Jigra is building up excitement every day moving closer to the release scheduled on October 11. Director Vasan Bala recently shared that he was upset when Karan Johar shared the rough script draft with Alia Bhatt. In the interview with Tried&Refused Productions, Alia who was also present interrupted saying probably he had an idea of hee wanted to cast. Although the director acknowledged it by saying No, it got netizens wondering if the actress was not the original cast. Producer Somen Mishra puts an end to the controversy revealing that they were dying to get Alia Bhatt on board.

In the same interview, Alia Bhatt also mentioned that she was intrigued by the story and chased the filmmaker for a month. Her comment added fuel to the buzz. A Twitter user uploaded a clip from an interview and tweeted, “Here's a video of #VasanBala saying in a recent interview that he didn't plan for #AliaBhatt to be part of the film #Jigra. Before he could complete his script properly, #KaranJohar already sent the script to her.” 

Somen responded to the tweet and addressed claims that Vasan Bala didn’t want to cast Alia as lead. He wrote, “When Vasan, me and KJ were discussing the initial story, we were dying to get Alia on board. Matlab (I mean) I don't know one filmmaker who won't. She is absolutely the best. And we were lucky she said yes. Vasan meant it was rough pitch then.”

He further added, “And when you see the film, you will realize what I meant by we were DYING to get her on board. She is MAGIC on screen. If she had said no, I don't know with whom Vasan would have made #Jigra impossible to even imagine someone else who cud have played Satya. Baki sab bakwas.”

Vasan Bala commented on Somen’s post, “Karan knew better and can't thank him enough for the rest of my life for trusting his instincts. It's the most magnanimous gesture anyone can do to help someone make a film...Trust!”

Jigra showcases an emotional heartwarming story of a brother and sister set in an intense gripping narrative featuring Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina. The power-packed action thriller is directed by Vasan Bala and is slated to release in theaters on October 11 in Hindi and Telugu. The film is bankrolled by Alia Bhatt in association with Karan Johar under Eternal Sunshine Productions and Dharma Productions.