A few seconds into the Stree 2 trailer, Abhishek Banerjee leaves us in splits with his silly observation of Sarkata, the new spirit introduced in the sequel. That’s Banerjee’s character Jana for you—not the brightest in the room, but definitely the funniest. No wonder then he has become the common link across the three films of producer Dinesh Vijan’s horror comedy universe. Banerjee not only enjoyed a full-fledged role in Stree (2018) as well as Varun Dhawan’s Bhediya (2022), but also made a cameo in the end-credits of Munjya.

Stree 2 releases on August 15