Main Vaapas Aaunga

About Main Vaapas Aaunga

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.

Main Vaapas Aaunga is a 2026 mystery romance film directed by Imtiaz Ali. At 167 minutes long, it arrived in June 2026.

Its themes are dysfunctional family, forbidden love, family drama, and romantic drama.

Naseeruddin Shah takes the lead as Ishar Singh Grewal, Vedang Raina as Young Ishar, Sharvari as Afsana Hasan, and Diljit Dosanjh as Nirvair Grewal. The screenplay is by Imtiaz Ali and Nayanika Mahtani. Produced by Applause Entertainment. In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

Dunkirk, The Brutalist, and West Side Story make useful companions to Main Vaapas Aaunga, all filed under 1940s, intense, and period drama.