Did Jaideep Ahlawat take a dig at Deepika Padukone’s ‘war’ with Alia Bhatt over Sanjay Leela Bhansali? Fans think so-OxBig News Network

Jaideep Ahlawat is currently on a promotional spree for his recently released film Jewel Thief, co-starring Saif Ali Khan, Nikita Dutta and Kunal Kapoor. During a game in one such interview, Nikita was asked what Deepika Padukone would be accused of stealing. Nikita was confused but Jaideep jumped in and hid his face while saying, “Bhansali sir ki agli script. Isse pehele kisi aur ko chali jaaye.” He even made a snatching gesture. Everyone laughed before Nikita replied, “Himmat aapki hai yeh bolne ki.” Well, the internet is convinced that this was an indirect dig at Deepika post Alia’s viral statement.

Under a Reddit thread featuring this viral video, one social media user claimed, ““DP got 3, SLB has promised my 4!” Until, Alia’s quota is complete, no other actress will get in,” whereas another pointed out, “Now even outsiders are trolling deepu 😭.” Another fan shared, “Cheeky Jaideep! But I don’t think DP needs to steal SLB’s script. SLB however needs to rob a bank if he wants to make another movie though considering how many producers and financiers aren’t giving him any money 😬.”

Meanwhile, many came out in DP’s defense, trolling Alia. One such netizen stated, “That would be Alia tho! Scripts chori karne me expert hai wo!,” whereas another agreed and wrote, “That will be alia. But they don’t have the courage to go after Nepos.” Another comment read, “Would he dare say this abt Kareena or Alia that come with nepo backing? This is a bad look on Jaideep tbh.”

Currently Alia Bhatt is busy shooting Love & War alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal, which marks her second project with Sanjay Leela Bhansali.