Jigra Controversies: From Favouritism To Rigging Box Office Collection, Headlines Alia Bhatt Made For The Film

Jigra Controversies: Jigra has been one of the most talked about films in Bollywood currently. Apart from the gripping narrative, it is the controversies surrounding it that made headlines the most! From nepotism to rigging box office collection, Alia Bhatt has made headlines for the Vasan Bala film for more than one reason. And here we are summing up all those controversies as Jigra entered day 5 at the box office.

Controversies Alia Bhatt Made For Vasan Bala Film Jigra

Nepotism

It all started when Vasan Bala admitted that Karan Johar sent the unedited script, which was not even ready, to Alia Bhatt without the consent of the director. He said, "I had sent one very kaccha pakka (roughly drafted) email to Karan and 6-7 hours later, he called saying that I have already sent it to Alia and I was really not happy with it... I asked Karan 'Why did you do this?' He said 'No, no this is how it works. Then he said we'll meet in a couple of days."

Unprofessionalism

Manipuri actor Bijou Thaangjam accused the makers of keeping him in dark after considering him in a role for the movie. Calling out their 'unprofessional behavior', he wrote, "The way they handled this entire situation was deeply unprofessional. My time was wasted... it felt particularly dismissive. I'm not writing this with any agenda or accusations. I just want to share the reality of how actors like me from the Northeast are often treated by big production houses. Hopefully, this sheds some light on what we face. #Jigra #JigraMovie #AliaBhatt #DivyaKhosla"

Rigging Box Office Collection

Things got intense when Divya Khossla Kumar accused Alia Bhatt of rigging box office collection. Sharing a picture of an empty theatre, she wrote on her Instagram story, "#Aliabhatt mein sach mein Bahut #Jigra hai.. khud hi tickets kharide aur fake collections announce kar diye."

Favouritism

After the intense social media spat and Vasan Bala's statement, Reddit users dug out that out of 20 films of Alia's career, 15 films have been produced by Karan Johar as a sole producer or co-producer. For the rest 5, he insisted directors to take Alia.

Poor Box Office Collection

Despite having an ensemble cast with an interesting storyline and being backed by a big banner, the movie has been performing poorly at the box office. On its day 4, the movie has earned only 1.50 Cr, according to Sacnilk, while the total collection stands at Rs. 18.10 Cr so far.