Exclusive! Munjya Director Aditya Sarpotdar On Comparison With Stree, "Stree Has Set A Very High Standard"

Munjya starring Abhay Verma and Sharvari has done an exceptional business at the box office. It is the fourth film in Dinesh Vijan's (Maddock Films) horror-comedy universe after Stree, Roohi, and Bhediya. While Stree was a blockbuster at the box office, Roohi didn't make a mark, and Bhediya was also an average grosser. But now, Munjya has become a blockbuster at the box office. Whenever a film in the horror-comedy universe releases it is compared to Stree.

Filmibeat recently interacted with Munjya director Aditya Sarpotdar, and when asked him about the comparison with Stree and if he feels his film will be able to beat Shraddha Kapoor starrer at the box office, the filmmaker said, "When Stree came that phase was different. It was a pre-pandemic era that time was different, and the time that Munjya has come that is different. You cannot compare both the films because the subjects are very different. But, Stree definitely is a film that has set a standard; a very high standard in this horror-comedy universe. For me, before Stree, the only film I knew in the genre was Bhool Bhulaiyaa, and later Stree came and the sequel to Bhool Bhulaiyaa, and now even its third part is coming. So, slowly this genre is being build, and I that Stree plays a very important role in building up this genre. So, you cannot compare a trendsetter to a film that is still trying to be a part of that world."

Further talking about the box office numbers, Aditya said, "When it comes to quality comparisons, Munjya and Stree are very different. Stree is a trendsetter and Munjya is following that trend. If we talk about numbers, post-pandemic people are not going much to the theatres. Movies that were released after Munjya, you can see their numbers. Even before that April and May were dead at the box office. So, at this time, a film like Munjya which doesn't even have a single star, and does a 100 crore, it keeps the film at another level, and that's why I don't want to do any comparison. The love that Munjya has received is more than our expectations. Instead of comparison, I would say that as a team we are celebrating."

Munjya Box Office Collection

Munjya has till now collected Rs. 104 crore at the box office. Stree had collected Rs. 129 crore, and though it looks difficult for Munjya to surpass that, the Aditya Sarpotdar directorial is already a blockbuster.