Overview
- At a Mumbai launch, Maddock confirmed Thamma as the fifth MHCU film with a theatrical release on October 21, 2025 for Diwali.
- Amazon Prime Video is identified in the trailer as the post-theatrical streaming home for the Ayushmann Khurrana–Rashmika Mandanna title.
- Shraddha Kapoor announced Choti Stree as a theatrical animated feature that will bridge into Stree 3 with a live-action handoff about six months later.
- Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna lead alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Paresh Rawal, with Varun Dhawan returning in a Bhediya cameo.
- Coverage notes mixed responses to the trailer alongside celebrity endorsements, and a trade outlet projects a 28–30 crore opening day, an estimate not independently verified.