Bollywood actor Divya Khosla Kumar has publicly criticized Alia Bhatt for her most recent film, Jigra, sparking a growing feud in the industry. Divya accused Alia of manipulating box office figures by purportedly purchasing tickets to increase “fake collections” in a recent Instagram story.

Sharing a photo of an empty theater, she sarcastically commented, “Went to Citi Mall PVR for Jigra show. Theatre was totally empty … all theaters going empty everywhere.”

She further added, “#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.”

Here’s what she shared:

The post comes amid comparisons between Divya’s film Savi and Jigra. The plot of Savi, which stars Anil Kapoor and Harshvardhan Rane, is around a housewife who makes all possible efforts to free her husband from an English jail. In Jigra, Alia’s character plans a jailbreak to save her brother.

Jigra opened to a sluggish start at the box office on October 11 despite the anticipation. On its first day of release in India, the movie brought in ₹4.25 crore, mostly from its Hindi version, according to Sacnilk. However, the Telugu-dubbed version only made ₹5 lakh, and some morning shows in places like Nizamabad and Warangal had no viewers.

Jigra, which was directed by Vasan Bala, is an emotional tale about a sister (Alia Bhatt) who goes to an East Asian country’s death row to try to save her brother (Vedang Raina). Alia’s Eternal Sunshine Productions and Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions are the co-producers of the movie.

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