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Jigra vs Savi: Did Alia Bhatt-starrer ‘copy’ the plot of Divya Khossla’s jailbreak thriller? An analysis

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Jigra vs Savi: Did Alia Bhatt-starrer ‘copy’ the plot of Divya Khossla’s jailbreak thriller? An analysis

Alia Bhatt’s Jigra and Divya Khossla’s Savi are both films based on women who lead daring jailbreaks in a foreign country to free a loved one.

Vasan Bala’s Jigra was released in theatres last week. The Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina-starrer polarised audiences and critics alike, with many raving about the film and others calling it less than the sum of its parts. The box office numbers were less than promising to begin with. In the middle of it all, Divya Khossla accused Alia Bhatt of buying tickets herself and inflating box office figures. (Also read: Did Karan Johar call Divya Khossla Kumar ‘a fool’ after her dig at Alia Bhatt’s Jigra?)

As jaws dropped and allegations and name-calling ensued, many wondered why Divya Khossla had decided to open up a front against Jigra. To many, the answer was the actor’s most recent release – Savi. The film is about a woman who must join hands with a middle-aged man to help free a loved one from a foreign prison in a daring jailbreak. Many felt that Divya – and a few viewers too – felt that Jigra (also a film about a woman joining hands with a middle-aged man to help free a loved one from a foreign prison in a daring jailbreak) had ripped Savi off. But is that truly the case?

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Jigra vs Savi: The plot and the rip-off allegations

Savi, directed by Abhinay Deo, is the story of the titular Savitri (played by Divya), a simple housewife in Liverpool, whose life is turned upside down when her husband is arrested for the murder of his boss. As legal avenues shut down, Savi enlists an ex-con (Anil Kapoor) to help her plan a daring jailbreak. While the concept may look similar to Jigra, which sees Alia’s Satya travel to a fictitious Southeast Asian country to free her brother, the two films actually differ in several ways. Jigra is constructed like a thriller with an emotional build-up behind it. It takes time to build that brother-sister bond before all hell breaks loose. On the other hand, Savi throws us head first into the action in the first scene itself. Both are interesting choices.

The eerie similarities

But there are similarities, quite a few of them. Both films are led by women for whom morality is not a question. The end goal is freeing their loved ones, no matter who gets hurt in the process. Satya begins with that mindset while Savi arrives there over time. Her arc is more defined. The guardian angel they get in the foreign land is a middle-aged guy with a dark past. Anil Kapoor’s Joydeep is an ex-con who broke out of prison eleven times. Similarly, Manoj Pahwa’s Bhatia is a former gang leader who is now retired and has his own son locked up too. There are times when the similarities appear too similar to be coincidental. But it could all be down to the films using familiar tropes, something that Gumrah did way back in 1993.

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Savi vs Jigra: The themes

Where Savi and Jigra diverge is their handling of the conflict and how these two characters attain their similar goals. Savi is an emotional story with elements of thrill. Jigra is the other way around. Savi is smoother in its handling and shift of tones, while Jigra is more smartly packaged and slickly made. Jigra’s jailbreak is more intricate and complex. The film spends a lot of time and energy on the plan. Savi coasts through it, focusing largely on Savi’s inner turmoil and journey. Both films, however, have glaring plot holes in many places.

The characters of Satya and Savi are poles apart. The former is a hot-headed resourceful professional prone to violence. Sure, she punches above her weight, but the film sets her up as a hero figure. The references to Bachchan and her demeanour sell that quite smoothly. On the other hand, Savii’s the story of the underdog – the diminutive housewife who knows nothing of violence and darkness. Here, the character has to earn her badassery. She doesn’t already have it.

To sum it up, Savi and Jigra are similar films with a core idea that is quite novel and yet routine. The plots may be similar but are different enough to avoid the ‘copied’ jibe. Divya Khossla may believe she has reason to be aggrieved, but the reality is that Bollywood has, time and again, found itself films on similar themes releasing close to each other. And if we can find space for three Bhagat Singh biopics, all releasing in one month, two female-led films on jailbreak can be accommodated as well.

