Well, both films are Dharma Productions but suddenly, out of the blue this week, we noted a spike in views of Gumrah images of Sridevi and Sanjay Dutt the weekend of Jigra's release (with Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina)!
Hmm haven't seen Jigra yet but the prison-break tale of an unfair drug-bust arrest where the lead is sentenced to death by electric chair (Gumrah was death by shooting!), where the other lead has to rescue the innocent by hook or by crook... seems to follow familiar if not similar beats. The treatment of the film is very different from the 90s hit (and trust, Gumrah was a hit film) and the movie is different... but clearly, many are finding it a bit of a deja vu..
Well, as good as Alia is... she's no Sridevi! At the peak of Sridevi's career, she could open a film as well as any of her male counterparts. As this weekend has proven, Ms Bhatt-Kapoor hasn't been able to bring in the audiences en mass on her own steam, despite a formidable backing. This isn't taking shots at Alia--we love her really--but stardom of pan-Indian scope cannot be programmed or engineered, it sort of just happens to the few and the fated.
On the plus side, hopefully more eyes will see Sridevi's incredible performance.
Below: Alia Bhatt receiving her Best Actress award for Udta Punjab from 'the great Sridevi!'.
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