India, June 21 -- Main Vaapas Aaunga, the latest film by Imtiaz Ali, had a lukewarm start at the box office despite some great reviews. But the tide seems to be turning for the romantic drama. Now in its second week, the film is seeing cinema chains add more shows in response to a strong audience response. This has raised hopes that the film can recover and aim for a respectable box-office total.

The film's makers reported on Saturday that major cinema chains, including PVR INOX and Cinepolis India, have added more shows of Main Vaapas Aaunga across their theatres in its second week, following a strong audience response.

The film's distributors and exhibitors said the response to the movie has strengthened considerably over the past wee...