Film maker Imtiaz Ali Bollywood has dispelled the long-standing perception that it is a drunken industry that doesn’t accept it, Alia BhattThe unannounced promotion of ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’ as a testament to the genuine warmth within the film fraternity. His comments come ahead of the film’s June 12 release.
Imtiaz Ali defends Bollywood after Alia Bhatt’s video
Imtiaz Ali and Alia Bhatt collaborated on “Highway” (2014), widely regarded as the actor’s career-defining film. Recently, Alia created a reel using a song from ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’, an act the director called spontaneous and meaningful.Speaking to Free Press Journal, Imtiaz said, “Itne hum log mean hai hie nahi (We are not that bad). Look what he’s done. He had no reason to. It’s not like he just sent something. He really did something because he wanted to.”The ‘Tamasha’ director described the film industry as a surrogate family bound by shared ambition and mutual love. He said: “We are all part of this surrogate family situation. We are all drifters and dreamers who want to make great films, we want our films to succeed and others to thrive and prosper. We also want to show love to each other. What Alia has done is indicative of how the film industry really is. People have a lot of love for each other.”The hotness is not limited to Alia alone. Actor Sharvari, who stars in the film, had earlier shared that Alia supported him during the shoot and was available on calls even when he was working abroad.
More about ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’
Set against the backdrop of the Partition era, ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’ marks Imtiaz Ali’s second collaboration. Diljit Dosanjh After the criticism of ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’. The film also stars Naseeruddin ShahSharvari and Vedang Raina.It will open in theaters on June 12, 2026, where it will face competition Kangana Ranaut‘Bharat Bhhagya Vidhaata’ and Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Governor: The Silent Saviour’.
