AR Rahman reacts to a social media post labelling Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga ‘anti-national’
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga has been steadily finding its audience, with positive word-of-mouth helping the film gain traction at the box office. But alongside the praise, the film has also found itself at the centre of a social media debate, with a section of people branding it ‘anti-national’. Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has now reacted to a post that accused the film of pushing an ‘anti-national’ narrative. Main Vaapas Aaunga marks the fifth collaboration between AR Rahman and Imtiaz Ali. AR Rahman responds Recently, Rahman came across a satirical post on Instagram which wondered if the film was ‘anti-national’. The post mocked the film for “showing Pakistan without terrorists and secret agents.” The headline read: “Anti-National? Movie dares to show Pakistan without terrorists and secret agents”. The satirical caption of the said post read, “The man who was excited to watch an Indian spy exact revenge on Pakistan, and who, toward the very end of the movie, says, ‘Mein Vaapas Aaunga,’ was disappointed that the movie had nothing to do with terrorists and …
