Overview

• The Film Federation of India announced in Kolkata that Homebound will represent the country in the Best International Feature category, with jury chair N Chandra noting a unanimous decision after considering 24 films.
• Neeraj Ghaywan’s drama premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard to a standing ovation and placed second runner-up for the International People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
• Indian theatrical release is set for September 26, positioning the film to begin its Oscars campaign window.
• The film stars Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa as childhood friends, with Janhvi Kapoor in a key role, and explores caste and religious discrimination without revealing story turns.
• Backed by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions with Martin Scorsese as an executive producer, Homebound is adapted from Basharat Peer’s 2020 New York Times essay Taking Amrit Home.