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Homebound

Neeraj Ghaywan

Rating: ★★★
Year: 2025
Language: Hindi
Logged: Aug 16, 2026

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Homebound is a 2025 Hindi-language drama directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, based on a 2020 New York Times article by Basharat Peer. It follows two childhood friends from a village in North India, Shoaib and Chandan, played by Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa, as they prepare for the Indian Police Service exam in hopes of gaining the respect it would bring them. Janhvi Kapoor also stars. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

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