Rajkumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor's film 'Stree 2' has been released in theatres on the occasion of Independence Day. This film is getting a lot of love from the audience, and it is maintaining its magic despite clashing with films like 'Khel Khel Mein' and 'Veda'. Apart from Rajkumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, big stars like Pankaj Tripathi and Abhishek Banerjee are also in important roles in 'Stree 2'.

63 year old 'woman'

You will be surprised to know that 63 years ago also a film named 'Stree' was released. This film was released in 1961 and it was directed by famous director V. Shantaram. V. Shantaram is known for excellent films like 'Do Aankhen Barah Haath'. V. Shantaram played the lead role in this film and Sandhya played the female lead role. Apart from this, actors like Rajshree, Vandana, and Keshavrao Date were also seen in this film.

Dramatic inspiration of Kalidasa

The story of 1961's 'Stree' was based on Kalidas' play 'Abhigyan Shakuntalam'. The music of this film was given by C. Ramachandra. This film was included in the Best Foreign Language Film section from India at the 34th Academy Awards. However, 'Stree' could not win this award and the Swedish film 'Through a Glass Darkly' won this award.

'Stri' is made in other languages ​​too

After this, more films were made with the name 'Stree'. In 1968, a film named 'Stree' was released in Odia language, which was directed by Gaur Prasad Ghosh. Parvati Ghosh played an important role in it. After this, in 1972, a film on 'Stree' was also made in Bengali language, named 'Ayyash'. This film was directed by Salil Dutta and it had Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Aarti Bhattacharya in the lead roles.

Hindi remake and 'Stree 2'

In the year 1982, a Hindi remake of 'Stree' was made. The film was well received by the audience and starred Sanjeev Kumar, Arun Govil, and Rati Agnihotri in pivotal roles. After this, Rajkumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor starrer 'Stree' came in 2018. This horror comedy film was a hit among the audience and after this, the fans were eagerly waiting for part 2. Now 'Stree 2' has been released and people are liking it very much, which proves that the popularity of this franchise is still intact. The success of 'Stree 2' has brought back memories of the old 'Stree' of 1961. Films of different languages ​​and times have been made in the name of 'Stree', but every time the audience has liked it. Even today, the success of 'Stree 2' is proof that a good story and strong acting always attract the audience.

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