Homebound: Performances That Leave You Breathless

Dear @vishaljethwa06 , @ishaankhatter , and @janhvikapoor ,

You have my heart for this one. While watching the three of you, I had goosebumps and tears at the same time — that doesn’t happen often, and it shook something deep inside me.

@homeboundthefilm is not an easy watch. But what I carried back home was not just the pain — it was the hope, the energy, and the friendship that held the characters together.

This film doesn’t feel like just a story. It feels like someone held up a mirror in front of us. It makes you ask yourself: how much do we take for granted? How many people suffer quietly, with no one noticing? The way it shows how broken systems crush simple lives is honest, raw, and unforgettable.

@vishaljethwa06 I honestly have no words for your performance as Chandan. From changing your name to pass as a Brahmin, to taking a Muslim identity to save your friend, and finally embracing your Dalit truth — your journey was heartbreaking and so real that it felt like I was living it with you.

@ishaankhatter , you were outstanding — especially in that highway scene. It just stayed with me.

@janhvikapoor, you brought so much honesty and warmth to your role.

And I can’t not mention @itsshalinivatsa who played Chandan’s mother — her tears at the end completely broke me.

@neeraj.ghaywan , thank you for giving us this gem. The writing by ShreedharDubey , Neeraj Ghaywan, and Varun Grover is something else.
That one line by Chandan will haunt me for a long time: “Sach bolte hain toh sabse dur ho jaate hain, aur jhooth bolte hain toh khud se.”

Thank you @dharmamovies and @karanjohar for backing a film like this.

The film works on every level — performances, story, dialogues, even the silence in between. And the ending… painful yet peaceful. A family finding its own way to heal, and a young man going back to college to keep the dream alive.

Homebound is not the kind of film you forget after walking out. It stays.
Please don’t wait for the OTT release — this is one to be felt in a theatre. Every single standing ovation was worth it.