Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor-starrer upcoming horror comedy Stree 2 has been locked for release on August 15, the same day Akshay Kumar’s Khel Khel Mein and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 will arrive in the cinemas.

The makers of Stree 2, also featuring Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee and Aparshakti Khurana, announced the release date with a motion poster on Friday.

“Iss swatantrata diwas, aa rahi hai #Stree fir se! #Stree2 in cinemas this Independence Day, 15th August 2024.Catch the #Stree2 Teaser exclusively in cinemas with #Munjya from today. Book your tickets now,” production house Maddock Films wrote on Instagram alongside the motion poster.

Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, also shared the news on Instagram.

The upcoming movie is a sequel to 2018’s Stree, a horror comedy set in a small town where an evil spirit named Stree abducts people at night during the festival season. Just like the original movie, the sequel is also penned by Niren Bhatt and backed by Vijan and Jio Studios.