Imtiyaz Ali’s directorial Main Vapus Aunga continues to grow at the box office as the word-of-mouth gains momentum. According to reports, the film six days in the cinema halls has earned a total of Rs 11.98 crore as Indian gross while the net collections stands at Rs 10.05 crore.
As of Wednesday, the film minted Rs 1.75 crore higher than Tuesday. Internationally, the film grossed Rs 0.50 crore taking the net collection to overseas to Rs 6.75 crore this pushes the worldwide gross to Rs 18.73 crore. The film’s highest single-day collection still stands at Rs 2.5 crore.
The film set against the backdrop of the Partition of India, had a modest start at the box office. The movie stars Naseeruddin Shah in the lead role, with Diljit Dosanjh playing his grandson and Vedang Raina portraying his younger self. Sharvari plays Vedang’s love interest in the film. It tells the story of a 95-year-old man who suffers a stroke while desperately trying to rush to Pakistan. His grandson is able to piece together bits and pieces from a pre-partition past as the old man drifts in and out of recollection, but struggles to find peace in his final days. The film attempts to understand the human impact long after the borders were drawn.
Meanwhile, AR Rahman who composed the music for the film reacted to a sarcastic post calling the film Anti National. The post read, –Anti national? Movie dares to show Pakistan without terrorists and secret agents? Sharing the story on his Instagram, Rahman added a laughing out loud emoji.
The satirical caption of the 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 spies. Though touched by the heartfelt drama, he was confused about how Pakistan can neither have terrorists nor spies, given that’s all they seem to have in other movies. He later mentioned in an interview that this was something completely new, and he walked away with the perspective that there can be normal humans in Pakistan.