Rajkummar Rao offers prayer at Ujjain’s Mahakal temple with wife Patralekha ahead of Stree 2 shoot

Rajkummar Rao arrived in Indore on December 14 ahead of the Stree 2 shoot in the city. The actor was accompanied by his wife. Before commencing the shoot for the next schedule of the horror-comedy, the actor and his wife offered prayers at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain. 

Rajkummar Rao says he had been waiting to visit Baba Mahakal for a long time 

On December 14, Rajkummar Rao along with his wife Patralekha arrived at the Mahakal temple in Ujjain. The couple offered prayers and aarti inside the sanctum sanctorum. After offering prayers the couple had a brief interaction with the media outside the premises. 

Rajkummar told media that, "For a long time, I wanted to come here to do the darshan of Mahakal. It was very fortunate that today I got the opportunity and it was by the grace of Mahakal that I had a good darshan. It was a very good experience. Now there will be regular visits to the court of Baba Mahakal." Talking about his film Stree 2, the actor said, “Right now, we are shooting for Stree 2. For that, we have come to Indore to shoot the film. We have planned that, we will start shooting only after having darshan of Baba.”

All about Stree 2 

The highly-anticipated Stree 2 starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao, which is the sequel to the sleeper hit Stree, has been making waves among fans since its announcement. On July 11, the makers officially announced the commencement of the Stree 2 shoot, along with releasing the theme of the movie. But, unlike the prequel, which had a message 'O stree kal aana', it has been replaced with 'O stree raksha karna'.

The spooky video released by the makers shows a dark quiet road of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh, with a poster on the wall saying 'missing' and some photos attached to it. Then, it displays the theme -- 'sarkate ka aatank' (headless horror -- with the shadow of a hand holding a head, as the backdrop. Along with the video, the makers wrote, "Ek baar phir Chanderi mein phaila aatank! Stree 2 filming begins! Aa rahi hai woh - August 2024!" The first 'Stree' garnered critical acclaim and became a surprise box-office success, leaving audiences eagerly anticipating the next chapter in the franchise. Directed by Amar Kaushik, and produced by Jio Studios and Dinesh Vijan, it also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurrana and Abhishek Banerjee.

(With input from IANS)