Filmmaker Vasan Bala teamed up with Alia Bhatt for the action-drama ‘Jigra’. The movie had created huge hype among the audience ahead of its release but underperformed at the box office. Amid the criticism on ‘Jigra’, Vasan Bala deactivated his X account. This happened after the filmmaker defended ‘Jigra’ amid its failure in theatres. 

Amid the online trolling, some netizens showed their support to Vasan Bala and Alia Bhatt. Many fans praised ‘Jigra’ and called it brilliant. 

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Vasan Bala revealed how the failure of ‘Jigra’ came as a surprise for him. He said, “For me, it has always been a struggle to put the film out. But this time, it was a given that the film was going to be out and in a big way. So this is a first for me, and I don’t even know how to process this. What I do know is there is a certain responsibility in the mainstream to deliver (at the) box office.” 

He added, “The surprise was the failure because you obviously don’t set out to fail. Also, this was not a very stubborn, I-will-only-deliver-it-this-way kind of film. I thought it was a pretty accessible, straight-arrow film, and the emotions were universal.”

Talking about if he feels he disappointed Alia Bhatt and Karan Johar, the filmmaker said, “I do feel it. I feel it majorly. I mean, they are supremely supportive, and there is no ounce of letting me feel like this. It is something that I have to grapple with.”  

The movie also stars Vedang Raina in the lead role. It revolves around an elder sister trying to rescue her brother from jail.