Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter & Vishal Jethwa at TIFF with Sucharita | Life After Cannes & Homebound

At TIFF 2025, film critic Sucharita Tyagi sits down with the cast of Homebound — Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter, and Vishal Jethwa fresh off their glorious Cannes premiere earlier this year. The trio open up about how life has changed since Cannes, the incredible reactions their film has received, and what the festival experience has been like for them. They also share stories of working together on Homebound, their take on the film’s impact, and what it means to carry the movie from Cannes to TIFF.

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0:00 - Highlights
0:50 - The TIFF experience
2:50 - Ishaan's confidence in the script of Homebound
4:50 - "Making Homebound is a reward"
6:50 - How Vishal Jethwa did not connect with the film earlier
9:30 - Memories from the Cannes Premiere of Homebound
15:50 - Vishal's emotional response to Cannes
18:00 - Karan Johar and Dharma's support to the film
22:00 - Sunny Sanskari ki Tulsi Kumari promotions for Janhvi

Homebound is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, and produced by Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta and Somen Mishra under the banner of Dharma Productions. The film an adaptation of a New York Times article by Basharat Peer from 2020, stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor. It follows two childhood friends, who attempt to pass the national police exam.

The film had its premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard on 21 May 2025.

Sucharita Tyagi is the newly elected Vice Chairperson of the Film Critics Guild of India. With nearly 20 years of media experience, she is best known for her popular movie reviews on YouTube, where she has built a community of dedicated fans. Now splitting her time between Mumbai and New York, Tyagi also has extensive experience in broadcast radio. With a unique voice, she reviews films and discusses South Asian pop culture with honesty and passion through a contemporary, feminist lens, breaking down complex issues in relatable ways.

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