Rani Mukerji to play police officer in ‘Mardaani’

Bollywood Actress Rani Mukerji will play a police officer in Mardaani, her first release after marrying Aditya Chopra.

The Yash Raj Film, out on August 22, is directed by Pradeep Sarkar, who last helmed Mukerji in 2007 film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.

Mukerji plays Shivani Shivaji Roy, an astute police officer working in a Mumbai Crime Branch unit, who stumbles onto the kidnapping of a teenage girl.

Roy embarks on an obsessive hunt for the girl and what follows is a cat and mouse game between the fearless officer and a ruthless mafia kingpin.

Mukerji will play a police officer for the first time in the movie, which is also a distinct departure for Sarkar, known for films such as Parineeta and Lafange Parinde.