Divya Khosla Kumar accuses Alia Bhatt of faking Jigra box office numbers in social media attack

October 12, 2024: Actor-filmmaker Divya Khosla Kumar has launched a scathing attack on Alia Bhatt, accusing the actress of inflating the box office numbers of her latest film, Jigra. Directed by Vasan Bala and co-produced by Karan Johar and Alia, the action-packed prison escape drama released last Friday to rave reviews. However, Khosla Kumar claims that reported earnings do not reflect audience interest.

Divya took to Instagram to share a screenshot purportedly of an empty cinema where the screening was taking place Jigra and criticized film producers for allegedly manipulating ticket sales to boost box office numbers. In her post, she accused Alia of buying her own tickets and misleading viewers with false ticket collection reports.

She captioned the post: “Went to Citi Mall PVR Jigra exhibit. The theaters were completely empty…all the theaters were empty everywhere. #AliaBhatt does have a lot of #Jigra buying tickets herself and announcing fake collections. Wonder why paid media is silent. #WeShouldNotFoolTheAudience #TruthOverLies #HappyDussehra. “

Divya’s outburst thought to have been triggered by box office clashes Jigra and That video of Vicky Vidyaproduced by her husband Bhushan Kumar under the banner of T-Series. Additionally, tensions have been simmering within the industry since 2017 Jigra The trailer has been released. Sources close to Divya say the film has similarities to her own prison escape drama Savico-starring Anil Kapoor.

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There are reports that the film’s producer Mukesh Bhatt Savihas previously purchased the remake rights the next three days Worth Rs 4 Crore while still working with his now estranged brother Mahesh Bhatt. Alia was aware of the remake rights but handed the script to another production company after the brothers parted ways, according to people familiar with the matter.

Jigra It opened at the box office at Rs 5 crore, but competition was fierce and the film had only a few days left to make an impact and garner a respectable lifetime collection.