Rajkummar Rao Celebrates Stree 2 Success, Janmashtmi With Wife Patralekhaa

On the occasion of Janmashtami 2024, Rajkummar Rao and his wife Patralekhaa visited a temple in Mumbai to seek blessings from the almighty. Taking to Instagram, the Stree 2 star dropped a picture from his temple visit. "Happy Janmashtmi Everyone. From Us to You," he captioned the post. Both Rajkummar and Patralekhaa could be seen dressed in ethnic outfits.

Rajkummar Rao starrer Stree 2 creates waves at the box office

Meanwhile, on the work front, Rajkummar is basking in the success of his film Stree 2, which also stars Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi and Abhishek Banerjee. The film was released on August 15. It faced a box office clash with Akshay Kumar-starrer Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham's Vedaa. Among the three movies, it was Stree 2 that created a storm at the box office.

How is Stree 2 performing at the box office?

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared a report on Stree 2 box office trends on X on Sunday. He mentioned that the Amar Kaushik directorial emerged as the highest Bollywood grosser in its second weekend due to the Janmashtami festivities. "BLOCKBUSTER SUNDAY - 'STREE 2' JOINS ₹ 400 CR CLUB... #Stree2 RUNS RIOT on [second] Sun... Cinemas across #India - from multiplexes to single screens - witness outstanding occupancy, driving the overall total to ₹ 400 crore."

"Urban centres are performing exceptionally well, but it's the mass pockets that are truly in a league of their own… In fact, the Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets are witnessing this level of HYSTERIA after a long time. The holiday on [second] Mon [#Janmashtami] is expected to further bolster its prospects. [Week 2] Fri 19.30 cr, Sat 33.80 cr, Sun 40.75 cr. Total: ₹ 401.65 cr. #India biz. #Boxoffice (sic)."

Stree 2, a horror-comedy, is directed by Amar Kaushik. Actors Varun Dhawan and Akshay Kumar have special cameos in the film.