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Year-ender 2024 | Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant to Sobhita Dhulipala-Naga Chaitanya: Grandest celeb weddings of 2024

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Year-ender 2024 | Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant to Sobhita Dhulipala-Naga Chaitanya: Grandest celeb weddings of 2024

Year ender 2024 | Sonakshi Sinha, Millie Bobby Brown, Keerthy Suresh, Aaliyah Kashyap and Aditi Rao Hydari, a list of celebs who got married this year. 
The year 2024 witnessed the weddings of many celebrities from India as well as from outside the country. The Ambanis, Sonakshi Sinha and Millie Bobby Brown opted for summer weddings. Many other celebrities tied the knot in December, including Sobhita Dhulipala, Keerthy Suresh, and Aaliyah Kashyap. (Also Read | Naga Chaitanya, Sobhita Dhulipala make first public appearance post wedding; visit temple with Nagarjuna. Watch)

Check out the grand weddings that took place in 2024:

1) Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant

Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani tied the knot on July 12 this year in Mumbai, as per Hindu rituals. The grand wedding ceremony was followed by a Shubh Aashirvaad ceremony on July 13, which saw the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The grand reception on July 14 was also attended by prominent figures from the entertainment industry.

Global personalities such as John Cena, Kim Kardashian, Boris Johnson and Tony Blair were also part of Anant and Radhika’s wedding functions. The high-profile wedding ceremony saw the presence of celebrities including Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Rajinikanth, Mahesh Babu, Yash, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Vicky Kaushal, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, and Deepika Padukone, among others.

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2) Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal

Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal got married on June 23 in the presence of their loved ones at their residence in Mumbai. It was an intimate wedding. The civil wedding was followed by a wedding bash at Bastian, which saw Saira Banu, Rekha, Salman Khan, Vidya Balan, and Siddharth Roy Kapur, among others, in attendance. Sonakshi and Zaheer dated for seven years before tying the knot.

3) Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Chaitanya

Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala got married on December 4 in a traditional Telugu ceremony. The ceremony was held at the iconic Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad in the presence of close friends and family members. The couple made their relationship official in August of this year by sharing photos from their engagement ceremony.

4) Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth

Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth tied the knot in September. Aditi had shared a series of pictures on Instagram. Both the bride and groom chose ethnic outfits for their wedding. Aditi wrote in the caption, “You are my Sun, my Moon, and all my Stars… To being Pixie Soulmates for eternity…to laughter, to never growing up… To Eternal Love, Light & Magic..Mrs & Mr Adu-Siddhu.”

5) Keerthy Suresh and Antony Thattil

Keerthy Suresh and his long-time partner Anthony Tattil got married in Goa in December. The actor shared her wedding pictures after solemnising her relationship in a traditional ceremony. Keerthy took to Instagram and shared pictures from her special day. She captioned the post, “#ForTheLoveOfNyke.”

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6) Taapsee Pannu and Mathias Boe

Taapsee Pannu tied the knot with Mathias Boe in a traditional ceremony on March 23 in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The wedding was attended by their close friends and family. Anurag Kashyap, Kanika Dhillon and Pavail Gulati were among the celebrities who were part of her special day. Recently, Taapsee revealed that she had a court marriage with Mathias in December 2023. Taapsee dated Mathias for about a decade.

7) Aaliyah Kashyap and Shane Gregoire

Aaliyah Kashyap, daughter of filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and film editor Aarti Bajaj, tied the knot with longtime boyfriend Shane Gregoire on December 11. She announced her engagement to Shane, a US entrepreneur, in May 2023. The couple’s wedding reception was attended by Naga Chaitanya, Sobhita Dhulipala, Abhishek Bachchan, Agastya Nanda, Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Bobby Deol.

8) Ira Khan and Nupur Shikhare

Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan and Nupur Shikhare solemnized their relationship via a registered marriage at Taj Lands End, Bandra, in Mumbai on January 3 this year. They then tied the knot as per Christian rituals in Udaipur. After that, the newlyweds hosted a reception for Bollywood and Mumbai celebrities at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in the city.

9) Charlie Puth and Brooke Sansone

Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth married his fiancee, Brooke Sansone, in September this year, just one year after their engagement. The couple exchanged vows at his family’s estate in Montecito, California, on September 7. In a heartfelt Instagram post announcing the news, Charlie expressed his deep affection for his new bride. He shared a series of intimate photographs from the ceremony.

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10) Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi

Millie Bobby Brown married singer Jon Bon Jovi’s son, Jake Bongiovi, in an intimate ceremony in June. In October, she shared some wedding pictures on Instagram. Along with the pictures, Millie added a caption that read, “Forever and always, your wife.” Earlier in June, Millie confirmed her secret marriage to Jake.

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