Rani Mukherjee’s Mardaani 3 fares poorly at the box office; even the story of the disappearance of 93 girls could not save the film:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Rani Mukherjee’s most awaited action-crime thriller ‘Mardaani 3’ (Mardaani 3) seems to be heading towards “disaster” at the box office. Released on January 30, 2026, the film had raised some expectations in the first weekend, but after failing in the Monday test, there has been a continuous decline in the film’s earnings. Domestic collection of the film after 11 days only ₹37.05 crore which is much less compared to its huge cost and the reputation of the franchise.

Story of the film: 93 girls and a dreadful truth

In the film, Shivani Shivaji Roy (Rani Mukherjee) investigates a very complicated and scary case:

Missing Girls: Story disappeared in last three months 93 young girls Revolves around.

Inhumane Experiments: During the investigation, it is revealed that these girls were not kidnapped for any common ransom, but in an illegal medical lab. mutated hpv virus Was done for testing.

Villain ‘Amma’: In the film, Mallika Prasad has played the dreadful character of ‘Amma’ (leader of the beggar mafia), which gave goosebumps to the audience.

Box Office Report: Why did ‘Disaster’ prove to be?

Main reasons for failure:

Budget vs Earnings: The budget of the film was higher than the previous two films, but the earnings did not increase in that proportion.

Heavy decline: The collection of the film on first Monday 70% decline were observed, making recovery difficult.

Tough competition: Sunny Deol’s ‘Border 2’ And due to other new releases the film could not get enough screens and audience in theatres.

Controversy also surrounded

At the time of the film’s release, fake news of “800 girls missing” in Delhi went viral on social media. Delhi Police had given a strict warning calling it a ‘paid promotion’, which had a negative impact on the film’s image. However, Yash Raj Films (YRF) had completely rejected these allegations.