Director Vasan Bala has deactivated his X/twitter account, reportedly following the lukewarm response for his recent film Jigra with Alia Bhatt. Jigra received mixed reviews and has collected less than 25 crores at the ticket counters, rendering it a flop at the box office.

Jigra, produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Alia Bhatt, Shaheen Bhatt, and Soumen Mishra under Dharma Productions and Eternal Sunshine Productions, follows Alia Bhatt's Satya as she goes to rescue her brother (played by Vedang Raina) from prison. The film was released on October 11.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Vasan said that after the release, things have been "tough." “For me, it has always been a struggle to put the film out. But this time, it was a given that the film was going to be out and in a big way. So this is a first for me, and I don’t even know how to process this. What I do know is there is a certain responsibility in the mainstream to deliver (at the) box office,” he said.

He also spoke about whether he feels if he disappointed the film’s producer Karan Johar and lead actor Alia. “I do feel it. I feel it majorly. I mean, they are supremely supportive, and there is no ounce of letting me feel like this. It is something that I have to grapple with,” he said.