One improvisation by Rajkummar Rao cost Stree 2 makers Rs 25 lakh

Stree 2 is still doing phenomenal business at the box office. The film is being loved for its storyline, acting, climax and everything else. The songs are also a hit adding to the overall business generated by the film. 

Elated at the success of his latest film, Abhishek Banerjee who plays Rajkummar Rao’s friend, Jana in the film, spoke about a particular scene that cost the makers Rs 25 lakh. In a recent interview with Fever FM, Abhishek spoke about his improvisation in the film over his line for co-actor Pankaj Tripathi. In the film, Abhishek improvised by talking about Pankaj's film Main Atal Hoon. 

Abhishek said, "I did that and I forgot about it. So when I saw the movie, I started clapping telling Rajkummar, 'Wow, how amazingly you have improvised'. He said, 'You did it'. I was so proud of myself that, 'I thought about this?' But I forgot. This is what improvisation is, you are not doing it for the effect."

Abhishek on Rajkummar's improvisation that cost Stree 2 a lot of money

He then went on to reveal that Rajkummar’s improvisation was also on point. He revealed, "Not even Raj. Woh lo lo lo jo pura karta hai woh pura improvise kiya usne. Us improvisation par ₹25 lakh kharch huye hai kyuki rights lene pade toh. Bohut mehenga improvisation tha. Rajkummar Rao ne I think Hindustan ke itihas ka sabse mehenga improvisation kiya hai (The lo lo lo lo part that he did was improvised by him. ₹25 lakh was spent on that improvisation because we had to buy the rights. It was a costly improvisation. I think Rajkummar Rao has done India's costliest improvisation)."

In Stree 2, in one scene, Rajkummar Rao is seen sitting on his bike in the dead of the night as he listens to English song "Calm Down". While wearing his headphone, he gives the song his own twist and sings a broken version of the song. The original song is by Selena Gomez and Rema. 

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Stree 2 is directed by Amar Kaushik. The horror comedy features Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Aparshakti Khurrana, Abhishek Banerjee and cameos by Akshay Kumar and Varun Dhawan. The film released on August 15. It is the sequel to Stree which released in 2018.