The film’s box office performance will now depend on its hold during the remaining weekdays and whether positive word-of-mouth helps it attract more viewers.

Filmfare’s reviewer gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, “What holds Main Vaapas Aaunga back is the screenplay. Imtiaz Ali as director is far ahead of his collaborative effort along with co-writer Nayanika Mahtani. The dual timelines never quite flow into each other organically and the pacing makes the film feel like a long, slow climb. Crucially, the devastating separation at the heart of the story, the moment Partition tears Kinu from Afsana, gets far less attention than it deserves. A love story across 78 years needs that wound to be felt. Here, it’s glimpsed. And in its final stretch, the film reaches perhaps a little too far. It draws parallels between Partition’s displacement and the Syrian and Iranian refugee crises in a manner that feels more like a marketing gimmick than a sublime Imtiaz Ali cinematic moment. A film this emotionally specific didn’t need to announce its own universality quite so loudly.”

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Actor Vedang Raina penned a heartfelt note of gratitude a few days after the release of Main Vaapas Aaunga. He started the note by reflecting on the time when he went for an audition for the first time, and told his parents that acting was what made him feel the most alive.

He wrote, “I came home one day after an audition (I was 19) and told my parents that acting is what makes me feel the most alive. I didn’t expect to say that and I was as surprised as they were. It’s now been 2 and a half years since I came into this industry that’s given me everything and my gut feeling was right.”

He then shared that Main Vaapas Aaunga has been a transformative experience for him and helped him grow as an artiste. He added that the film changed everything for him.

Tom Holland has provided what many fans believe is the long-awaited confirmation that he and Zendaya have gotten married. In a recent interview with Esquire, he addressed the subject in a discreet manner.

The conversation turned to the topic of viral AI-generated images that had recently circulated online. These fake photographs showed the couple getting married in Lake Como, Italy, with their friends and family reportedly in attendance. Tom shared that the images were convincing enough to cause actual confusion within his family. He mentioned that his grandmother expressed genuine worry, thinking she had been left off the guest list for the ceremony. When Tom was asked if any other family or friends were fooled by the digital fabrication, he paused dramatically before delivering the answer that has ignited social media. “No, because they were all there,” he replied, immediately following up with, “That’s all you’ll get on that.”

Zendaya has previously been candid about the challenges of balancing a high-profile public career with a desire for personal privacy. Speaking to The New York Times, she addressed the intense public interest in their relationship. She explained, “Well, I just feel like, for me, there is a level of a parasocial investment in my personal relationship, which I understand, and I am aware that I’m a public person, and so is he, and I’m also aware that we’ve grown up in front of people, and we’ve done movies where we fall in love with each other.”

She further talked about their joint effort to keep their private life sacred. She said, “I really do understand that, and I don’t want to dismiss that like ‘stay out of my business’ but in a lot of ways, I also am a very private person, and I try my best to be able to have things for myself and for him as well.”

She added, “We do our best in general to not hide ourselves from the world, but just to, I think, preserve things for ourselves so that we can maintain that joy just within ourselves and our loved ones and our family. So that’s kind of like my broad way of just saying, I hear it, but I also like my own little boundaries of what I like to bring up and talk about, but then also what I’m also willing to share.”

Before this recent confirmation, rumours had been gaining traction for months. In March, Zendaya’s stylist, Law Roach, caused a stir when he told Access Hollywood, “The wedding has already happened. You missed it. It’s very true.” Observant fans have also pointed out that Zendaya has been seen wearing a gold band alongside her engagement ring.

Despite the secrecy, Tom remains open about the strength of their bond. In his Esquire interview, he shared, “She’s my best friend, and I’m the happiest I ever have been when I’m with her, but I also have never felt so supported and safe, ever. Period.”

The couple is set to appear together in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which will release on July 31.

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