Alia Bhatt and Divya Khosla.
Alia Bhatt’s film ‘Jigra’ was released in theaters last Friday. The film was embroiled in controversies as soon as it was released. Producer and actor Divya Khosla Kumar of the film ‘Savi’ put ‘Jigra’ in the dock and made many allegations against the makers Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt. While Alia remained silent on these allegations, Karan Johar also responded in a strange manner. Divya did not like these answers very much and meanwhile a social media war started. From Instagram to Twitter, their fans clashed with each other and everyone had the same question, ‘Is Jigra a copy of Savi?’ ‘Are there similarities between Jigra and Savi?’ However, the makers of both the films neither gave any clarification on these claims nor answered these questions. Therefore, we have brought the correct and accurate answer for you, so that you will know how much truth is there in whose claims.
Similarities between ‘Savi’ and ‘Jigra’
Yes, there are some similarities between both the films ‘Saavi’ and ‘Jigra’, but they are quite minor. There is a woman at the center of both the films. The themes in both the female-centric films are quite similar, where the leading ladies of both are busy saving those closest to them. In both the films, the woman frees her close friend from jail. In ‘Savi’, a housewife tries to free her husband from a high security prison and somehow succeeds in it, while in ‘Jigra’, Alia Bhatt’s character is seen trying to save her brother. Alia’s character’s brother is in jail and a special plan is made to get him out of there. While Divya Khosla Kumar gets the support of Anil Kapoor in ‘Savi’, Alia Bhatt gets the support of Manoj Pava.
What is different between the two?
Apart from this, there is not a single scene in the film which is the same. Both Alia and Divya Khosla are seen pointing guns with disheveled hair in one scene, but Alia is shown to be very confident in every action scene. Whereas Divya Khosla Kumar has been shown scared and helpless. The bravery of both is obviously born out of compulsion, but their confidence is different. Both the heroines have a no makeup look, but while Divya’s dressing style is completely European, Alia’s is Korean inspired. The stories of both the films are emotional, but fall weak in many ways.
Is ‘Savi’ the first film of its kind?
Recently, Divya Khosla had talked about the comparison of ‘Savi’ and ‘Jigra’ and told that the story of her film was inspired by the mythological story of Savitri and Satyavan. On comparison with ‘Jigra’, he said, ‘Every film has its own journey.’ Savi’s director and lead actress Divya Khosla has admitted that both the films have their own separate journeys. He also claimed to be the first film of this genre, but is his claim true? There have been many such female centric films made in India before, where a female lead character has saved her close one and if Divya Khosla is talking about the first film with a female lead on jail break, then perhaps it would be Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala and Kajol. Forgetting the film ‘Gupta’. In this film, it is Manisha Koiraya who escapes Bobby Deol from jail.
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How did the controversy start?
The controversy between the two films began when audiences noticed similarities between the two. Divya accused Alia Bhatt of copying ‘Savi’. Jigra co-producer Karan Johar also responded to her words in a cryptic post and wrote, ‘Silence is the best response.’ After this, Divya Khosla also did not keep quiet and made many more allegations as well. He said that Alia herself buys tickets to watch the movie.
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How original is the plot of both?
However, it is worth noting that neither the plot of Alia’s ‘Jigra’ nor that of Divya Khosla Kumar’s ‘Savi’ is completely original. First let’s talk about ‘Jigra’ which is more influenced by Sridevi and Sanday Dutt’s ‘Gumrah’ than ‘Savi’. Despite millions of claims, the plots of both the films seemed similar to the audience. While in ‘Jigra’ Alia is getting her brother out of jail, in ‘Gumrah’ Sanjay Dutt is getting his sister out of jail. Both the stories have action and jail break scenes. The only difference is that ‘Gumrah’ has an Indian background, while ‘Jigra’ depicts Korea. Now coming to ‘Savi’, this film is also a remake of a Hollywood and French film. In the year 2008, the French film ‘Pour Allie’ was released. It was given an American remake in 2010, titled ‘The Next Three Days’. Now Divya’s ‘Savi’ has been prepared as its remake.
