Homebound shall be seen as a coming-of-age film for Indian cinema on the world stage that has forced the global audience to look, unblinkingly, at the invisible lives that keep our world turning.

India’s official entry Homebound does not secure an Oscar nomination. The Neeraj Ghaywan film exits at shortlist stage at the 98th Academy Awards.

Homebound is a heartbreaking and eye-opening reminder of the cruelty embedded in a social scene. Based on a true story and executive-produced by Martin Scorsese, the film follows two childhood friends ...

At the heart of Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound is the image of one young man carrying another. Early in the film, we see the piggyback as a moment of laughter and joy. By the end of the film, it’s a ...

Sometimes the most powerful stories start out the smallest. Neeraj Ghaywan’s “Homebound,” in its quietest moments, finds two friends sitting in partial silence at the rocky riverfront of their village ...

The starting point of this film, I’m told, was once a photograph, doing the rounds on social media. Which led journalist Basharat Peer to dive deeper into its origins and write a piece for the opinion ...

Indian filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan is thanking to the legendary director Martin Scorsese for lending a gentle guiding hand in shaping his film Homebound. As the film’s executive producer and a mentor to ...

Neeraj Ghaywan‘s Homebound follows two childhood friends from a small North Indian village as they take an exam to become a police and chase a job that promises them the dignity they have long been ...

Mumbai Jan 23 (IANS) Actor Vishal Jethwa has expressed his disappointment after his movie Homebound failed to make it to the final Oscar list. In a social media post, Vishal has admitted of being ...

The film had earlier advanced to the international shortlist stage. Neeraj Ghaywan’s film remains India’s official Oscars submission. India’s Oscars 2026 journey has come to an end with Homebound ...

Homebound has emerged as a strong contender in the Oscars 2026 race as India’s official entry, facing stiff competition from ...