Stree 2 review: “Rona band karo, tum Sneha Kakkar nahi ho,” says an irritated Vicky (sorry Bicky, played by Rajkummar Rao) to his friend Bittu (played by Aparshakti Khurana) who is crying about his loss girlfriend.
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Rudra, played by Pankaj Tripathi, tells a daydreaming Bicky, “Aise sswapdeDekhooh swapn dosh bhi nahi hoga.”
These lines appear funny on paper, no doubt, but take a life of their own when in the hands of this talented bunch. Right off the bat, yes Stree 2 lives up to the hype. If that’s all you wanted to know, you can stop reading further.
Stree 2 review: What’s it about
The film picks up from right where the original 2018 horror comedy ended. People of Chanderi now look to Stree for protection. But there’s a new terror in town, Sarkata (which Jana, played to absolute brilliance by Abhishek Banerjee, enlightens us is someone ‘whose head is cut’) who is now abducting women. Correction, women ‘who don’t stick to the stereotypical house chores’ assigned to them. So you use social media? ‘Aap kataar mein hain’, says Rudra in one scene to a terrified woman.
The town needs Stree, the only one who can stop Sarkata. What happens next is the rest of the story.
Stree 2 review: Hidden commentary on social issues
I sometimes wonder whether filmmakers indeed put so much thought and metaphors into their films, as us critics analyse it to be. Women who dare to cross boundaries set by a patriarchal society… are gagged. A sexist leader influences men to stop women in their house from using mobile phones or going to school. Women wearing white sarees with their heads shaved have no voice, their eyes soulless… These might be just another scene if you watch Stree 2 for timepass entertainment. However scratch the surface just a bit, and there’s a lot beneath.
