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Main Vaapas Aaunga

2026 · 167 min

A sweeping, tender ache that drifts between past and present, leaving you quietly devastated and strangely at peace.

Directed by: Imtiaz Ali
Genres: Romance, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Vedang Raina, Sharvari

Tagline: A story of love and longing.
Overview: Haunted by a childhood romance and recollections of love lost during the 1947 Partition of India, 95-year-old Ishar Singh Grewal shares his story with his grandson Nirvair, the past unfolding through memories of migration, longing, and a romance that endures across generations.

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Directed by: Imtiaz Ali
Genres: Romance, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Vedang Raina, Sharvari

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
memory
grief
family
trauma
Places: single country house
countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: romance, drama, mystery
Directed by: Imtiaz Ali
Written by: Imtiaz Ali, Nayanika Mahtani
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Vedang Raina, Sharvari, Diljit Dosanjh, Anjana Sukhani, Rajat Kapoor, Danish Pandor, Vinod Nagpal
Music: A.R. Rahman
Cinematography: Sylvester Fonseca
Runtime: 167 min
Country: India
Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi

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