Stree 2 (2024)

The town of Chanderi has a new monster, Sarkata, and he's taking the women. Horror and comedy in equal measure.

A ruined palace inside Chanderi fort, the town where Stree 2 is set
Year
2024
Language
Hindi
Director
Amar Kaushik
Starring
Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, Aparshakti Khurana
Also
Sequel to Stree (2018)

The story

Years after the events of Stree, the small town of Chanderi is haunted again, this time by a headless giant called Sarkata who abducts independent-minded women. Tailor Vicky and his friends join forces with a mysterious woman to stop him.

The jokes come as fast as the scares, and the film links up with other horror-comedies from the same producers.

Why it matters

  • It was one of the biggest Hindi hits of 2024.
  • It is set and partly shot in the real town of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh.
  • It made the horror-comedy one of the most popular genres in Hindi cinema.

Where to watch

Stree 2 is available on a licensed streaming service. Availability changes from country to country and month to month; see how to find a legal stream. Please don't use pirate download sites: they are illegal in India and a common source of malware.

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