January 6, 2026 10:22 AM

India’s ‘Homebound’ advances towards Oscars; Martin Scorsese says he was ‘deeply moved by this story’

As Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa-starrer Homebound moves closer to the Oscars, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese has said he was “deeply moved” by the story, which has earned a spot among the 15 films shortlisted for the International Feature Film category. The Academy announced on X that “fifteen films advanced to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category.” India’s Homebound is competing alongside Argentina’s Belén, Brazil’s The Secret Agent, Fran...