Karan Johar Says He Supports Vasan Bala Amid Jigra’s Low Box Office Earnings: ‘Always and Forever’ | Bollywood

Karan Johar recently showed support for Vasan Bala despite Jigra’s lukewarm collection at the box office. Vasan had shared a link from Alia Bhatt’s Instagram story, acknowledging the support he received from her and Karan. Karan reposted the story and added a sweet caption. (Also Read: Karan Johar Calls Out Pakistani Singer For Recreating Tauba Tauba; Karan Aujla Says: ‘Uncle na karo please’)

Karan Johar says he always stands behind Vasan Bala

Alia had shared an article from The Indian Express urging Karan Johar to get Vasan Bala back. While re-sharing it on his Instagram story, Vasan captioned his post as, “They have my back, kujj na howe. Ye sab ho jaawe, whatever happens (nothing will happen if they have my support. Even if something happens, whatever happens) @karanjohar @aliaabhatt.” He added the lyrics inspired by Jigra’s song Tenu Sang Rakhna on his Instagram story. Karan reshared the story ad with the caption: “Always and forever (heart emojis).”

Divya Khosla Kumar hits back at Karan Johar

Recently, Divya Khosla Kumar shared the picture of an empty theater on her Instagram story and accused Alia and Karan of inflating Jigra’s box office figures. Her claims were followed by a cryptic Instagram story from Karan, which read: “Silence is the best speech you will ever give to fools.” While reacting to this, Divya in an interview with HT City said, “Is it right to call a woman a fool for pointing out unethical practices? If this happens to me, what about those new to the industry? No one is a king here, and I don’t want to be treated like a subject.”

About Jigra

In Jigra, Alia plays a young woman, Satya Anand, who struggles to save her brother Ankur Anand, who is being tortured while locked up in a foreign prison. Satya promises to free Ankur from prison after he is sentenced to death.

Jigra stars Vedang Raina as Alia’s brother. Directed by Vasan Bala, the action thriller also features Manoj Pahwa, Rahul Ravindran and others in pivotal roles. The film is co-produced by Alia’s Eternal Sunshine Productions and Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions.

Jigra has earned so far ₹19.85 crore after it was collected ₹ 1.60 crore on the fifth day of its release, reported by Sacnilk. The film was released worldwide on October 11.