The tea is steaming in Bollywood right now, thanks to an escalating feud between actress-producer Divya Khossla Kumar and actress Alia Bhatt over their films Savi and Jigra. And in true 2024 fashion, the drama is playing out on Instagram!
But wait, there¡¯s more. Not long after Divya¡¯s shady post, Karan Johar (aka Bollywood¡¯s favourite Godfather) jumped into the mix with a cryptic Insta post of his own. He wrote, ¡°Silence is the best speech you will ever give to fools.¡± Oh, the timing couldn¡¯t be more perfect, and while he didn¡¯t name-drop, it¡¯s pretty clear who this was aimed at!
For those out of the loop, Divya and Alia have been subtly throwing digs at each other for a hot minute. And then Divya dropped a major bomb by taking a jab at Alia via her Insta stories, and it got everyone talking. She posted a pic of an eerily empty theater, shading Alia¡¯s Jigra screenings, suggesting that no one¡¯s actually showing up to watch the movie. Yikes! In her story, she threw in some serious sarcasm, saying, ¡°Went to Citi Mall PVR for the Jigra show. Theatre was totally empty¡ all theaters are going empty everywhere. #Aliabhatt me sach mein Bahut #Jigra hai.. khud hi tickets karide aur fake collections announce kar diye." Basically, she¡¯s accusing Alia of buying her own tickets to fake the box office numbers! #DramaMuch?
Both their films have a jailbreak theme, which Divya has been very vocal about. She¡¯s previously spoken out about how people are drawing comparisons between Savi and Jigra. But according to Divya, while both movies might have the same basic plot, her movie is completely different and stands out. She told IANS, "Even though Jigra may be similar, I feel every film has its own journey to it."
Oh, and by the way, Divya¡¯s Savi isn¡¯t doing too shabby. She¡¯s been flexing her film¡¯s success, boasting about its run in theaters and its OTT performance, topping charts globally. She¡¯s clearly not here for any comparisons, and she¡¯s letting everyone know Savi is a hit on its own terms.
So, is this the end of the Divya vs. Alia saga? Probably not. With Insta feuds this spicy, we have all eyes on their stories.