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Kind
courtesy
Dharma
Productions/Instagram
Ten
years
after
Masaan,
filmmaker
Neeraj
Ghaywan
returned
to
the
Cannes
Film
Festival
with
a
heartwarming
film,
Homebound
On
Wednesday,
May
21,
2025,
Homebound,
which
stars
Ishaan
Khatter,
Janhvi
Kapoor
and
Vishal
Jethwa,
was
screened
at
the
prestigious
festival.
What
made
the
premiere
special
was
the
almost
9
minute-long
standing
ovation
given
to
the
team
by
the
audience.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Dharma
Productions/Instagram
Ishaan
Khatter
got
emotional
as
the
crowd
stood
up
and
clapped
nonstop
in
the
theatre.
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Kind
courtesy
Dharma
Productions/Instagram
Janhvi,
who
wore
a
light
green
gown
by
Anamika
Khanna,
was
quite
emotional
too.
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Kind
courtesy
Dharma
Productions/Instagram
Several
visuals
from
the
screening
surfaced
online
in
which
Neeraj
Ghaywan
could
be
seen
getting
emotional
on
receiving
thunderous
applause.
Teary-eyed
Neeraj
also
hugged
Producer
Karan
Johar.
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Kind
courtesy
Dharma
Productions/Instagram
‘9
minutes
of
pure
love
&
applause!
Team
Homebound
receiving
all
the
appreciation
at
@festivaldecannes!’
writes
Dharma
Productions.
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Kind
courtesy
Dharma
Productions/Instagram
Ghaywan
describes
Homebound
as
‘a
deeply
personal
story
about
friendship,
dignity,
and
survival.
It’s
about
people
who
are
often
unseen,
and
the
quiet
strength
they
carry
in
a
world
that
rarely
pauses
for
them.’
Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff
