The dynamic director-producer duo of Amar Kaushik and Dinesh Vijan have returned with the highly-anticipated sequel 'Stree 2', which was released on Wednesday night, a day prior to its scheduled release of Thursday. It brings back a stellar cast comprising Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurrana, reprising their roles. 'Stree 2' is the classic example of how a sequel should be made and continuing with the magic it's predecessor created.
The story picks up right from where 'Stree' concluded. While residents of Chanderi are not out of their fear of the street, they have now started to worship her. However, they soon realise that they aren't truly out from the clutches of horror, as 'Sarkata' returns to Chanderi.
A mukhiya (village head) who was killed by Stree turns 'Sarkata' and abducts women who are modern in their thinking or as Rudra (Tripathi) explains, "Agar aap WhatsApp chalati hai ya social media par hai, toh aap kataar mai hai." But Sarkata’s best definition is explained by Jana (Banerjee): "Woh jiska sar kata hua hai." As women of Chanderi are pushed back to times when they weren't allowed to step out of the house, they seek their refuge in the charming but hilarious lover boy Bicky (Rao), who is destined to fight Sarkata.
The film's screenplay and dialogue writer Naren Bhatt needs to take a bow for giving exactly what the audience was expecting from the viewers. 'Stree 2' is packed with brilliant punchlines, espec.