Mahesh Bhatt praises Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga after box office turnaround: ‘Many had declared it dead on arrival’
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali‘s Main Vaapas Aaunga may have stumbled at the box office after its June 12 release, but the film has since scripted an impressive comeback, powered by glowing word of mouth. Its unexpected turnaround has caught the industry’s attention, with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt hailing the film’s growing success and saying it is proof that audiences possess a “mysterious intelligence” of their own. Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga was released on June 12. Mahesh Bhatt lauds Imtiaz Ali Mahesh penned a note for Imtiaz in Variety India following the box-office performance of his latest film Main Vaapas Aaunga, saying the film deserves to be celebrated. He mentioned that there are “films that arrive with drums and trumpets, announcing themselves like conquerors”, and there are films that arrive quietly, asserting that Main Vaapas Aaunga belongs to the latter category. The filmmaker added that what moved him about Main Vaapas Aaunga was not just its story, but the thirst that runs beneath it. Mahesh went on to describe that longing as the desire to come home, …
