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,

Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina starrer Jigra releases in theatres on October 11. Directed by Vasan Bala, the film has been produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

Speaking to Tried and Refused Productions, Vasan Bala said, “I had written a very kachha pakka email, stream of consciousness thoughts… sent it to Karan and 6-7 hours later, he called saying that I have already sent it to Alia and I was really not happy with it.