Overview

• Homebound will screen in the Toronto International Film Festival’s Gala Presentations program from September 4 to 14, marking its North American premiere.
• The film is also nominated for Best Film at the 2025 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, competing alongside titles such as Kalki 2898 AD and Stree 2.
• It debuted in May at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, where it earned a nine-minute standing ovation.
• Executive producer Martin Scorsese joined forces with Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions to back director Neeraj Ghaywan’s follow-up to Masaan.
• Adapted from Basharat Peer’s New York Times article, Homebound follows two friends from a North Indian village striving for police careers against systemic barriers; its Indian theatrical release date remains pending.