Imtiaz Ali's Next

Main Vaapas Aaunga (transl. 'I will return') is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Imtiaz Ali. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah, Diljit Dosanjh, Sharvari, and Vedang Raina in lead roles, with Vinod Nagpal Dolly Ahluwalia, Rajat Kapoor, Sanjay Suri, Manish Chaudhari, Anjana Sukhani, Banita Sandhu, and Danish Pandor in supporting roles. The film centers on a grandson who cares for his dying, dementia-stricken grandfather as the elderly man revisits memories of a tragic romance during the partition of British India. Principal photography began in August 2025 and ended in December 2025. The film was theatrically released on 12 June 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, with unanimous praise for Shah's performance. It emerged as a sleeper hit.