Rani Mukerji calls 'Mardaani 3' 'emotionally and physically demanding film'; says, 'It's traumatizing'

Rani Mukerji is set to reprise her role as Shivani Shivaji Roy in the upcoming film 'Mardaani 3'. The movie deals with the highly sensitive topic of girl child trafficking. Ahead of the release, the actress shared that working on the film was quite demanding, emotionally and physically. Let's learn more about what she has to say about the movie.

Rani Mukerji shares that working on 'Mardaani 3' was emotionally demanding

In an interview with Mid-Day, Rani Mukerji shared that the actors also suffer the emotional struggles the girls face in the movie, as the story is inspired by true events. She said, "Emotionally, the trauma that the girls suffer in the film is also what we suffer indirectly, as we know that they are inspired by true events. To think of the missing girls and what their families go through is traumatizing."




Rani Mukerji added that she had to "detach" herself from these emotions because, according to her, if she had gotten emotional, she would not have portrayed her character well. She said, "When I pick up subjects like Mardaani, I’m trying to shake people up and tell them, 'Look, this is happening around us.'"

Rani Mukerji talks about a female actor's life

In the same conversation, talking about the movie, Rani Mukerji shared, "In a female actor’s life, a lot of hard work is involved." The actress further expressed that she is a married woman who has had a baby. According to her, every month, year, and decade is different for women due to the hormonal changes.

Sharing women are constantly battling these fights, she added, "Then we have to work on a role like Shivani, where you have to look a certain way; your body language and manner of speaking have to [convey] that you are a cop."

More about 'Mardaani 3'

Directed by Abhiraj Minawala, 'Mardaani 3', is scheduled to hit cinemas on January 30, 2026.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”