Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao’s Stree 2 is one of the blockbusters of 2024. The movie is currently eyeing at Rs 400 Crore at the box office. The first instalment of the film Stree was also a hit in 2018. Both movies gained immense popularity among the audience making them one of the cults of all time. Interestingly, Rajkummar’s character ‘Vicky’ was initially offered to Vicky Kaushal in Stree. But, the actor said ‘no’ to the film because he was doing Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan. However, his role in Manmarziyaan was equally popular and gained a lot of praise from the audience. 

Earlier in an interview with Vogue BFFs, Kaushal was asked to name a movie that he rejected but regrets losing out on as it became quite big. The actor replied, “Stree, that was because I was doing Manmarziyaan.” 

In Manmarziyaan Vicky played the role of Taapsee Pannu’s love interest, who was pressured to get married. However, Vicky’s lack of interest in marriage later led to the female protagonist marrying another person. The movie featured Vicky Kaushal, Taapsee Pannu, Abhishek Bachchan, Sukhmani Sadana, Saurabh Sachdeva and Neelu Kohli in key roles It was released in 2018.

On the other hand, Stree revolved around the people of Chanderi who lived in fear due to a female spirit who attacks men at night during festivals. The male protagonist along with his friends decides to resolve the matter. The movie starred Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana and Abhishek Banerjee in pivotal roles. The film released in theatres in 2018. It earned Rs 181 Crore at the box office. 

Stree 2, which is garnering praise from the audience, delved into the horrifying incidents of Chanderi where people are petrified as a headless entity is abducting women. Again, the male protagonist along with his friends are on a mission to save the town. The movie starred Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi and Abhishek Banerjee in significant roles. Tamanna Bhatia, Varun Dhawan and Akshay Kumar made cameo appearances in the film.