Main Vaapas Aaunga (2026)

Original title

मैं वापस आऊंगा

Directed by

Imtiaz Ali

Genre

romance, drama, mystery

Country

India

Runtime

2h 47m

Rated

15

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A grandson cares for his dying grandfather who has dementia. The elderly man relives memories of a tragic romance from the time of India's 1947 partition.

bittersweettenderreflectivepoignantslow-burnintimateheartbreakingnostalgic

What happens

Main Vaapas Aaunga (transl. I Will Return) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Imtiaz Ali. The film stars Diljit Dosanjh, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharvari and Vedang Raina in lead roles, alongside Banita Sandhu, Rajat Kapoor, Sanjay Suri, Anjana Sukhani and Danish Pandor in supporting roles. The film centres on a grandson who cares for his dying, dementia-stricken grandfather as the elderly man revisits memories of a tragic romance during the 1947 partition of India. Principal photography began in August 2025 and ended in December 2025. The film was theatrically released on 12 June 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from critics. It emerged as a sleeper hit. It is the 8th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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