Rani Mukerji’s Mardaani 3 Gets U/A 16+ Certificate

Rani Mukerji’s much-awaited Mardaani 3 has cleared the censor board with a U/A 16+ certificate. The film’s approved runtime is 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 36 seconds, making it the longest in the franchise. The first half runs for 1 hour 6 minutes, while the second half is 1 hour 4 minutes. Fans can now look forward to more action and drama without age restrictions.

The previous films in the series were shorter. Mardaani (2014) was 1 hour 53 minutes and had an ‘A’ rating, while Mardaani 2 (2019) was 1 hour 43 minutes and also U/A. This makes Mardaani 3 the first film of the series to cross the 2-hour mark, attracting a wider audience, especially young viewers.

Directed by Abhiraj Minawala, the thriller features Rani Mukerji as fearless cop Shivani Shivaji Roy, joined by Janki Bodiwala and Mallika Prasad in a race against time to rescue missing girls.

Yash Returns With Action-Packed ‘Toxic’ Teaser

Kannada superstar Yash is all set to make his grand comeback after with the gangster action drama ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’, releasing on March 19, 2026. On his 40th birthday, the makers unveiled the teaser, giving fans a glimpse of Yash as Raya, a ruthless and unapologetic gangster. The teaser opens in a graveyard where a burial ceremony turns chaotic, building up to a dramatic and intense entry for the protagonist.

In the action-packed teaser, a car crashes, a drunken man sets a bomb, and Yash’s character makes a powerful entrance holding a Thompson gun and a cigar. Clad in black, Raya is seen taking down enemies with a larger-than-life style, ending the teaser with the iconic line, “Daddy’s home”. The high-octane action and dark theme have already created a buzz among fans.

Directed by Geetu Mohandas, ‘Toxic’ is set in 1990s Goa and revolves around a drug cartel. The film features a stellar cast including Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth, and will release in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. It will clash at the box office with Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar 2’.