Homebound

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Homebound

2025

1h 59m

Drama

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31 Reviews

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Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they've long been denied. But as they inch closer to their dream, mounting desperation threatens the bond that holds them together.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Oct 7, 2025

It’s mainstream Indian cinema, certainly, but storytelling with its feet on the ground and a message in its heart.

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Nikki Gemmell

The Australian

Oct 4, 2025

4/5

The film stands powerfully alongside Gallipoli, Withnail and I, Brokeback Mountain and Moonlight as a moving paean to the bindings of brotherhood.

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Anupama Chopra

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 3, 2025

One of the best this year!

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Rohan Naahar

The Long Take Podcast

Mar 5, 2026

Neeraj Ghaywan's moving second feature takes a daring, humanist approach to spotlighting minority communities, and how a tragedy like the COVID-19 pandemic affected them.

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Grace Han

Asian Movie Pulse

Dec 12, 2025

3/5

Some critics might call this a Bollywood social drama, or even a tearjerker; for me, the appeal of pathos was only met with dry eyes... Still overall engaging and surely a crowdpleaser, general audiences are sure to lap this up.

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Akhil Arora

The Long Take Podcast

Dec 5, 2025

Homebound, Neeraj Ghaywan’s second feature film in a decade, is well worth the wait.

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Sunny Sundaresan

Oct 5, 2025

Very heartfelt movie from India that is superbly directed by. Neeraj Ghaywann: two superbly convincing performances by Ishaan Katter and Vishal Jethwa as two friends who have to support each other. It deals with Castesism and Religious intolerance in North India. Definitely Oscar worthy. My wife was in tears!

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Fandango Customer C

Oct 1, 2025

Fantastic rare movie

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andrea Andreas

Oct 1, 2025

great movie with lots of emotions and reality of India . too sad but very realistic movie must watch.

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AB

Sep 29, 2025

Good acting, but generalizing a corner case scenario and portraying everything negative about India doesn't resonate with me at all!

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Sapna M

Sep 28, 2025

Brilliant Fil making and acting!

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Mridul M

Sep 26, 2025

Great acting in a poignant story

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Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they've long been denied. But as they inch closer to their dream, mounting desperation threatens the bond that holds them together.

Director: Neeraj Ghaywan
Producer: Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, Somen Mishra
Screenwriter: Neeraj Ghaywan, Neeraj Ghaywan
Distributor: Moviegoers Entertainment
Production Co: Dharma Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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