Jigra OTT Release: Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina’s recently released emotional roller coaster is ready to take an OTT flight. Directed by Vasant Bala, the film opened to a lukewarm response in theatres on October 11. Jigra will be streaming on Netflix from December 6, as per a report by 123Telugu.
Other than Alia and Vedang, this action thriller also stars Aditya Nanda, Manoj Pahwa, Harssh A. Singh, Ankur Khanna, Rahul Ravindran, Vivek Gomber, Srishti Wadhwani, Akashdeep Sabir, Sheeba Sabir, Yuvraj Vijjan, Dheer Hira, Jason Shah, and Jesse Lim among others. Jigra is Alia’s maiden production house Eternal Sunshine Productions' debut bankrolling alongside Dharma Productions.
With a runtime of 153 minutes, the Debashish Irengbam written story was cinematographed by Swapnil S. Sonawane under the editing of Prerna Saigal.
Jigra is centred around the fierce and wholesome bond between the two siblings. Satya (Alia) is the protector and faces her greatest challenge when her brother, Ankur (Vedang) gets wrongfully imprisoned on an island and is placed on death row on charges of possessing illegal substances. While he is innocent, the man is somehow convinced to confess to a crime he did not commit triggering the sister’s will to fight for her brother and seek justice for his innocence.
A part of The Hindu review read, “Despite the late refrain of ‘I got the fire’, Jigra does not hit reaction mass. The obstacle course of ambushes, infiltrations and escapes in the home stretch feels improbable and overblown. It’s a conventionally chaotic climax for a film that thrives in its moments of quiet poetry.”
The loyal fanbase of Alia and Vedang hopes Jigra gets its due on OTT and this only time will tell.
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