Stree (2018 film)
Stree | |
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Raj & D.K. | |
Starring | Shraddha Kapoor Rajkummar Rao Pankaj Tripathi Aparshakti Khurana Abhishek Banerjee |
Cinematography | Amalendu Chaudhary |
Edited by | Hemanti Sarkar |
Music by | Songs: Sachin–Jigar Score: Ketan Sodha |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | AA Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 128 minutes[4] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹14 crore[5][6] |
Box office | est. ₹180.76 crore[7] |
Stree (transl. Woman; Hindi pronunciation:
In late November 2017, Raj and DK approached Rao to star in the maiden production. As part of the preparation for his role of a tailor, Rao learned to sew. In December, Shraddha Kapoor was confirmed as the film's female lead. Raj and DK brought on their first assistant director from
Stree had its theatrical release on 31 August 2018. It received high critical acclaim upon release. With earnings of over ₹180.76 crores against a budget of ₹14 crores, Stree emerged as a major critical and commercial success.[12] The film received ten nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Kaushik, Best Actor for Rao, and Best Supporting Actor for Tripathi and Khurrana. It won Best Debut Director for Kaushik. The film is the first installment in Maddock Supernatural Universe followed by Roohi (2021) and Bhediya (2022).
A sequel, Stree 2, is in development, expected to release on August 31, 2024, exactly 6 years after the movie.[13]
Plot
The plot is based on the Indian folk legend about a female ghost who abducts men at night when they are alone and only leaves their clothes behind. The residents of a town named Chanderi believe in the spirit of an angry woman, referred to as "Stree", who stalks, whispers the men's names behind their back and whisks them away after they look back at her during the four days of a religious festival every year, causing many disappearances over the years. To protect the residents from her wrath, "O Stree, come tomorrow" is written in Hindi (ओ स्त्री, कल आना) with blood on the entrances of all homes and men are advised to not roam alone after 10 pm during the festive season, and move in groups for safety - a parallel of instructions women are usually told to follow for their own safety.
Vicky, a ladies' tailor in Chanderi, mysteriously encounters an unnamed charming woman who only comes to the town during the annual Pooja season and falls in love with her at first sight. She asks him to stitch her a lehanga. Her frequent disappearances, her shopping list including peculiar items such as a lizard's tail, white cat's fur, flowers of Datura, meat, brandy and such like presumed to be ingredients for black magic and the fact that she is not seen by anybody except Vicky, makes his friend Bittu suspicious, and he starts believing that she could be Stree. After one of his friends, Janna, is kidnapped by Stree, Vicky grows suspicious of the woman as well. He confronts her but she disappears yet again.
They decide to find a way to save their friend and ask the town's librarian Rudra Bhaiya for help, who is also a paranologist. They come across a partially torn book titled "Chanderi Puran" in his library which mentions Stree's story and an old fort which Vicky claims he has seen when he was on a date with the woman. Vicky, Bittu, and Rudra then visit the old fort, which Stree is supposedly inhabiting, to find Janna. Stree drives away Bittu and Rudra and is about to attack Vicky but does not, as she senses the feeling of love and respect in his eyes. She is then driven away by the unknown woman's spell. She reveals later that she has been trying to defeat 'Stree' for the last three years after losing someone close to her and that is why she comes to the town only during the festive season. This clarifies that she & Stree are two different persons. Stree releases Janna as requested by Vicky the same night; however, he starts having sporadic violent episodes. More men go missing after a possessed Janna, under Stree's control, erases the word "Tomorrow" (कल) from the protective phrases outside everyone's homes, leaving it as "O Stree, come", (ओ स्त्री, आना) an invitation.
