Tag: Film Homebound

Asking what’s shifting in Indian society for identity politics films on caste to thrive, filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan tells NDTV’s Vasudha Venugopal it’s a welcome change with producers like Karan Johar backing Homebound and Dhaak, but slams condescending appreciation as insufficient-calling for real accountability, reparations, and upper-caste mainstreaming of Ambedkar over mere applause. Source link [ad_3]

Ecstatic yet nervous about Homebound’s Oscar global shortlist, Neeraj Ghaywan reveals at NDTV Indian of the Year 2025 that international festivals from Cannes to Toronto triggered collective tears and empathy for the film’s caste realities, credits personal feminism shaped by his sisters for its strong women characters, slams condescending media appreciation as needing real accountability…