Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor's horror comedy has surpassed box office prediction giving a pleasant surprise to trade analysts. The movie which was expected to mint around Rs 2-3 crores has earned Rs 6.82 crores on its first day. As per experts, the positive word of mouth has done a wonderful job for Amar Kaushik's film. Numbers are expected to multiply over the weekend and moreover, with no big movie releasing in near future, Stree is sure to enjoy a vast space.
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Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to announce, ''When numbers do the talking... #Stree surpasses the expectations and estimations and posts a SUPERB number on Day 1... Biz is expected to multiply over the weekend... Fri 6.82 cr. India biz... Hugely positive word of mouth has translated into BO numbers.''
Directed by debutant Amar Kaushik and written by Go Goa Gone fame Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK, Stree has been produced by Dinesh Vijan. Set in the town of Chanderi, the movie is based on a 'ridiculous' phenomenon in which a spirit named Stree whisks away men during four days of puja. While Rao plays the role of famous tailor Vicky, Shraddha Kapoor is the mysterious girl that adds to the eerie atmosphere. Packed with hilarious lines, smart performances along with spooky undertones, Stree is riding high on positive reviews.
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Also starring Pankaj Tripathi, Vijay Raaz, Atul Shrivastava, Aparshakti Khurrana and Abhishek Banerjee, Stree is bound to tickle your funny bones.
Indiatvnews.com's movie critic writes, ''Stree is engaging and it never gets stretched and clumsy. The movie airily goes on treating you with witty one liners and hilarious dialogues. Sumit Arora has to get the credit. From Aadhaar link to peahen reproducing from tears (the most mocked statement of 2017), dialogue writer has done a phenomenal job. Besides the setting of a small town with those blue painted wooden windows, narrow lanes and clustered houses have been well captured by cinematographer, Amalendu Chaudhary. Stree is well-written and despite its absurdities, it triggers good laughter. Amar Kaushik definitely needs an applause for helming such an entertaining watch. It is a 'paisa-vasool'.'' Read full review here.
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''Stree is a new experience for me. I've been doing very serious films like Omerta, Aligarh and Newton. But then I had fun doing Bareilly Ki Barfi and Fanney Khan where there were lots of laughs to lean on. Stree has just a bit of the spooky feeling and loads of laughter. It was fun to do. This is director Amar Kaushik's first feature. And the film is produced by Raj and DK who have directed one of my favourite horror comedies Go Goa Gone,'' Rao said.
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