New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- What's in a name? Everything, suggests Homebound, if you live in India. "When you're in uniform, no one reads the badge," Shoaib (Ishaan Khatter) tells Chandan (Vishal Jethwa) in Hindi. The English subtitle, a little over-eager, provides the subtext, rendering this as: "Your faith and caste no longer matter." But, of course, they do, and names are the first battlement to be protected and attacked. Inquiring about the results of his police recruitment exam, Chandan offers only his first name when asked, and his surname as the caste-neutral Kumar when pressed. His slight hesitancy is enough to tip off the clerk he's talking to, who immediately switches from offering sympathy to mocking the boy about reservations.

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