All audience reviews of Stree

I did not have too much expectations from this experimental project by a debutant director and with Rajkumar Rao & Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles, I was neither very optimistic regarding box office collections of the movie. But, when the movie emerged out to be a surprise hit at the box office thereby crossing the 100 crore mark with ease & grace, I had pinned the movie on my wishlist and too my surprise ( as I am not very inclined to watching horror movies), I really enjoyed the movie throughout its duration as the movie was the right mix of all the mainstream elements that comprise of a good cinematic experience.

The well-written screenplay and comic chops by Rajkumar Rao & Aparshakti Khurana make us laugh, the vibrant screen presence of the beautiful Shradha Kapoor lights up the romantic scenes, the light doses of horror amidst the streets of small town in MP help in instantly developing a connect with the rural & mass audience, and at last the stupendous direction gives us ample memories to take away from the movie alongside a strong feminist message that is beautifully conveyed through the dialogues without using any stick to stamp it on the audience.

As always, Rajkumar Rao is terrific in the role of the aashiq cum darzi and from the very first scene the makers have constructed the movie in a very meticulous manner to form an organized screenplay and the makers have displayed intelligence as they have flown in with the tide by taking a novel concept which has been inspired from the true events witnessed in Bangalore in the 1990s. The movie is bound to give the audience a sense of nostalgia as it has a sense of earthiness with small town rural charms that really captivate the viewers giving an honest portrayal of the feminine ghost that is not dangerous yet harmful in a degree that is proportionate to the morality & the weakness of the man in front of her.

In the end, the message is that it is not the females who are to be blamed for their complexity, vivaciousness, & beauty for making men go haphazard in their minds. It is instead, the weakness and spinelessness of men that makes the man-woman relationship go awry. All in all, a new story that has been told with brevity & compassion.
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Nothing like throwing a scare into family audiences on a Sunday afternoon and adding on romance, comedy, songs to make it a masala movie. So the story writers have picked up a real incident which is supposed to have taken place in an Karnataka village, where a female ghost enters households at the dead of night , kidnaps a male member and then leaves behind the clothes worn by him.
Legend has it that the villagers had put up signs on their front door asking the ghost " to come tomorrow ", and this worked in the sense that she didn't appear. The main characters are a ladies tailor Raj Kummar, his friend Aparshakti Khurrana, and the village elder Pankaj Tripathi. They are all natural actors who always act well. And of course the heroineShraddha Kapoor who really doesn't have much to do except act as a sort of decoy in this suspenseful yarn.
Director Amar Kaushik keeps a good pace on the movie and keeps the audience engaged with entertaining fare. The actors do their bit well and keep the scenes believable.
The movie could have been called " The ladies tailor and the female ghost ". A simple entertaining film on the whole. less

We live in a patriarchal society where women fear men and are frightful of them. But can you imagine a town where all the men fear getting out of the house due to presence of a woman? Well, so is the state of the society in Amar Kaushik's horror-comedy 'Stree'.

Starring Shraddha Kapoor, RajKumar Rao, Aparshakti Khurana and Pankaj Tripati, the movie is set in the quaint town of Chanderi which is haunted by the spirit of a vengeful woman named 'Stree' who stalks men during a festive period. Appearing during 4 nights, Stree calls out to men at night and if they turn around, she takes them away leaving only their clothes behind.

The famous tailor, who has a record of stitching a lehenga in 31 minutes, Vicky (RajKumar Rao), falls in love with a mysterious woman (Shraddha Kapoor) who comes to his shop to get a garment stitched for the festival. Coincidentally, she appears during the 4 nights of the festival and due to this striking similarity, Vicky's friends assume that she is Stree.

Following a series of hilarious moments and certain thrilling scenes, Stree is the first movie of it's kind that explores the horror-comedy genre well. While the movie has certain powerful punchlines and brilliant comic timing, the film however, lets go of the genre and becomes serious towards the end. And the fact that a movie that is promoting women empowerment has an item number does not really help its case.

Verdict: Despite its flaws, Stree is an overall entertainer and does not fail to leave the audience entertained and satisfied. less

Stree is probably the first movie of its kind in Bollywood. The horror-comedy movie is packed with some powerful punchlines and scenes, that leave the audience gasping for air every few minutes. The incorporation of a village myth in a comical set-up is extremely clever.
The film challenges superstitious beliefs, proves them right and also manages to end things on a positive note. It may seem like there is a lot going on, but everything somehow falls into place and does not mess up the plot. Also, the fact that Indian horror could genuinely be scary in a comedy is commendable. less

it was an amazing adventure of horror comedy , its a ride of hillarios punches, all the character doing very good work, watching its worthy, and rajkumar work very well in this content and prove he is genuine actor of bollywood. less