'Alia Bhatt Is Not Bankrupt': Mukesh Bhatt Calls Divya Khosla’s Savi Vs Jigra Row ‘Publicity Stunt’

Alia Bhatt is one of the most bankable actresses Bollywood has today, and with almost all her films labelled hits, the failure of 2024’s Jigra came as a shocker for both critics and the audience. While the film was already struggling at the box office, Divya Khosla Kumar accused the makers of Alia Bhatt’s starrer of copying the plot from her film Savi.

Savi was produced by Alia’s uncle Mukesh Bhatt, who has now responded to Divya’s accusations against his niece. In a recent chat with Lehren Retro, Mukesh said, “What Divya did for publicity, I don’t know about that. But Jigra, if I am not mistaken, Mahesh had made a film for Yash Johar called Gumrah, which was inspired by Bangkok Hilton. I think that film was the inspiration behind Jigra.”

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the comparisons between Savi and Jigra a mere publicity stunt, Mukesh added, “To get some attention in the media, you can create some controversy. Everyone needs some publicity. And for publicity, you need some controversy.”

Mukesh further elaborated that Alia is a big star and doesn’t need such petty tricks. He said, “Alia Bhatt is a major star, and if you raise something like this with a bigger star, you can create some controversy. I don’t think Alia Bhatt is so bankrupt that she has to steal ideas from my films. She is too big a person; she doesn’t need to do all this. She is a very sorted, intelligent, decent and good girl. She can’t even dream of doing something that’s so low. I can guarantee you that because I know her.” He added, “Alia is too big for this. Usko yeh chichori harkat karne ki zarurat nahi hai (She doesn’t need to do something this cheap).”

About Jigra and Savi

Savi, starring Harshvardhan Rane andAnil Kapoor, is inspired by the tale of Savitri and Satyavan and follows a simple housewife who attempts to jailbreak her husband from a high-security prison in England.

On the other hand, Alia’s Jigra revolves around a brother-sister duo who have endured a troubled childhood. The teaser shows Alia on a mission to break her brother (Vedang Raina) out of prison.