Overview
- Martin Scorsese, an executive producer on Homebound, led a New York screening followed by a Q&A with director Neeraj Ghaywan.
- Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa attended and posed with Scorsese, with Dharma Productions sharing photos calling it “a night to remember.”
- Filmmaker Mira Nair and actor Siddharth were among guests supporting the film and its campaign.
- Homebound is written and directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, inspired by Basharat Peer’s 2020 New York Times article, and stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor.
- After a Cannes premiere and other festival stops, the film is India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Oscar, with the team intensifying outreach despite roughly Rs 5 crore in domestic box office receipts.