‘Stree,’ Indian Horror Hit Film, Set for Multiple Sequels, Targets Return to Madhya Pradesh

variety.com:

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Stree 2,” already Bollywood’s biggest hit film of the year, and India’s second highest grossing film of 2024, is poised to be joined by one or more sequels, its director Amar Kaushik said on Wednesday.

Kaushik was speaking at a Knowledge Series seminar which is part of the Film Bazaar project market that sits alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. “We have stories in mind and will shoot soon, though there’s is no definite timetable.

Of course, it will have to be done in Madhya Pradesh. And we may explore other parts of the state,” Kaushik said. Kaushik revealed that Madhya Pradesh was not where he first envisaged making the horror comedy that was saw its first instalment emerge in in 2018 and spawn a sequel that released earlier this year. “’Stree’ was originally going to be made here in Goa.

But then we chose to relocate to the heartland and selected Chanderi in MP. I wanted to avoid some of the horror stereotypes and sought out a city rather than a beach or a haunted house.