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Main Vaapas Aaunga To Stream On Netflix From August 7
Imtiaz Ali’s Hindi-language Partition drama Main Vaapas Aaunga will stream on Netflix from August 7, according to NDTV Profit and Netflix India’s announcement reported by Hindustan Times. The two reports differ on…
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Imtiaz Ali’s Hindi-language Partition drama Main Vaapas Aaunga will stream on Netflix from August 7, according to NDTV Profit and Netflix India’s announcement reported by Hindustan Times. The two reports differ on the year, with NDTV Profit specifying 2026 while Hindustan Times describes the release as Friday and “tomorrow”.
The film stars Vedang Raina, Sharvari and Naseeruddin Shah. It follows a 95-year-old man who suffers a stroke while trying to reach Pakistan, as his grandson pieces together memories from before Partition. Released in theatres in June, the film began slowly but later recovered its costs through theatrical and non-theatrical revenue, producer Mohit Choudhary told PTI, as reported by Hindustan Times. It is Imtiaz Ali’s second collaboration with Diljit Dosanjh and fifth with AR Rahman.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that a slow opening proves audiences rejected the film, or that a later recovery automatically makes it a major hit. Neither claim is enough. The reported result rests on producer figures and includes non-theatrical revenue, while the streaming release may bring a different audience to a memory-led Partition drama. The useful test is straightforward: Netflix viewing figures, once available, will show whether its theatrical word of mouth travels beyond cinemas.
Sources (2): ndtvprofit.com, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
