India, June 21 -- Main Vaapas Aaunga has risen like a phoenix from the ashes. The romantic drama by Imtiaz Ali had been written off after a dismal first weekend, in which it earned only Rs.5 crore net in India. But word of mouth saw the film first gain during the weekdays and then register a huge 130% jump on its second Friday. Now, the film looks poised for a strong second weekend. And Imtiaz is over the moon.

The filmmaker is in Delhi currently, where he made a surprise visit to theatres screening his film on Friday, much to the delight of the audiences. On the sidelines of one such visit, Imtiaz spoke to ANI and addressed the film's changed fortunes.

"Pehle jis din Friday ko film release hui thi, aur aaj ek hafte baad phir Friday hai...