Alia Bhatt to star in Vasan Bala's 'Jigra', film to release in 2024

National Award winner Alia Bhatt is set to star in and produce Jigra, a film directed by Vasan Bala, the makers said Tuesday.

Backed by Dharma Productions and Eternal Sunshine Productions, the movie will hit the screens on September 27, 2024. Karan Johar's Dharma Productions shared the film announcement on its official X page.

Jigra marks Bhatt's second production venture via Eternal Sunshine Productions after 2022's Darlings, which was released on Netflix. She was last seen in the streamer's Heart of Stone, her Hollywood debut.

From debuting in Dharma Productions' 2012 film Student of the Year to now producing a film with the studio, Bhatt said life has come full circle for her.

Bala, known for Monica, O My Darling and Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota, penned a description of the film on his official Instagram account.

Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Bhatt and Somen Mishra are credited as producers on the upcoming project.