India, Sept. 22 -- Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor, and Vishal Jethwa, received a standing ovation at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival. Produced by Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, and Somen Mishra, and directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, the film has now been chosen as India's official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2026 Academy Awards. In a new interview, director Neeraj opened up about the film's Oscars entry and also onboarding American filmmaker Martin Scorsese as the executive producer.

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