'Main Vaapas Aaunga' writer on the balanced view in partition scenes: 'It can be rage-bait'

Writer Nayanika Mahtani says 'Main Vaapas Aaunga' was crafted to avoid divisive narratives and instead show reconciliation.

The film depicts the Partition with a balanced view, showing suffering on both sides of the border as 'rage-bait' potential.

Mahtani's grandparents' memories—particularly her grandmother from Sargodha—inspired the story's focus on happy memories and lack of bitterness.

The narrative emphasizes unspoken trauma and PTSD among survivors, as well as friendships that crossed religious lines.

Imtiaz Ali's period drama stars Naseeruddin Shah as Ishwar, who wishes to revisit his hometown Sargodha, now in Pakistan.