Stree Movie Details:
| Movie Name | Stree |
|---|---|
| Original Title | स्त्री |
| Country | HIndia |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Horror, Comedy |
| Release Dates | 31 August 2018 (India) 30 August 2018 (United Arab Emirates) |
| Running Time | 2hr 8min |
| Certificate | 13+ |
| Cast | Shraddha Kapoor Rajkummar Rao Pankaj Tripathi |
| Directed by | Amar Kaushik |
| Written by | Dialogues: Sumit Arora Screenplay: Raj & D.K. |
| Produced by | Dinesh Vijan Raj & D.K. |
| Cinematography by | Amalendu Chaudhary |
| Edited by | Hemanti Sarkar |
| Music by | Songs: Sachin–Jigar Score: Ketan Sodha |
| Production Companies | Jio Studios Maddock Films D2R Films |
| Distributor | AA Films |
| Budget | ₹14 crore |
| Box Office Collection | ₹180.76 crore |
Stree Movie Cast & Characters:
- Shraddha Kapoor as The Unknown Woman (witch)
- Rajkummar Rao as Vikrant “Vicky” Parashar, a ladies tailor
- Aparshakti Khurana as Bittu, Vicky and Janna’s friend
- Pankaj Tripathi as Rudra, a paranologist
- Abhishek Banerjee as Janna, Vicky and Bittu’s friend
- Vijay Raaz as Shastri, the author of Chanderi Puran
- 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’s friend’s mother
- Nora Fatehi (special appearance in the song “Kamariya”)
- Kriti Sanon (special appearance in the song “Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe”)
Storyline:
In the small town of Chanderi, the menfolk live in fear of an evil spirit named “Stree” who abducts men in the night. Based on the urban legend of “Nale Ba” that went viral in Karnataka in the 1990s.
About Stree Movie:
- Stree is the first installment in Vijan’s horror-comedy universe followed by Roohi (2021) and Bhediya (2022).
- A sequel titled Stree 2 is in development, expected to release on August 31, 2024, exactly 6 years after the first one.
- Stree plot is based on the urban legend Nale Ba (“Come tomorrow”) of Karnataka Modified as O Stree Kal Aana (“Oh woman come tomorrow”) in the film.
- 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 Go Goa Gone, Amar Kaushik, to direct the film in January 2018.
- Principal photography began on 13 January 2018 in Chanderi.
- Filming took place in Bhopal and Mumbai; the final schedule was completed in May 2018. The soundtrack was composed by Sachin–Jigar with lyrics written by Vayu, Badshah and Jigar Saraiya.
- 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.
- 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.
- Stree had its trailer released on 26 July 2018.
- The film was originally available on Hotstar and JioCinema, but was later on also available on Netflix after Jio Studios signed a deal with the platform. The film is also available on Prime Video.
