Bollywood star Shradhha Kapoor has somehow edged accomplished star Priyanka Chopra after grabbing the title of second most followed celebrity in India on social media platform Instagram handle: however, if you are curious regarding how Kapoor became such heavy on Instagram quite drastically, let us tell you, it is just because of the global success of her latest horror comedy flick, Stree 2 which has luckily earned ₹401 crore worldwide within a week of its release.
Shraddha shared the post in August when Stree 2 earned ₹401 crore worldwide within a week of its release. She didn't caption the post but added folding hands emojis. Reacting to the post, Priyanka Chopra added raised hands, red hearts, and fire emojis. After Stree 2's release, Shraddha's follower count jumped to 92.7 million, while Priyanka has a follower count of 91.9 million.
Shraddha is the most followed actor on Instagram
Earlier, Shraddha had surpassed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has 91.3 million followers on the platform. Virat Kohli is the most followed Indian celebrity on Instagram, with 270 million followers. After Shraddha and Priyanka, some of the most followed stars from the film industry are Alia Bhatt, with 85.2 million, and Deepika Padukone, with 79.9 million followers.
Shraddha's last film
Shraddha's horror comedy Stree 2 has been directed by Amar Kaushik. It also stars Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurana. Akshay Kumar and Varun Dhawan also had special cameos in the film. The film is a sequel to 2018 film Stree which was declared a hit. Stree 2 hit the screens on August 15 and has grossed over ₹500 crore in India so far. It is penned by Niren Bhatt and produced by Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films.