AR Rahman (L) and a poster for Main Vaapas Aaunga (R) 
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AR Rahman reacts to satirical ‘anti national’ label for Main Vaapas Aaunga

Main Vaapas Aaunga marks the fifth collaboration between AR Rahman and director Imtiaz Ali

Cinema Express Desk

Main Vaapas Aaunga, the recently released Imtiaz Ali, has been receiving a positive response from the limited audience it has managed to attract so far. While the film’s box office collections are low, there has been a slow but steady improvement over the past few days. Amidst all the praises and raving reviews, the film has also drawn criticism from a minor section of the audience, who are criticising the film of being too preachy and ‘anti-national’ for its message around peace and empathy.

Now AR Rahman has reacted to a social media post that’s now going viral. Sharing a screenshot of a satirical page that accuses Main Vaapas Aaunga of ‘showing Pakistan without terrorists and secret agents,’ Rahman added a laughing emoji, expressing his amusement at the notion. 

AR Rahman's instagram story

Meanwhile, the soundtrack of Main Vaapas Aaunga has been receiving a lot of attention and praise on social media. The complete album was released two days before the film released.

The period-drama marks the fifth collaboration between Rahman and director Imtiaz Ali, after Rockstar (2011), Highway (2014), Tamasha (2015) and Amar Singh Chamkila (2024).

According to a report from Sacnilk, Main Vaapas Aaunga has collected Rs 9.35 crores (nett) at the domestix box office, including the collections on Wednesday till 7 pm. The film stars Sharvari, Vedang Raina, Diljit Dosanjh, and Naseeruddin Shah in lead cast. 

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