Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao 'Had Given Up' On Stree 2 Says Amar Kaushik: 'There Was Fear, Pressure...'

Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao starrer Stree 2 has become a juggernaut at the box office. The Amar Kaushik directorial venture is a sequel to the 2018 film, Stree. In a recent chat, Amar Kaushik revealed that after the success of the 2018 film, all actors ‘gave up’ on the possibility of a sequel as getting the same amount of love seemed like an improbability.

“All actors, at one point in time had given up on the possibility of the sequel. With the kind of love that they had received, they were like will we get the same sort of love again? There was a fear that the validation of the first part could also go away. I knew it from day one that it is going to be a lot of pressure,” Amar Kaushik told Pinkvilla.

Stree 2 recently became the biggest Bollywood hit of the year, bringing joy to the film’s cast and crew. However, alongside the celebrations, a curious PR battle for credit erupted on social media between the movie’s lead actors. Addressing the situation, director Amar Kaushik has now spoken about the credit war and clarified that it hasn’t impacted the camaraderie among the team. He also pointed out that such situations often arise due to external influences, particularly when a film achieves significant success.

Talking to India Today about the social media frenzy, Amar explained, “Honestly, fans of stars usually have this fight on social media where they claim their favourite actor should get all the credit for the movie. It is okay. It is really to each their own. Fans getting into a social media war over credits is common. Also, when a film does well, people around [the stars] feed such things in the minds of everyone, including the cast, that they should get credit for the movie.”

The film has already garnered Rs 520 crore nett and crossed Rs 750 crore globally. Stree 2 is now in close contention with Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan (Rs 524.53 crore in Hindi) and may soon surpass the lifetime earnings of Gadar 2, which concluded its run with Rs 525.70 crore. Another Rs 5 crore day would allow Stree 2 to break Gadar 2’s record in just 21 days. With Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency postponed, Stree 2 enjoys a clear run for another week, unaffected even by Tamil release Thalapathy Vijay’s GOAT, which won’t get a wide Hindi release.