Ekta Kapoor praises Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga, calls the cast and AR Rahman’s music ‘outstanding’

TV producer Ekta Kapoor has taken to social media to share her review of Imtiaz Ali’s upcoming film Main Vaapas Aaunga. In her review, she hailed the cast and music of AR Rahman as "pure magic". She also said that Imtiaz Ali is in “top shape”. "Plus she cited the emotional depth and storytelling that made the movie stand out.

Main Vaapas Aaunga directed by Imtiaz Ali is all set to hit the big screens on June 12, 2026. It will clash with ‘s Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata, Manoj Bajpayee’s Governor: The Silent Saviour and Vikram Bhatt’s Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past. Read on to know what she said about the film’s cast, performances.

Ekta Kapoor On Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga

Ekta Kapoor took to her social media platforms and written a long note for the film on Sunday as Main Vaapas Aaunga is all set to release. She started her note, “So I still can’t get over the film I saw… “I literally spent the whole day trying to think of what to write because I didn’t want to get one single word wrong. A movie that the world is going to see in June… I got to see in May. And let me tell you, just a month before its release, all I can say is: you have no idea what's coming next!"

The movie is about Main Vaapas Aaunga, a love story set in the time of Partition," she added. A film that shows beautifully how different generations can think differently, live differently and love differently… yet, somehow it all comes back to the same thing: you have to fall in love! It’s emotional, it’s timeless, it stays with you long after it’s over.”

The film leaves viewers with a “heart-wrenching kind of love,” Kapoor wrote. “It creates an unheard-of, unbelievable nostalgia. It makes you think of that person you never got closure with… that person you left with unfinished promises… that person you know you’ll remember even on your last day. “This film leaves you with a heart wrenching kind of love, the kind that two people must have felt in a time when there were no mobile phones, no digital media… just longing, patience and emotions that stayed forever.

Ekta Kapoor lauds Imtiaz Ali, AR Rahman’s music and cast

Producer Ekta Kapoor said director Imtiaz Ali is in "best form". She described AR Rahman’s music as “pure magic”. Talking about the cast members, she wrote, “What stays with you is @diljitdosanjh restrained performance. “He wears his emotions and his duality in his eyes. He’s playing a young man who doesn’t know how to express himself, what to commit to, or how to navigate his relationships.”

The surprise package of the film is @vedangraina. “But surprise package of the film is @vedangraina. What a great breakout performance! I had seen him in The Archies and liked him there, but here he is really in top form. He is so charming and as a sardarji he is surely going to win hearts! "Very impressed with what he has done in this film.

Speaking about Sharvari, she wrote, “@sharvari is totally stunning on screen. “She emotes with her eyes for every emotion, and she does it so truthfully and so gracefully. She has such a commanding presence and she is definitely someone we will look forward to seeing in many more films.”

Kapoor wrote for veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, "@naseeruddin49 is just an icon. Honestly, any words used to describe how good he is would seem inadequate, because nothing really does justice to the kind of actor he is."

Main Vaapas Aaunga will be produced under Applause Entertainment, Window Seat Films and Birla Studios and will release on June 12, 2026.