We rarely have the opportunity of waiting with bated breath for a good desi horror film. Stree, a horror comedy seems like a film that could fill the void. Rajkummar Rao and Pankaj Tripathi steal the show with LOL dialogues, delivered like only they can. Directed by Amar Kaushik, the film also stars Shraddha Kapoor and Aparshakti Khurrana.
Stree revolves around a “ridiculously true phenomenon” of a town petrified of an annual visit of a female spirit who reportedly preys on men. All that’s left of them is their clothes. The question is, is Shraddha’s character that frightening “stree”?
Watch the trailer here:
The first poster featuring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor is out and we already have many questions. The poster is not designed to give you the chills but a shadow lurks behind the leads.
To crank up the buzz around the film, a day ahead of the poster and trailer release, both the leads deleted all of their posts from their Instagram accounts and replaced them with the tagline of the film ‘Mard Ko Dard Hoga’. The caption has made us curious.
The film is based on the Indian urban legend of ‘Nale Ba’ - a witch roaming the streets at night and knocking on doors.
Produced by Dinesh Vijan, Stree is slated to hit screens on 31 August.
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