Producer Jyoti on Stree 2 clashing with Vedaa and Khel Khel Mein

Stree 2 producer Jyoti Deshpande calls the simultaneous release of Vedaa and Khel Khel Mein with her own flick as ‘survival of the fittest.’

“There are only 52 weeks in a year. We don’t release films during Hindu rituals (shradh), IPL, Ramdan, and if some Khan film is releasing or a big South Indian film is releasing, which leaves us with only 20 weeks. The clash is bound to happen. So, it’s survival of the fittest, the jungle law,” the producer said during the Stree 2 trailer launch in Mumbai. Stree 2 is set to release on August 15 and will clash with Akshay Kumar-starrer Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham-starrer Vedaa.

She said whenever two or three films were ready to clash on the release date, it meant ‘we are coming with the feeling ki Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’. “So, we’re super confident,” she added.

Directed by Amar Kaushik, Stree 2 is the sequel of the highly appreciated 2017 horror-comedy and fifth part of the Maddock Supernatural Universe. The film stars Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana, and Abhishek Banerjee among others.