India, Jan. 23 -- Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan and producer Karan Johar's film Homebound exited the 98th Oscar race on Thursday when the final nominations for the Academy Awards 2026 were announced. The film, starring Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa in leading roles, was India's official entry to Oscars. The makers of the film, including executive producer Martin Scorsese, ran a long campaign, showcasing the film at different film festivals across the world leading up the nominations. The film's writer Sumit Roy says that Karan and the rest of the team put their best foot forward to reach where they did.

Homebound, which tells the story of two friends and their dream of becoming police officers one day, was in the Best International Feature...