Dinesh Vijan

Rajkummar Rao

Aparshakti Khurana

Abhishek Banerjee

Varun Sharma

Rooh Afza

and Mrighdeep Lamba’s horror-comedy revolves around a singing ghost who puts grooms to sleep so it can possess their brides.On December 17, 2018, Mirror had reported that after their successful horror-comedy Stree, Dinesh Vijan andwould be reuniting for another film in the same genre. The producer had confirmed the news just before he left for his honeymoon in December 2018, revealing that Raj would be playing a self-proclaimed hero who is a bit of a fool in the new film. He had also promised that the character would be as riveting as Vicky, Stree’s ladies’ tailor.Whileandhad played the actor’s buddies in the earlier film, Raj will have, Fukrey’s much-loved Choocha, for company this time around. The two small-town idiots are caught in situations that are as spine-chilling as they are laughter-inducing.Now, Mirror has learnt that the film in question has found itself a quirky title, Rooh-Afza, which is a pointer to the supernatural encounters that unravel in the story. It is jointly produced by Dinesh and Mrighdeep Lamba, the director of the Fukrey franchise, and is scheduled to roll in May this year. The director and the female lead will be finalised soon.Stree revolved around a folk legend of a female spirit who is believed to haunt the town of Chanderi during an annual four day festival, spiriting away young men wandering alone at night, leaving behind only a trail of their clothes. To ward off the ghost and to protect the residents from her evil eye, the phrase, “O Stree kal aana” is painted in red on the walls of every home during the festive season and the men strongly advised not to step out of their houses after 10 pm.The new horror-comedy is set in Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh and revolves around another folk legend. In Rooh-Afza, every time a wedding happens in the town, the women scramble to keep the groom awake through his first night. “At the same time, the chudail is trying to put him to sleep with a lullaby. It is believed that if a groom dozes off, she proceeds to possess his bride in a bid to make his marital life hell. The film is a laugh riot all the way while at the same time, talk of the legend and the spirit will have you looking around yourself, wondering if she is anywhere close by,” informs Dinesh, adding, “Even though it is named after the refreshing summer drink,, there is nothing sweet about it.”