Overview

• Homebound has been selected as India’s official submission for the Best International Feature category at the Oscars.
• Vishal Jethwa says his success stems from merit and years of auditions, adding he received no referrals before his Mardaani 2 breakthrough.
• He argues that dwelling on nepotism feels unproductive, stressing perseverance as the only way to advance.
• Jethwa says people around Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor often give them an edge on set, while the actors themselves treated him respectfully.
• The Neeraj Ghaywan film premiered at Cannes and TIFF, opened worldwide on September 26, and lists Karan Johar and Adar Poonawalla as producers with Martin Scorsese as executive producer.