Vicky, Bittu, Rudra and the woman decide to meet the book's author Shankar Shastri to find a permanent solution to save the town, and he informs them that Stree had once been an extremely beautiful courtesan who every man in town desired. At last, she found a man who truly loved her and wanted to marry her, but on their wedding night, Stree and her husband were killed by the town's jealous men. Her spirit has ever since been searching for her true love and also seeks revenge on the town by aiming to abduct every man in it. Shastri tells them of a prophecy pointing to a saviour and Vicky surprisingly appears to have all the characteristics describing the saviour. Initially, Vicky believes that too until he recalls the inclusive feature of the saviour, son of a courtesan. His friends then reveal the secret of him being a courtesan's son which infuriates Vicky and he leaves in haste. In a drunken stupor, he confronts his father to which he silently agrees to upset Vicky further but then feels grateful for his father's affection and efforts, and decides to save his town which accepted him and didn't denounce him. The friends and the woman make a trap to kill Stree but Vicky realises that Stree only desires love and respect and hesitates with the plan. The woman then suggests Vicky simply cut her long braid - the source of her powers - so that she will be rendered powerless. He does so, and Stree vanishes. The woman leaves the city the next day and Vicky bids her farewell, forgetting to ask her name all this time. On the bus, the woman merges Stree's braid with her own hair and then vanishes from the bus, implying that she is the witch who wanted Stree's power through her braid.
Stree visits Chanderi again the following year and finds her own statue at the town entrance with a new phrase - "O Stree, protect us" (ओ स्त्री, रक्षा करना) - thus giving her respect, and she does not enter Chanderi.
Cast
- Flora Saini as Stree
- Shraddha Kapoor as The Unknown Woman
- Rajkummar Rao as Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar, a ladies tailor
- Aparshakti Khurana as Bittu, Vicky and Janna’s friend
- Pankaj Tripathi as Rudra, a paranologist[14]
- Abhishek Banerjee as Janna, Vicky and Bittu's friend who got possessed by Stree.[15][16]
- Vijay Raaz as Shastri, the author of Chanderi Puran.[17]
- Aakash Dabhade as Narendra
- Abhishek Singh Rajput as Jaana's friend
- Atul Srivastava as Dashrath Parashar, Vicky's father
- Ramkrishna Dhakad as the tailor's assistant
- Sunita Rajwar as Janna's Mother, Vicky friend's mother
- Nora Fatehi in a special appearance in song "Kamariya"[18]
- Kriti Sanon in a special appearance in the song "Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe"[19]
Production
Development
In November 2017, it was reported that
In December 2017, Shraddha Kapoor informed through her Twitter handle that she would be working with Rajkummar Rao and Maddock Films in their next film.[24][25][26] In January 2018, it was revealed that the title of the horror comedy would be Stree and Amar Kaushik would be the director of the film.[27][28] As part of preparation for the role, Rao was provided with a sewing machine and a tailor would visit him every day for a period of 20 days so as to teach him the process of sewing clothes.[29][30]
Filming
Principal photography of the film began on 13 January 2018[31] in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh[32] and the first schedule was wrapped up on 30 January 2018.[33][34] The second schedule of shooting took place in Bhopal in the month of March.[35] According to producer Dinesh Vijan, the location in Bhopal was chosen because of the mysterious stories associated with the place. After reaching the place, the locals informed the production team about the unexplained events that had taken place in the area and the safety precautions that they must follow. Keeping in mind the advice given by the locals, a set of guidelines to be followed by everyone were created and placed in all the rooms inside the fort.[36][37] Kapoor finished filming half of her schedule within 10 days.[38] The final schedule of shooting was completed on 1 May 2018.[39][40] After completing the shooting, a promotional song was filmed in Mumbai with Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor during May 2018.[41]
Soundtrack
Stree | |||||
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Feature film soundtrack | |||||
Length | 14:28 | ||||
Language | Hindi | ||||
