Amar Kaushik opened up recently about the limited screen time of Shraddha Kapoor in Stree 2 and said that if she was seen more, then the impact of her entry would have been less. He also talked about the lesser screen presence of Aparshakti Khurana in the film and said that it was done according to the demands of the script.
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Amar said, “Some people complained that Shraddha Kapoor’s screen time is less. If Shraddha was seen more, then the impact of her entry would be less.”
Speaking about the limited screen time of Aparshakti, Amar said, “Lots of people told me, but that’s how the character was. If you see, even Abhishek Banerjee comes in 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.”
He added, “We write what is required. We don’t think, ‘Yeh actor bura maan jaayega, yeh role bada hai, yeh role chota hai (This actor would feel bad, this role is big, this role is small)’. For us, the Bible is the script, and things have to be organic. My producer also has given me freedom in this regard.”
Stree 2 also stars Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, and Abhishek Banerjee in pivotal roles. It was released in theatres on August 15 and has managed to earn over Rs 255 crore (India net) at the box office, according to Sacnilk.com.
