Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga Crosses Rs 40 Crore On Day 16, Eyes Clean Hit Status

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Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga started on a slow note, positive word of mouth turned the tables. After a steady, yet low first week, the pre-Partition love story picked up pace in the second weekend. Despite competition from new films, including Cocktail 2 and Welcome To The Jungle, Main Vaapas Aaunga is trending comparatively better, given the difference in the scale of the respective films. As the fourth week is about to begin, early predictions indicate that it could be declared a clean hit. Main Vaapas Aaunga released in theatres on June 12.

Main Vaapas Aaunga box office report

According to Sacnilk’s report, Main Vaapas Aaunga bounced back on Saturday after a slight dip in the box office collection during the week. On Friday, the film earned Rs 2.75 crore. It jumped to Rs 4.25 crore on Day 16. At the time of publishing, Sunday collection had already touched Rs 1.05 crore. As of the third Saturday, the total was Rs 42.85 crore.

Main Vaapas Aaunga's week-wise growth

Main Vaapas Aaunga earned Rs 12.25 crore in the first week. Due to strong word of mouth, the film’s collection saw a massive surge in the second week, taking its total to Rs 22.55 crore. According to reports, Main Vaapas Aaunga is made on a budget of Rs 70 crore. Looking at the current trend, it seems the film will recover its investments.

What is Main Vaapas Aaunga's story

Main Vaapas Aaunga is about a 95-year-old Sikh man named Ishar. In his youth, he was called Keenu affectionately. Back in the pre-Partition time, he loved a Muslim woman named Afsana or Jiya. The Partition breaks his promise to never leave her, and Keenu has to move to Amritsar. Some time after the border separating India and Pakistan was established, Keenu returns to Sargodha to take Jiya to the other side with him. Main Vaapas Aaunga is told through Ishar’s memory of Jiya and how he perceived the Partition. His grandson, Nirvair, becomes the thread that connects his past with his present.

Main Vaapas Aaunga cast

Main Vaapas Aaunga also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Diljit Dosanjh, Sharvari, Vedang Raina, Anjana Sukhani, Rajat Kapoor, Sanjay Suri and many others. As of now, the only competition for Main Vaapas Aaunga is Sharvari’s second release of the year, Alpha, which also stars Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol. The action thriller releases on July 3.