Rani Mukerji, who is essaying the role of tough cop Shivani Shivaji Roy in her upcoming flick Mardaani 2 hosted a special screening of the same for female cops of Mumbai Police at a popular multiplex in South Mumbai. All pictures/Yogen Shah

The film is a sequel to the 2014 film of the same name, which turned out to be a big hit. The new film is set in Kota, Rajasthan, and will see Rani in a race against time to capture a 21-year-old brutal serial rapist who systematically targets women.

Speaking to IANS at the screening, the Hum Tum actress said, "I want more and more girls and women of our country to choose the police department as their profession because personally as a citizen of this country, I feel that there aren't better police officers than female police officers."

About the screening, Rani told the female officers: "The film releases on 13th December but we wanted to show it to you first. I am happy that all of you could come to watch this film and give me your feedback. I will try to do more films like this in the future."

When she was asked about the kind of response she expects from the audience, Rani said: "Now they (the female police officers) have watched the film and we have got good feedback from them. This has increased my confidence. I now pray that once the film releases on Friday, everyone will react in the same as these police officers."

Mardaani 2 is directed by Gopi Puthran and produced by Rani's husband Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The edge-of-the-seat thriller is set to hit theatres this Friday. Here's wishing Rani and Mardaani team best of luck.