Jigra: Alia’s Biggest Solo Hit?

‘Bachchan’ avatar will give Alia Bhatt the biggest solo hit of her career, these things make ‘Jigra’ powerful!

When the first teaser of Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina starrer ‘Jigra’ came out, the public’s excitement for the film increased. And after watching the trailer, the public was left speechless. Cinema lovers are counting the trailer of ‘Jigra’ as one of the best trailers of this year.

Alia Bhatt is not only a brilliant performer but also one of the top female stars of India. Alia’s new film ‘Jigra’ is set to release on 11 October. There seems to be a strong buzz among the audience about this film.

In ‘Jigra’ Alia is playing the role of a girl whose brother has been put in a foreign jail on the basis of false allegations. In the film Alia plays such a sister who will go to any extent to save her brother and is ready to do dangerous action. ‘Jigra’ has the potential to become Alia’s biggest solo hit. Let us tell you what is so special in the film and what is Alia’s solo record.

‘Jigra’ trailer, music and direction

When the first teaser of Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina starrer ‘Jigra’ came out, the public’s excitement for the film increased. And after watching the trailer, the public was left speechless. Among cinema lovers, the trailer of ‘Jigra’ is being counted among the best trailers of this year.

The way director Vasan Bala has used music in the trailer is being liked a lot. The song ‘Tenu Sang Rakhna’ which ties this emotional story in the trailer has already been released and is being liked a lot.

Vasan Bala is one of those directors who has a unique language and design of cinema. He has his own style, which has a perfect combo of fun and thrill. Vasan’s love for Hindi films is visible in his films, through callbacks and recall of old films, he delivers complete entertainment to the audience. His directorial ventures ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota’ and ‘Monica Oh My Darling’ are very popular among true cinema fans.

Excellent combination of emotion and action

People have seen the quality of Alia’s work so much that how much power she has to deliver emotions on screen is no longer a topic of discussion. But in ‘Jigra’, for the first time she is going to do such action which has mostly been the share of male actors in Indian cinema.

The physical appearance and body language of the actor play a big role in action. Seeing a muscular, solid-built hero doing high-fi action is not as shocking as seeing a normal-built person like you and me doing action. Alia is very fit, but she does not look as strong as Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif or Priyanka Chopra. This factor gives actors a vulnerability in action, which if the director is able to treat well, then the action of the character looks amazing. For example, watch Dhanush doing action in a film.

Alia’s acting has that life which will give emotional gravity to her character in action scenes. And Vasan Bala has that full talent which can bring Alia on screen in an amazing way in action. Therefore, the magic of this pair in ‘Jigra’ can impress the audience a lot. The story of the film is based on the emotions of brother and sister and not many good films have come on this angle for a long time. In such a situation, this thing will also seem different to the audience from routine stories.

Solo performer Alia Bhatt

The biggest highlight of Alia’s career, which people often miss, is that she is not with any male star but she is the leading star herself. Alia has established herself on the basis of her acting talent, but it is on the basis of her solo films that she has made a place for herself by challenging those actresses who are senior to her.

When names of star actresses are taken to compare Alia, names of female stars like Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra or Anushka Sharma come to mind. But all of them had debuted much before Alia, who came in 2012.

Alia’s second film was ‘Highway’ which was not only a strong film but also a box office hit. Along with ‘Raazi’, she also has ‘Dear Zindagi’, ‘Raazi’ and ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ in her account. 4 hit films as a solo lead, two of which have earned more than 125 crores… Hardly any other leading actress of Bollywood has these figures.

Alia’s last solo release ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ is also her biggest solo hit. This Sanjay Leela Bhansali film had a net collection of more than Rs 129 crore. For the way Alia performed in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, everyone from director Anurag Kashyap to the general public compared her to megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The reason is that acting is a game of projection, that is, how you can project your character on screen. And Alia has mastered those tools of acting through which an actor makes his/her character, coming from ordinary life, larger than life.

In the trailer of ‘Jigra’, Alia’s character, who is ready to risk her life to save her brother, is being advised to just do her work wisely, ‘don’t become Bachchan’. In response to this, she says, ‘Now I have to become Bachchan only.’ If Vasan Bala has done even that much, for which people praise her talent, then surely Alia will become Bachchan on screen and this time she will have a bigger hit than ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’.