Jigra: Divya Khossla accuses Alia Bhatt of faking box office collections, says 'Khud Hi Tickets...'
Alia Bhatt starrer Jigra released on October 11. The film has been getting all the love and appreciation from the audience. The film has been doing well and the first day box office collections of the movie have also been good. The film is getting all good reviews from fans and even critics. Directed by Vasan Bala, the movie also stars Vedang Raina and Manoj Pahwa in pivotal roles. Alia has been showered with praises for her performance as Satya in Jigra. She has done an amazing job and people have also said that this is one of her best performances.
Divya takes a dig at Alia Bhatt
However, we have all seen the controversy between Divya Khossla and Alia Bhatt over their films Savi and Jigra. This became a big news in entertainment news. Now, this has gone to another level as Divya has directly taken a jibe at Alia and accused her of faking the box office collections of her film, Jigra.
She took to Instagram to share that theaters screening Jigra are running empty. She also said that Alia herself bought the tickets of the film. Divya wrote, "Went to Citi Mall PVR for Jigra show. Theatre was totally empty all theaters going empty every where. #Aliabhatt me sach mein Bahut #Jigra hai.. khud hi tickets karide aur fake collections announce kar diye. Wonder why paid media is silent. #weshdnotfooltheaudience #truthoverlies #HappyDussehra ."
Take a look at her post:
Earlier, Divya spoke about the similarities between her film, Savi and Alia's Jigra. She agreed that it looks similar but said that each film has its own path and is thankful she explored the genre first. Savi also starred Harshvardhan Rane and Anil Kapoor. The story of Savi was about a housewife trying to break her husband out of a high-security prison in England.
Watch a video on Alia Bhatt's Jigra:
Now, Jigra is about a brother and sister's bond. It shows how a sister plans a jailbreak to rescue her brother from prison.