Stree 2, a sequel to the 2018 horror-comedy hit, has ruled the box office since its release on August 15. Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao starrer created history registering an impressive business globally. The film has received critical reviews and positive responses from the audience. While some called it a Shraddha Kapoor-centric movie some believed she had less screen time. A section of moviegoers criticized the makers for the same and the director Amar Kaushik defended this as a creative decision. The filmmaker of the fifth installment of Maddock Films supernatural universe said the script demanded for limited screen time for a significant impact of her character.   

In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Amar Kaushik was questioned about viewer’s complaints about actors' limited screen time in the movie. To this, Amar said, “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 hypnotised or possessed by Sarkata, he was fully there in the madness. After that, he became someone else. It was the demand of the script”.

“We write what is required. We don’t think, ‘Yeh actor bura maan jaayega, yeh role bada hai, yeh role chota hai’ (That this actor would feel bad, this role is short or long). 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 (If we added more scenes featuring Shraddha, then her entry would not have had the impact that it had now)”.

Stree 2 made record-breaking explosive week 1 collecting Rs 401 crore at the global box office. The film directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films has surpassed the collection of all movies released on the same day.