Dinesh Vijan on why Stree 3 won’t release in 2026: ‘We’re very conscious not to repeat ourselves’

Since its inception, Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films has built a strong reputation for delivering quality, crowd-pleasing stories — from Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Cocktail (2012) to Badlapur and Hindi Medium. But it was in 2018, with Stree, that Vijan and director Amar Kaushik opened a new chapter in Hindi cinema — creating the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, now home to titles like Bhediya (2022), Munjya (2024), Stree 2 (2024) and the recently released Thamma.