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Funny, scary and with a good

message, Stree-2 hits box-office

like a tsunami

Being a woman in itself is a superpower, and having a film like ‘Stree’ named after this concept
is incredibly empowering, says lead actor Shraddha Kapoor

OUR BUREAU

Mumbai
ast week, Bollywood saw the
release of three major films,
Lbut it was ‘Stree 2’ that quickly
took the lead at the Box Office, with
‘Khel Khel Mein’ and ‘Vedaa’ strug-
gling to keep up. The Shraddha Ka-
poor and Rajkummar Rao-starrer,
which faced a Box Office clash with
‘Khel Khel Mein’ and ‘Vedaa’ on Au-
gust 15, has quickly become the top
choice for moviegoers, surpassing the
other two by a huge margin.
On its first Sunday, the hor-
ror-comedy sequel earned an impres-
sive Rs. 58.20 crore, bringing its total
collection to Rs. 204 crore in just four
days. This massive success has left
trade analysts stunned. Taran Adarsh
described the film’s performance as a
“storm” or “tsunami” that has swept
away everything in its path.
To celebrate the Box Office suc-
cess ‘Stree 2’, the team of the film Bollywood actors Rajkumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor along with Bhojpuri actor Pawan Kumar during the promotion of their movie STREE-2 at
hosted a bash that was attended by Lucknow university campus in Lucknow (ANI)
lead stars f Shraddha Kapoor and
Rajkummar Rao. movie itself, but a victory for Hindi wrote an encouraging note to the this concept is incredibly empower-
Nimrat Kaur and Anaita Shroff cinema and Indian mainstream film cast and crew. ing.”
Adajania who were among those who as a whole. “Congratulations to team Stree Kapoor, who is also keen on se-
attended the bash shared glimpses of Taking to his Instagram account 2 for bringing heavy monsoons to the lecting unique and memorable roles,
the success bash on their respective on Tuesday, Karan shared a poster of box office and cheer for exhibitors, added, “I want to do films that make
social media handles. the film along with a heartfelt note read his note. me feel like I haven’t done this be-
Taking to her Instagram handle, on the film’s huge success. In his post, Recently, during a press confer- fore. Films like ‘Stree’ are special be-
Anaita shared a series of pictures the filmmaker spoke about how Hin- ence, Shraddha Kapoor, who repris- cause they are memorable. I aim to
featuring Shraddha and others. She di cinema has faced challenges at the es her role in the sequel, shared her be part of projects that resonate and
wrote in the caption, “Stepped out to box office in recent years, especially thoughts on the film’s empowering leave a lasting impression.”
celebrate the success of #stree2 let’s after the pandemic, with audiences theme. The actress also shared her per-
cheer them on!! Hugest congratula- becoming more difficult to predict. Reflecting on the phrase “Wo sonal philosophy on relationships,
tions to team” Actor Sunny Deol recently con- Stree hai, wo kuch bhi kar sakti hai,” stating, “When we grow up, we often
Nimrat also shared inside pics gratulated the team of Stree 2 for the Kapoor expressed, “Ek stree ke liye make lists about the kind of partner
from the bash and wrote that “it felt film’s tremendous success at the box dusri ‘stree’ ka pyar hi sabse bada we want. For me, I do make a list of
like a personal victory”. office. Sunny Deol, who experienced hota hai (For a woman, the love of what kind of a partner I want to be
Filmmaker Karan Johar has ex- a similar success with his film Gadar another ‘woman’ is the greatest of and what kind of qualities I want to
pressed his happiness over the mas- 2 last year, shared his excitement for all). I think women empower wom- have. I want to be the best kind of
sive success of the horror-comedy Stree 2 on social media. Taking to his en in the most powerful way. Being a partner because I truly believe in a
film Stree 2. According to Johar, Instagram stories on Thursday, the woman in itself is a superpower, and fairytale kind of romance and I want
the success is not just a win for the actor poster the movie’s poster and having a film like ‘Stree’ named after to be the best partner for my partner.”

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