji gets the perfect nemesis in Vishal Jethwa". India Today. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  22. ^ Dubey, Rachana. "Nominations for the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 are out! – Times of India". The Times of India.
  23. ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2020". Zee5.com.
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