Stree 2

Stree 2: Sarkate Ka Aatank (transl. Wife 2: Terror of the Headless) is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Amar Kaushik, written by Niren Bhatt and produced jointly by Maddock Films and Jio Studios. A sequel to Stree (2018), which spawned the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, it serves as the fourth instalment in the franchise. The film stars Shraddha Kapoor,Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee and Aparshakti Khurana and as a group of friends who must defeat Sarkata, a headless malevolent entity abducting the women of Chanderi.

Kaushik expressed interest in a sequel to Stree in November 2018; in February 2022, Rao confirmed that the project was in development, but original writers and producers Raj & DK were no longer involved, having parted ways with producer Dinesh Vijan over disputes regarding the rights to the franchise. The sequel was officially announced by Vijan and Jyoti Deshpande in April 2023, with Bhatt, who had written past instalments Bhediya (2022) and Munjya (2024), taking over as writer; Raj & DK were, nonetheless, credited for the sequel's characters. Principal photography began in July of the same year, primarily taking place in Chanderi and Bihar, and concluded by mid-2024. The soundtrack album was composed by Sachin–Jigar, with Justin Varghese taking over duties for the background score from Ketan Sodha for the 2018 original. Hemanti Sarkar returned as editor, while Jishnu Bhattacharjee took over as cinematographer from the prequel, replacing Amalendu Chaudhary.

Stree 2 was theatrically released worldwide on 15 August 2024, coinciding with Independence Day, and received positive reviews from critics. The film grossed over ₹875 crore (US$91 million) worldwide, emerging as the third highest-grossing Indian film and the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2024, as well as the seventh highest-grossing Hindi film and the twelfth highest-grossing Indian film of all time.

Stree 2 received 14 nominations at the 70th Filmfare Awards including Best Film, Best Director (Kaushik), Best Actor (Rao) and Best Actress (Kapoor), winning Best Female Playback Singer (Madhubanti Bagchi for "Aaj Ki Raat").