After Homebound’s win at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the movie, starring Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor, and Vishal Jethwa, has now become India’s official submission to the Oscars, and the team of the film can’t keep calm. While the team of Homebound, including cast and makers, have already shared their reactions about the great news, the leads of the movie, Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa, cannot stop celebrating.
A day after the big announcement, Vishal Jethwa shared a video of celebrating the great news with Ishaan Khatter. In the clip, Ishaan and Vishal, smiling brightly, were seen expressing their happiness as the former feeds sweets to the latter. Ishaan, while feeding Vishal, shouts, “Oscaarrrsss.” “Oscarsssssss 💪#homebound,”
Vishal captioned while posting the reel.
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As soon as Vishal shared the reel, fans started reacting to it. One wrote, “Can’t wait to see you on the red carpet.” “GUJJU BOY FIRE 🔥🔥🔥 AND ISSS SAAAAL OSCARS NAMDU TO Homebound,” another fan shared. A third fan wrote, “Congratulations Bhai. You deserve it.” “Loving the energy,” another comment reads.
Homebound is India’s official entry to the Oscars
The Film Federation of India (FFI), the body responsible for selecting the country’s official entry, confirmed the decision on Friday, news agency PTI reported. With this selection, Homebound will compete alongside submissions from more than 100 nations for a nomination at next year’s Academy Awards.
So far, only three Indian films—Mother India (1958), Salaam Bombay! (1989), and Lagaan (2002) have secured nominations in this category. None has gone on to win. India’s Oscar triumphs have instead come in open categories, most recently with RRR winning two awards in 2023.
Though yet to be released in India, Homebound has already made a mark internationally. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where it received a standing ovation. It later travelled to the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, finishing as the second runner-up in the prestigious International People’s Choice Award category.
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