Divya Khossla Kumar Slams Alia Bhatt Over ‘Fake’ Jigra Box Office Collection: ‘Khud Hi Tickets Kharide…’

Amid the controversy between Divya Khossla and Alia Bhatt over their films Savi and Jigra, Divya has intensified the feud by taking a direct jab at Alia on Instagram. Sharing a photo of an empty theater, Divya pointedly called out Alia, claiming that theaters screening Jigra are running empty.

She 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 Х (sic).”

In a clever wordplay, she hashtagged Alia and sarcastically commented “Sach Mein Bahut Jigra Hai,” subtly accusing Alia of having the courage to face the truth. That apart, Divya accused Alia of inflating box office numbers by allegedly purchasing tickets herself to fake collections.

Not long back, Divya Khossla reacted to the similarities between her film ‘Savi’ and Alia Bhatt’s ‘Jigra’. She acknowledged the connection but said that each film has its own path and is thankful she explored the genre first. Savi, starring Harshvardhan Rane and Anil Kapoor, is about a housewife trying to break her husband out of a high-security prison in England, inspired by the Savitri and Satyavan story. In Jigra, Alia Bhatt’s character plans a jailbreak to rescue her brother from prison.

Divya had told IANS, “Yes, I too have been getting this question a lot from the media, the industry and the trade that ‘Savi’ and ‘Jigra’ are seeming very similar, the plot and everything. Well, I would just like to say that with the love of the audience and the grace of God that ‘Savi’ has proved its worth totally on its own merits. We had a very good run in theatres and OTT too and we topped the charts in various countries. So, I’m just thankful for all the love. And yes, our film was based on jailbreak– how a simple housewife attempts a jailbreak to get her husband out of the prison. And even though ‘Jigra’ may be similar to it I feel every film has its own journey to it and sometimes two production houses can make a film on a similar plot.”