The teaser of Imtiaz Ali’s next Main Vaapas Aaunga, starring Diljit Dosanjh, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharvari and Vedang Raina, was unveiled by the makers on Friday.
The teaser shows Diljit as a grandson who is trying to fulfill some kind of a wish of his bed-ridden grandfather (Naseeruddin Shah). Sepia-toned flashback scenes inform us that the grandfather, when he was young (played by Vedang Raina), was in love with a girl (Sharvari) but Partition separated them. We see Vedang’s character going atop a bullock cart in the dead of the night shouting: ‘main vaapas aaunga’ (I’ll be back). A promise which probably was not fulfilled.
The film reunites the musical trio of Imtiaz, composer AR Rahman and lyricist Irshad Kamil. Adding to the excitement, the film will also feature a song sung by Diljit, marking his first collaboration with this trio.
Talking about the teaser, Imtiaz said, “Can love really be lost? Can home be taken away from someone’s heart? The biggest story of the century is migration. This tale of fiction derives almost entirely from stories of people during the Partition.”
“The past is always present. And decades later, when all incidents of woe have been spoken of, what remains is the early feeling of love that was too personal to share. The nostalgia of who we love and where we belong lives with us forever. This personal treasure sustains us and defines the quality of our lives,” he added.
Produced by Applause Entertainment and Window Seat Films, the movie will release in cinemas on June 12.