Alia Bhatt plays a fierce sister in 'Jigra,' directed by Vasan Bala, set to release on October 11. Initially, Bala did not plan to cast her, but producer Karan Johar forwarded the draft script to Bhatt,

Director Vasan Bala and actor Alia Bhatt recently shared their thoughts on their upcoming film, Jigra. Vasan shared how Karan Johar sent an unedited version of the script to Alia, and the latter also mentioned how she was intrigued by storyline and wanted to be a part of the film.

Alia Bhatt is undoubtedly leading the industry with her back-to-back success, and every move or film by the actress has made headlines. While she was gearing up to release her upcoming movie Jigra, an unwanted controversy arose when netizens speculated that Alia was not the preferred lead of director Vasan Bala through one of his statements.

Jigra is one of the most eagerly-awaited films of the year and brings together a superstar in Alia Bhatt and a quirky director in Vasan Bala. Did Bala have other plans?

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt has shared an amusing anecdote about how she had to pursue Jigra director Vasan Bala for the second half of the film’s script. In a recent interview with Tried & Refused Productions, both Alia and Vasan opened up about the unconventional way the script first made its way to the actress.

Alia Bhatt has been ticking all the boxes in her professional career. After giving some box office films, she won the National Award for Best Actress and even starrer in her first Hollywood film. This year,

Somen Mishra clarified that Alia Bhatt's casting in 'Jigra' was intentional despite the controversy that sparked off over a promotional interview, where the director claimed that he was 'unhappy' with Karan Johar for sending a rough draft of the film to Alia.

Alia Bhatt said she was “very intrigued” with the first part of Jigra's script. However, she added that she wanted to read the entire script.