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Stree 3 pushed to 2028, script finished, says Vijan
The Story in Brief
Producer Dinesh Vijan said at FICCI Frames 2026 on Wednesday (30 September) that Stree 3 will release in 2028, likely on Independence Day or Christmas. The horror-comedy starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor had previously been announced for August 13, 2027, Hindustan Times reports. Vijan said director Amar Kaushik has finished the script and the film will go on floors at the end of 2027.
Vijan confirmed Kaushik must first complete Mahavatar, the mythological drama starring Vicky Kaushal. Kaushik will begin shooting Mahavatar at the end of January 2027, Bollywood Hungama and Times Now report. Times Now adds that shooting starts after the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love And War on January 21, 2027. Vijan said Kaushik will finish Mahavatar in June 2027 and then start Stree 3 at the end of 2027.
Vijan teased that the finished script for Stree 3 will take audiences somewhere unexpected while retaining what fans loved. The Stree franchise began in 2018. Stree 2 earned over Rs 500 crore in 2024.
Update, 1 October 2026: Times of India now also reports the 2028 release window and completed script, adding no new facts. All six outlets uniformly report Vijan's schedule for Mahavatar and Stree 3, with no contradictions.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Coverage is uniform: all six outlets report Dinesh Vijan's FICCI Frames announcement verbatim or near-verbatim, citing the same schedule, script status and release window. Bollywood Hungama adds Rajkummar Rao's anecdote about Amar Kaushik's nervous reaction to Stree's Rs 70 to 75 crore earnings, which other outlets omit. Times Now notes that Mahavatar shooting follows the release of Love And War on January 21, 2027. No outlet offers an independent timeline or questions the delay. The only difference is which quotes from Vijan's tease are included. The new Times of India report confirms the same facts without addition.
Coverage: 6 sources, 6 neutral
Sources (6): bollywoodhungama.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (2) (neutral report), ndtv.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 1 October 2026: further reports on this story from 123telugu.com, abplive.com, indiatvnews.com.
Update, 1 October 2026: further reports on this story from indianexpress.com, odishatv.in.
