Rani
Mukerji's
much-awaited
thriller,
'Mardaani
2'
hit
the
theatrical
screens
on
Friday
(December
13,
2019).
The
film
helmed
by
Gopi
Puthran,
stars
Rani
Mukerji
as
ACP
Shivani
Shivaji
Roy,
who
sets
out
to
nail
down
a
serial
rapist
played
by
TV
actor
Vishal
Jethwa.
The
film
opened
to
mixed
reviews
with
a
thumbs
up
from
both,
the
audience
and
critics
for
Rani
and
Vishal's
brilliant
performances.
Speaking
about
the
first-day
box
office
collections,
the
film
minted
Rs.
3.80
crore
nett.
on
Friday.
With
positive
word-of-mouth,
the
thriller
is
expected
to
pick
up
business
over
the
weekend.
Meanwhile,
the
other
Bollywood
release,
Rishi
Kapoor-Emraan
Hashmi
starrer
'The
Body'
which
is
an
official
remake
of
a
Spanish
mystery-thriller
by
the
same
name,
failed
to
impress
the
audience
and
film
critics.
Buzz
is
that
the
film
collected
around
Rs.
50
lakh
on
its
opening
day.
Talking
about
'Mardaani
2',
Rani
Mukerji
earlier
praised
her
co-star
Vishal
Jethwa
in
an
interview
with
DNA
and
said,
"Working
with
him
has
been
amazing!
The
antagonist
is
very,
important.
Without
an
antagonist,
Shivani
Shivaji
Roy
is
very
weak.
So
when
we
got
the
idea
of
doing
Mardaani
2,
the
challenge
was
who's
going
to
be
playing
the
antagonist.
Tahir
(Raj
Bhasin)
did
a
wonderful
job
in
the
first
Mardaani
and
he
was
brilliant.
So
I'm
hoping
that
the
boy
gets
as
much
love
even
more
than
what
Tahir
got.
I'm
keeping
my
fingers
crossed,
and
I
hope
that
his
career
takes
off
from
this
film."
Well,
Rani's
words
have
come
true
as
post
the
film's
release,
Vishal's
impressive
act
has
caught
everyone's
attention.