Mardani 3 Controversy: Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee’s film Mardaani 3 has been released in theaters on January 30, 2026. This is the third installment of this franchise about which there was a lot of excitement among the audience. The story of the film depicts kidnapping of young girls. During the release of this film, a news report went viral in which it was said that 800 people are missing in Delhi.

When this report came out, people were surprised as to what was going on in Delhi. Some people were calling it true and some were calling it a lie. It was also said that it was being shared for the promotion of the film. Now YRF has given clarification on these allegations against him in the film.

Delhi Police disclosed

On Friday, Delhi Police gave information regarding this news through its X handle. He wrote, “After following some leads, we found that the hype being created about the increase in the number of missing girls in Delhi is being done through paid promotions. This kind of panic spreading for money will not be tolerated and strict action will be taken against such people.”

YRF Studio gave clarification

In response to queries, a YRF spokesperson said, “Yash Raj Films is a 50-year-old company that operates on highly ethical and transparent core principles. We strongly refute the allegations being made on social media that the promotional campaign of Mardaani 3 has deliberately sensationalised such a sensitive issue. It also said that we have full confidence in our officials to bring out the correct facts and truth at the right time. Will come.”

what is the matter

In fact, it was not mentioned in the media reports that Delhi Police has filed reports of 807 people missing this year. According to this, approximately fifty cases are being reported daily in which 509 were women and 298 were men. There were 191 minors and 616 adults. Delhi Police traced 235 people and 572 cases remained unresolved. Whereas in 2025, more than 24500 people were reported missing in which more than 60% of the cases were to women and out of them, more than 9000 cases could not be solved till the end of the year. After these figures came out, people’s concern increased. After which Delhi Police has made it clear that there has been no significant increase in the cases of 2026 compared to the monthly average of last year.

box office collection of the film

Apart from the ongoing controversy regarding Mardaani 3, if we talk about its box office collection, then the film is performing well as per the story. On Thursday it had earned Rs 1.85 crore and its total earning till now has reached Rs 28.05 crore. The worldwide collection of the film is Rs 36.85 crore. Its budget is said to be between Rs 60 to 75 crores, hence it will have to work harder to earn it.