India, June 30 -- Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga may have stumbled at the box office after its June 12 release, but the film has since scripted an impressive comeback, powered by glowing word of mouth. Its unexpected turnaround has caught the industry's attention, with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt hailing the film's growing success and saying it is proof that audiences possess a "mysterious intelligence" of their own.

Mahesh penned a note for Imtiaz in Variety India following the box-office performance of his latest film Main Vaapas Aaunga, saying the film deserves to be celebrated.

He mentioned that there are "films that arrive with drums and trumpets, announcing themselves like conquerors", and there are films that arrive quietly...