Cannes 2025: Homebound Ft Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor Getting 9-Min Standing Ovation Has Karan Johar Teary-Eyed!
Neeraj Ghaywan is also the director of Vicky Kaushal's starrer Masaan. Read here for more.
It’s a huge moment for the Indians and another moment for us to celebrate. Neeraj Gheywan’s film Homebound premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2025. It stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor. But it’s not just that, the film has received an outstanding response from the lucky audience who witnessed it for the very first time at the Cannes Film Festival. Producer Karan Johar also got emotional after the screening. Read on to know more.
Homebound Gets An Outstanding Response!
Homebound is directed by Neeraj Gheywan, and the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025. Some videos from the screening were shared on the popular Instagram page of Diet Sabya. The video showed Karan Johar getting emotional after the screening of Homebound and hugging director Neeraj Ghaywan. With the video, there was also a screenshot of a follower’s reaction on Homebound. As per the text, the Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa film received a 9-minute standing ovation at Cannes. And they also called it a powerful movie. Homebound is being premiered at Cannes under the Un Certain Regard Award category.
The audience can be seen clapping for the makers and artists who are part of the film. Also, did you know that the icon Martin Scorsese is an executive producer of the film?
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The entire team of Homebound is present for the huge moment. Janhvi Kapoor also turned heads with her fashion choices at the Cannes Film Festival. For her film’s screening, she wore a stunning backless corset gown with a long train and some stunning jewellery.
This is a moment for us to celebrate. We can’t wait for the film to be released in India.
First Published: May 21, 2025 6:01 PM