Label | T-Series | ||||
Sachin–Jigar chronology | |||||
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The music for the film has been composed by
Vipin Nair of The Hindu gave the soundtrack 2.5/5 stating that it is entertaining though familiar.[46][47] The Times of India based Debarati S Sen, in her review, said the album will "appeal to the masses."[48]
Following the film's release, an additional song, "Dil Ka Darzi", not included on the official jukebox, was released by Maddock Films as a separate song intended for Rao's character, a ladies tailor, and was played in the film in the title credits. Written by Vayu, it featured him as the vocalist along with Prakriti Kakar.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Milegi Milegi" | Mika Singh, Sachin–Jigar | 2:33 | ||
2. | "Kamariya" | Aastha Gill, Divya Kumar, Sachin–Jigar | 3:08 | ||
3. | "Nazar Na Lag Jaaye" | Ash King, Sachin–Jigar | 3:26 | ||
4. | "Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe" | Badshah, Nikhita Gandhi, Sachin–Jigar | 2:53 | ||
5. | "Dil Ka Darzi" | Vayu | Sachin–Jigar | Vayu & Prakriti Kakar | 2.28 |
Total length: | 14:28 |
Release
Stree had its trailer released on 26 July 2018.[49] It was released worldwide on 31 August 2018. Stree had collected ₹6.83 crore in India on the first day.[50] In its first weekend, the film crossed ₹32.27 crore in India, earning over its production budget of ₹23 crore.[50] It crossed ₹60.39 crore in its first week run.[50] In its second week movie grossed 35.14 crore net. Movie held well in week 3 and grossed 17.14 crore net. It grossed 9.99 crore net in the fourth week. Its lifetime India net was 129.90 crore. Worldwide the movie grossed 180.76 crore at end of its initial theatrical run.
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 79%, based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[51] The film received positive reviews, with praise directed towards the film's direction, dialogues, screenplay, background score, storyline, performances (particularly Rao, Khurrana, Banerjee and Tripathi) and the social message.[52]
Home media
The film was originally available on
Accolades
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Star Screen Awards
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16 December 2018 | Best Film | Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.
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Won | [58] |
Best Director | Amar Kaushik | Nominated | [59] | ||
Best Actor | Rajkummar Rao | Won | [60][61] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Pankaj Tripathi | ||||
Best Dialogue | Sumit Arora | ||||
Most Promising Debut Director | Amar Kaushik | ||||
Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Abhishek Banerjee | Nominated | [62] | ||
Zee Cine Awards | 19 March 2019
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Best Film | Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru and Dinesh Vijan | Nominated | [63] |
Best Film (Critics) | [64] | ||||
Best Actor – Male | Rajkummar Rao | ||||
Best Supporting Actor – Male | Pankaj Tripathi | ||||
Best Actor in a Comic Role | Abhishek Banerjee | ||||
Aparshakti Khurana | |||||
Best Debut Director | Amar Kaushik | Won | |||
Best Dialogue | Sumit Arora | ||||
Filmfare Awards | 23 March 2019 | Best Film | Dinesh Vijan, Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. | Nominated | [65] |
Best Director | Amar Kaushik | ||||
Best Actor | Rajkummar Rao | ||||
Best Supporting Actor | Aparshakti Khurana | ||||
Pankaj Tripathi | |||||
Best Original Story | Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.
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Best Screenplay | |||||
Best Dialogues | Sumit Arora | ||||
Best Editing | Hemanti Sarkar | ||||
Best Production Design | Madhusudan | ||||
Best Debut Director | Amar Kaushik | Won |
Sequel
In October 2018, director Amar Kaushik announced that he is planning a sequel to the film. But according to sources, the original creators Raj and D.K. will not be part of it.[66]
In February 2022, actor Rajkummar Rao revealed that the sequel to Stree is planned.[67]
In
As of March 2023, the sequel to the movie is confirmed to be in pre-production stage and will only to floors from July 2023.[68] In April 2023, the makers announced that the film will release on 31 August 2024.[69]
See also
- Dinesh Vijan's horror-comedy universe
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External links
- Stree at IMDb
- Stree at Bollywood Hungama