India, Oct. 11 -- A song titled 'I got the fire' plays in the background as Satya (played by Alia Bhatt) decides to use fire for her brother Ankur's (played by Vedang Raina) escape from prison. There's an Amitabh Bachchan reference in another scene, which immediately makes it plausible that if he can defeat an entire gang of goons, a petite Alia too can kick some serious a** on screen. (Also read: Jigra Twitter reactions: Fans think 'nobody can come close' to Alia Bhatt, praise Vasan Bala for 'emotional' film)

Jigra, extremely self aware as a film, makes a serious case for being one of the best thrillers churned out in Hindi cinema, with emotions at the core of it. It revolves around Satya, who has been orphaned since a young age alongwi...