An Oscar shortlist is a pretty good way to end your year. Actor Ishaan Khatter called 2025 extraordinary, posting vacation photos from a Goa trip he described as a perfect, aura-cleansing getaway before 2026. His year included the series The Royals, where he played a member of a cash-strapped royal family working with a businessperson to turn their palace into a resort. The show was renewed for another season. His major project, however, was the film Homebound, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and co-starring Janhvi Kapoor and Vishal Jethwa.
The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, reportedly earning a long-standing ovation. Based on a newspaper article, it follows two friends from a North Indian village striving to become police officers for respect, seeing their friendship strained by pressure. Homebound was later selected as India's official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming Academy Awards, making the critical December shortlist.
The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, reportedly earning a long-standing ovation. Based on a newspaper article, it follows two friends from a North Indian village striving to become police officers for respect, seeing their friendship strained by pressure. Homebound was later selected as India's official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming Academy Awards, making the critical December shortlist.
