The official trailer of Mardaani 3 was released on January 12, 2026. Mardaani 3 is a crime thriller that marks the return of Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji as IPS officer Shivani Shivaji Roy. Directed by Abhiraj Minawala, Mardaani 3 revolves around IPS officer Shivani Shivaji Roy who is trying to solve the case of missing girl children aged between 8 to 11.
The trailer showcase a group of men abducting minor girls on the order of a woman mastermind named Amma played by actress Mallika Prasad. It further showcases IPS Shivani Roy embarking on another mission to save 93 young girls who have gone missing under mysterious circumstances in just three months.
Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you are digging deep into Mardaani 3 True Story or Mardaani 3 Real Story.
The answer is yes. The makers have confirmed in Mardaani 3 Trailer that the movie is inspired by true events. However, the makers did not specify on which particular case Mardaani 3 is based on. In one of the scenes in the trailer, Rani Mukerji can be heard saying that the case is not only about human trafficking or recruitment of children as beggars, but even much greater.
True Scoop tried to reverse search the claims about 93 children going missing in India, and guess what it got one hit.
A report was published in 2025 by NDTV in which it stated that 145 children, including 93 girls have gone missing In Mumbai in 7 months.
The report stated that between June and December, a total of 145 children went missing from Mumbai, including 93 girls.
Of the 82 cases registered between November 1 and December 6, older teenagers were the most affected, accounting for more than half of the missing persons. This includes 41 girls and 13 boys up to the age of 18.
Disclaimer: True Scoop does not intend to mention that Mardaani 3 is based on this particular report. The report was published in December 2025, and the movie may have been shot before that.
