Homebound (2025 film)
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| Directed by | Neeraj Ghaywan |
| Screenplay by | Neeraj Ghaywan Sumit Roy (co-authors) |
| Dialogues by | Neeraj Ghaywan Varun Grover Shreedhar Dubey |
| Story by | Basharat Peer Neeraj Ghaywan Sumit Roy |
| Based on | A Friendship, a Pandemic and a Death Beside the Highway by Basharat Peer |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Pratik Shah |
| Edited by | Nitin Baid |
| Music by | Score: Naren Chandravarkar Benedict Taylor Songs: Amit Trivedi |
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| Distributed by | Dharma Productions |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | est. ₹3 crore |
Homebound is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, co-authored by Ghaywan and Sumit Roy, and with American filmmaker Martin Scorsese as an Executive Producer. Produced by Dharma Productions, it is based on a New York Times article by Basharat Peer from 2020.
Homebound explores the experiences of two childhood friends portrayed by Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa after they attempt to pass the national police exam. It also features Janhvi Kapoor as Chandan's classmate.
The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May, where it reportedly received a nine–minute standing ovation following the screening. It was theatrically released in India on 26 September to critical acclaim.
In December 2025, it was one of 15 films shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film award.