All audience reviews of Stree

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

This is a movie about a ‘ladies specialist’, a master tailor who has apparently set a record by stitching a ‘lehenga choli’ in 31 minutes flat. He is so intuitive that he doesn’t even need a tape measure. He just asks a woman to stand in front of him and to slowly pirouette 360 degrees. Then he makes a mental note of her figure and stitches both pieces of the garment from memory. He adds a matching ‘dupatta’, and the lady is all set to present herself to an admiring public. One day, Vicky (Rajkummar Rao), this tailor in the town of Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, is taking a smoke when he is approached by a light eyed beauty. She wants a dress stitched. He has a frenetic schedule ahead because of the upcoming festival, but she pleads with him to turn the dress material she brings with her into a ‘lehenga' set by the evening of the next ‘arati’. Considering the season, it is a tough ask, but she holds him tightly by the arm and says: ‘Vicky, Please’. When he tells his friends the story, adding how he has fallen in love with this nameless woman at first sight, they both tease him with the line 'Bhicky, Pleaj', which then becomes the refrain of the movie. The strength of ’Stree’ is in the writing. The spoken word eschews all linguistic influence from ‘Bambaiyya’ Hindi. ‘Stree’ is a funny ghost story with good acting all around, particularly the dry humour generated by Tripathi with his deadpan delivery style. There is also a rather erotic scene when the nameless woman (Shraddha Kapoor) asks Vicky to take her measurements, despite his exact mental calibration of it. In the absence of a tape, Vicky, 'the ladies specialist’, uses the length of his palm as a measure, starting from her feet, and moving upwards, with his eyes shut tight. ‘Stree’ is an entertaining film for the most part. It is true that towards the latter half, there are some unnecessary elongations of very obvious scenes, and a few unwanted repetitions of the more entertaining gags. Still, just for the clever writing of memorable lines, and for the simple pleasure of watching Rajkummar Rao play a naive and sentimental lover with such natural charm, 'Stree’ is worth a watch. less

Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapor starrer Stree is a horror comedy film that deals with the issue of urban legends, of witch.

The story is set in the town of Chanderi, Vicky is a women's tailor who doesn’t believe in superstitions. He falls in love with a mysterious woman who shows up at the time of a four days long puja. The town is meanwhile haunted by a witch who is called 'Stree'. She is said to be responsible for the disappearances of men from the village.

Vicky refuses to believe these rumors until his friend Jana disappears in the same way and sets about to solve this mystery. The end is somewhat predictable but not in the way the audience expects it to, keeping the surprise element in the movie intact. The film is gamble with the horror genre which is a weak point of Bollywood movie. However, with the comedy element, tickling your funny bones it leaves you unprepared for jump scares that make it somewhat scary.

The movie deals with the urban legends of witchcraft yet takes on the social issue with a comical angle to the same. It doesn't make any bold societal statements yet it does leave the audience thinking about it.

On a concluding note, movie is a good watch and keeps the audience entertained with its moments. Rajkummar Rao again manages to charm the audience with his sweet, boy next door image. I'd say this movie should not be missed if you’re looking for something to keep you entertained for a while because it does keep one engaged throughout the movie. less