Homebound 2025: EXCLUSIVE

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at Homebound , a Cannes competition title from director Neeraj Ghaywan and executive produced by Martin Scorsese. The film debuts this week in the Un Certain ... Homebound fuses elements of Bollywood social drama with strong performances and atmospheric camera work. Jethwa and Khatter embody their characters with tremendous warmth and complexity, infusing the film with enough soul to help us weather the more enraging developments in this elegantly wrought tearjerker. Director Neeraj Ghaywan's ' Homebound ' received acclaim at international festivals but saw a lukewarm box office response. Ishaan Khatter remains hopeful about the film's long-term impact and urges audiences to support niche cinema. Two childhood friends from a small village in North India dream of becoming police officers, hoping the job will bring them the respect they never had. However, as they come closer to their goal, pressure and struggles create problems in their friendship.