Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor’s ‘Homebound’ directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and backed by Karan Johar took a slow start on Friday where it collected Rs 30 lakh. The film saw a turnaround on Saturday where the film saw over 80% jump to collect Rs 55 lakh and on Sunday the film’s collection stayed steady with Rs 55 lakh, taking the overall collection of Rs 1.40 crore as per Sacnilk. The film is based on Basharat Peer’s column from The New York Times and had its premiere at the Cannes film festival in May of this year. The film spoke about friendship, caste difference and the pain of migrant workers during the lockdown. It has also become India’s official entry for the Oscars this year.
The film has been in the news over the past few days as the details of censor issues began pouring in from all sides. The film had to wait for three months for a screening with the Censor Board, with Bengaluru based director TS Nagabharana being roped in to head the Revising Committee screening. Despite all this , people who have gone to watch the film and the critics have praised the film and are calling it one of the best films of the year.The film has been gaining a lot of attention from folks who have seen the film calling it one of the best films of the year and despite that the film dropped by nearly 60 % on Monday to collect just Rs 23 lakh, thereby taking the overall collection of the film to Rs 1.63 crore. It would be noteworthy to see how the film performs from hereon, but as per trends the film looks at a week 1 collection of maximum Rs 3 crore. The Times of India is its review called the film ‘Heart-wrenching and poignant’. It added , ‘the brilliance of Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound lies in its quiet, unassuming, and unpreachy nature. With a perfectly paced two-hour runtime, the film never drags. The narrative doesn’t feel agenda-driven—it simply holds up a mirror to society, serving as a stark and stirring commentary on our growing apathy. You don’t see the storm coming—but when it hits, it shakes you to the core and leaves you numb. Yes, it’s tragic, but the characters never indulge in self-pity or despair. Long after the end credits roll, you’re still seated, overwhelmed, tears rolling down your cheeks.’
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