Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga hits Netflix after Rs 99 crore run

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Imtiaz Ali's Partition drama Main Vaapas Aaunga began streaming on Netflix on August 7, 2026, as confirmed by Netflix India. The film, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Sharvari, Diljeet Dosanjh and Vedang Raina, tells the story of a 95-year-old man who suffers a stroke while trying to reach Pakistan, prompting his grandson to piece together fragments of his pre-Partition past. Its theatre release on June 12 opened to just Rs 1.15 crore net on day one, according to NDTV, but word of mouth turned it into a sleeper hit, sustaining a 50-day theatrical run.

Sacnilk figures cited by the Times of India put worldwide collections at Rs 99.32 crore, with India gross at Rs 77.34 crore and overseas at Rs 21.98 crore. NDTV reports a slightly lower worldwide total of Rs 99.21 crore)Skip on the discrepancy. Producer Mohit Choudhary told PTI the film had recovered its cost from theatrical and non-theatrical revenue in its sixth week, calling it both a 'people's hit' and a commercial hit. This marks the fifth Imtiaz Ali-AR Rahman collaboration after Rockstar, Highway, Tamasha and Amar Singh Chamkila.