Director Amar Kaushik Defends Shraddha Kapoor's Limited Screen Time In ‘Stree 2’
Amar Kaushik has now defended the limited screen time of Shraddha Kapoor in ‘Stree 2’, saying it was done in order to enhance the character's impact.
Amar Kaushik's 'Stree 2', starring Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Aparshakti Khurana, Abhishek Banerjee and Pankaj Tripathi, has set the box office on fire. And the new Hindi movie is nearing the Rs 300 crore mark in India. However, the film is facing criticism from the fans of Shraddha Kapoor over the limited screen time of the Bollywood actress. Several fans are saying that Shraddha Kapoor should have been given more screen time in the new horror comedy film. However, Amar Kaushik has now defended the limited screen time of Shraddha Kapoor, saying it was done in order to enhance the character's impact.
“Yes, a lot of people told me but that’s how the character was. If you see, even Abhishek Banerjee comes 40 minutes into the film. With Aparshakti, it was vice versa. Until he got hypnotized or possessed by Sarkata, he was fully there in the madness. After that, he became someone else. It was the demand of the script,” Amar Kaushik told Bollywood Hungama.
“We write what is required. We don’t think, ‘Yeh actor bura maan jaayega, yeh role bada hai, yeh role chota hai’. For us, the Bible is the script and things have to be organic. My producer also has given me freedom in this regard. Some people even complained that Shraddha Kapoor’s screen time is less. Lekin agar Shraddha zyada dikhti, toh jis tarah ki entry ki usne, uska impact nahin hota,” he added.
For the unversed, ‘Stree 2’ directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Maddock Films, released in cinemas on August 15, 2024, alongside John Abraham's 'Vedaa' and Akshay Kumar's 'Khel Khel Mein'.
As per early estimates posted by industry tracker Sacnilk, ‘Stree 2’ earned Rs 20 crore on Wednesday, the seventh day of its release.
As a result, the new Hindi movie has now gone past the Rs 275 crore mark in India. The total nett domestic collection of ‘Stree 2’ currently stands at Rs 275.35 crore.
It is safe to say that the film will breach the Rs 300 crore mark by the end of this week.
