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Neeraj Ghaywan's film ‘Homebound’, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, and Janhvi Kapoor, recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. In an interview with Sucharita Tyagi, Janhvi Kapoor shared the profoundly "visceral" reactions her father Boney Kapoor and sister Khushi Kapoor had after watching the film.Family’s reaction to the filmJanhvi Kapoor recounted that after the premiere of ‘Homebound’ at Cannes, she intentionally avoided her family, anticipating their emotional response. "I greeted everyone. But I saw my dad; he was howling, he was a mess. I haven’t seen him like that in a long time. And my sister’s eyes were bloodshot. I was like, I’m not gonna go up to them. Because I know if I do, I’m gonna start crying again," she shared.
Janhvi added that her father was "so moved by the film," stating, "I don’t think I’ve seen him have such a visceral reaction to any piece of art in such a long time.
"A collective "Existential Crisis" in the theatreThe actress further revealed that the emotional impact of the film extended beyond her family, with many in the theatre shedding tears by the end. "It wasn’t like gentle, cute, sniffles. It was like (imitates sobbing).
I think people had an existential crisis in that room, which I loved," Janhvi explained. She admitted to having seen an earlier cut of the film and being "the biggest mess in the world" herself, prompting even director Neeraj Ghaywan to ask, "itna kyu ro rahi hain? (Why are you crying so much?)" Janhvi noted that during the Cannes screening, Vishal Jethwa was the first among the cast to visibly react emotionally once a particular plot point unfolded.About the film: ‘Homebound’
‘Homebound’ is the story as stated in its synopsis, is of “two friends from a North Indian village pursue police jobs seeking dignity, but their friendship strains as desperation grows in their quest”. The film received a remarkable nine-minute standing ovation at Cannes, indicating its powerful reception on a global scale.
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