📌 Key Points
- Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’ crossed ₹9 crore by its sixth day, showing steady midweek performance.
- The film, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Naseeruddin Shah, received positive reviews despite a slow start.
- Director Imtiaz Ali celebrated his 55th birthday, expressing joy over the audience’s quiet engagement.
- Ali noted the film’s theme of “old-fashioned love” resonated deeply with younger viewers.
Imtiaz Ali’s latest film, ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga,’ starring Diljit Dosanjh, has shown a steady midweek run, crossing the ₹9 crore mark by its sixth day. The director expressed profound happiness over the audience’s quiet and engaged reception, especially among the youth.
Film’s Midweek Box Office Performance
Main Vaapas Aaunga box office collection day 6 : Imtiaz Ali returned with a love story set against the backdrop of Pakistan in his new film Main Vaapas Aaunga. Starring Diljit Dosanjh , Naseeruddin Shah, Vedang Raina , Sharvari and Banita Sandhu, the film was met with positive reviews. The film had a slow opening and has gradually shown growth over the next few days. Has the film managed to hold that momentum? Let’s take a look.
Imtiaz Ali’s Birthday Joy & Audience Connect
Imtiaz celebrated his 55th birthday on Tuesday and his greatest birthday gift possibly is the response to the film. He said, “There is this feeling that what I wanted to say has been communicated… I have never seen an audience watching the film so quietly. In all of my successful films also, people have this habit of fidgeting here and there. This time, they’re really paying attention, the younger people are paying attention. They are coming in such numbers and receiving the film so well.”
Director on Sustaining Love & Youth Appeal
The director, famous for his take on relationships, is especially happy that the “intimacy and affection” central to the story have connected with the young. “I have said it many times that the present generation feel a little lost because they don’t find sustaining love, something they can just hold in their hearts, that old-fashioned love, like old music. That longing, that yearning, that holding one person and being with that person, they are relating to that,” Ali said.
Despite a slow start, ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’ is finding its audience, with Imtiaz Ali’s unique storytelling connecting deeply. The film’s steady box office performance and positive audience feedback mark a significant moment for the director.
