Akshay Kumar will come as the most dangerous villain in ‘Stree 3’, Dinesh Vijan said – he/she is our Thanos!

‘Stree 2’ released last year became Bollywood’s biggest blockbuster at the box office. Made on a budget of Rs 60 crore, the film collected a net collection of Rs 597.99 crore in the country and grossed Rs 857.15 crore worldwide. Akshay Kumar had a cameo in this horror-comedy made under the direction of Amar Kaushik. It is interesting that in 2024, while Akshay’s films like ‘Khel Khel Mein’ and ‘Sarfira’ were not liked by the audience, his/her cameo in ‘Stree 2’ won a lot of hearts. In such a situation, discussion started regarding his/her presence in ‘Stree 3’. Now filmmaker Dinesh Vijan has confirmed that Akshay Kumar will play the villain in ‘Stree 3’. ‘Stree 3’ is actually a part of the horror-comedy universe of Maddock Films. This franchise also has films like ‘Bhediya’ and ‘Munjya’. Recently, Maddock Films announced its line-up, in which it was told that ‘Stree 3’ will be released in theaters after two years on 13 August 2027. Recently, at the trailer launch of ‘Sky Force’, Akshay was asked if he/she would now be a part of the producer’s horror-comedy universe, to which Akshay said, ‘What can I say? Dinesh Vijan and Jyoti Deshpande are its producers and they will have to decide this. They are the ones who are going to invest the money.

Dinesh Vijan said- Akshay is our Thanos

Now confirming Akshay Kumar’s role in ‘Stree 3’, Dinesh Vijan has said, ‘Of course, he/she is a part of this universe! he/she’s our Thanos (laughs).’ For information, let us tell you that ‘Thanos’ was the super villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s superhero franchise ‘Avengers’. All the Marvel superheroes (Avengers) had gathered together to kill that one person.

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What is Akshay Kumar’s character in ‘Stree 2’?

‘Stree 2’ has now been released on OTT. You can watch it on Prime Video. In the film, Akshay Kumar’s character is shown in a hospital for mentally challenged people. he/she remains the leader of everyone there. Although, the name of this character was not revealed in the film, but looking at the climax and post-credit scene, it seems that he/she is a descendant of Sarkata.

8 horror-comedy films will be released in the next 4 years

By the way, if we talk about the upcoming films of this horror-comedy universe, ‘Thama’ will be released on the occasion of Diwali in 2025 and ‘Shakti Shalini’ will be released on 31st December. Next year in 2026, ‘Bhediya 2’ is releasing on 14th August and ‘Chamunda’ is releasing on 4th December. While ‘Stree 3’ will be released on 13th August in the year 2027, the sequel of ‘Munjya’ ‘Maha Munjya’ is to be released on 24th December. In the year 2028, the release date of ‘First Mahayudh’ has been fixed on 11th August and ‘Second Mahayudh’ on 18th October.