During the Variety Streaming Room presented by Dharma Productions, director Neeraj Ghaywan discussed the origins and production of “Homebound,” India’s Oscar-shortlisted international feature executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
The film is inspired by a New York Times op-ed by Basharat Peer and tells the true story of two marginalized young men in India, one who is Muslim and one Dalit. They leave their North Indian village to pursue government jobs in nearby cities, their journey highlighting the realities of contemporary India. “When we speak of people from marginalized communities, we often speak of them in statistics,” Ghaywan told Variety’s chief awards editor Clayton Davis. “There’s a need to humanize
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