It has been 50 days since the release of director Imtiaz Ali's Partition-era drama Main Vaapas Aaunga, starring Diljit Dosanjh, Sharvari, Vedang Raina and Naseeruddin Shah. On the special occasion, director Imtiaz Ali shared a note expressing his gratitude to the audience for their reception to the film, to his producers, distributors and exhibitors.
"50 days in cinemas!! this is a rare feat for any film. Main Vaapas Aaunga achieves this today and my first thought is of gratitude towards the audience - the good people that watch cinema, who invested emotionally in the film and convinced others to watch it, who created the extraordinary word of mouth - for no reason except that they liked the film. may the tribe increase!"
Imtiaz said that the positive audience response not only serves as "a beacon of hope for all contemporary filmmakers" but will also encourage him to "make better and more entertaining cinema in its service."
He added, "the love that the stellar cast and crew put into the film has been reciprocated by the audience and I am very happy about that."
As reported earlier, the film picked up momentum after a brief lull in the opening week of its release at the box office. Imtiaz thanked the distributors and theatres for their support to the film, despite the slow start, calling it "crucial for its unusual success".
The filmmaker added, "Best wishes also to Ananya Birla and our friends at the Birla Studios and Applause Entertainment as well as Tips, our music partners, for their unflinching support to the film. and finally, congratulations to the entire Hindi film industry for the footfalls we are receiving this year at the theatres."
According to Imtiaz, the success of films such as Main Vaapas Aaunga puts the impetus back on filmmakers such as him "to make wonderful films for the audience that seems keen to visit theatres for it."
Reports reveal that the film is set to premiere on Netflix on August 07, Friday.
