India, May 22 -- Janhvi Kapoor was present at the Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of her upcoming film Homebound, which received a 9-minute-long standing ovation. Talking about her casting in a new interview with Variety, director Neeraj Ghaywan shared that the actor has been 'heavily trolled' before, but this film will shift the perception of the audience. (Also read: Emotional Neeraj Ghaywan hugs Karan Johar as Homebound gets 9-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival)

Neeraj said of Janhvi, "She's been maligned publicly and heavily trolled, but when people see this film and her true potential, they'll wake up to see she's really made of something else. I gave her [Bhimrao Ramji] Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste to r...