Just a week after Stree 2 stormed theaters, director Amar Kaushik is still basking in its success. The sequel has been a massive hit, raking in over ₹300 crore worldwide, and Kaushik's team has been celebrating non-stop. "We had a party and enjoyed too much.
We were confident that the film was good but we didn't expect that it would get these big numbers," Kaushik told in an interview. "..
.I’m sleep deprived. I barely slept, so first I’ll sleep and then I’ll start thinking of my next movie," he added.
But now, after all the partying, he's ready to catch some Z's before diving headfirst into his next project. It's crazy to think that this scene from #Stree2 (2024) is already shoot in 2022 for #Bhediya while the actual shooting of Stree 2 was started in July 2023 . This is the time Maddock planned to go for the Universe .
pic.twitter.com/TdOJ30O7At — TANISHQ (@shivam_tanishq) August 21, 2024 It might surprise you to know that Kaushik wasn't always drawn to horror films.
In fact, his dream was to make his directorial debut with a different genre. He had envisioned a heist thriller with Rajkummar Rao, who later starred in the Stree series. However, fate had other plans.
Kaushik ended up producing the heist film, Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga, for Netflix, with Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal in the lead. "When ‘Stree’ released, it was my first film, I was very nervous. I never wanted to start my career with a horror film, that was the last thing I thought I would make.
While we were editing the film, we felt this was a different kind of film as there was no reference point for it," he said. Every cameo was a treat to watch Spend 2 hours straight laughing n laughing only🔥Can watch it again n again Shraddha Kapur as Stree to bhaii no words Pankaj Sir killed it Vikky ,Bittu n Jana together is fun🤍🔥 @RajkummarRao @ShraddhaKapoor @Aparshakti @abhishekbanerjee #stree2 pic.twitter.
com/clNw30iJN4 — Green Lays 🌼 (@pehchanokhud) August 18, 2024 But it was Stree that truly catapulted Kaushik to fame. Kaushik is incredibly grateful for the audience's overwhelming support and can't wait to see what the future holds. "People are more intelligent than us as filmmakers, they understand when a film is offering them a new experience, which they felt during ‘Stree’.
The film then opened at ₹6.5 to 7 crore, then it did ₹50 crore and ₹130 crore," he said recalling the success of his first film..
