British Indian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha recently hosted a special London screening of Neeraj Ghaywan’s 'Homebound' as part of its international promotional tour. The film has now been shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards in the International Feature Film category, being placed among 15 films still in contention from around the world.
Joining Neeraj and Gurinder were Karan Johar, Ishaan Khatter, and Vishal Jethwa. The 'Mistress Of Spices' and 'Bride And Prejudice' director only has best wishes for the film, hoping for it to bring home the Oscar and make India proud.
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The film tells the story of two childhood friends who chase a police job. (Poster courtesy: Dharma Productions)
Sharing her thoughts on Neeraj’s sophomore feature, Gurinder told News18, “I really enjoyed it. It was wonderful to see the film with the British audience. What I thought was remarkable about 'Homebound' was how it reminded us all of how we were connected at the time when the coronavirus had started spreading and affecting us. That’s the universal quality of the film. I loved that, and I loved the way the story unfolded. It was an absolute pleasure and honor to talk to Neeraj, Ishaan, Vishal, and Karan."
Hollywood director Martin Scorsese serves as the executive producer on 'Homebound'. It tells the story of two childhood friends, Shoaib (Ishaan) and Chandan (Vishal), who chase a police job that promises them dignity but are trapped in India’s brutal socio-political reality. The film is based on journalist Basharat Peer’s 2020 New York Times article, ‘Taking Amrit Home’.
