Pankaj Tripathi recently opened up about the box-office earning of Stree and Stree 2 and said that the producers had promised him a bonus if the film did well. The desired amount was crossed in just four days, he said. The actor also talked about a range of franchise films being made in Bollywood in recent times.

He said in an interview to Hindustan Times, “During Stree, the producers had told me that if Stree works really well, they will give me a bonus. That amount was crossed in four days for the first part. I didn’t even know when the makers had put that same clause in my contract for Stree 2 too, as for (producer) Dinesh Vijan films I never read the agreement. And the figure for the sequel was crossed in just two days.”

Speaking about making a franchise, he said, “To make a franchise, a successful film isn’t all you need. You need a unique film for that. Sometimes a film is successful but not unique. Stree fit in both the requirements. So, that is also a factor.”

He added, “The happiness audience got after watching the first part, played a huge role in bringing the audience to theatre for the sequel in the first weekend itself. Otherwise, people wait for the weekend to get over to know the reviews and the performance, but for franchise films that isn’t the case.”

Stree 2 released in theatres on August 15 and turned out to be among the highest-grossing films of the year.