‘Homebound’ becomes India’s official entry for the Oscars

Karan Johar reacts to the film Homebound’s official entry in the Best International Film category.

Filmmaker NeerajGhaywan’s film Homebound becomes the official entry for the Oscars in the Best International Film category. The film was officially selected as India’s entry for the 2026 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category on Friday. Filmmaker Karan Johar shared his excitement on the same.

Karan Johar feels elated about the official entry of Homebound for the Oscars.

Director and producer Karan Johar took to social media to share his joy, calling it a moment they would never forget. Minutes after the film’s selection for the Academy Awards was made public, Karan posted the film’s posters on Instagram along with an emotional note that read, “One of the ‘pinch me’ moments that I will NEVER forget!!!! Extremely honoured, humbled and ecstatic that our film #Homebound is selected as India’s official entry for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards! Our deepest gratitude to the @filmfederationofindia to believe in the story, in us and what we can bring to the world stage for Indian cinema. Heartiest congratulations to the entire team.”

NeerajGhaywan also reacts to the film’s official entry to the Oscars.

The director of Homebound, NeerajGhaywan, shared the film’s poster on Instagram and captioned it, “OMG!!! This is real!!” Janhvi Kapoor also wrote on Instagram, “Every part of this film has been nothing short of a dream. The journey, the people, what this story means, and how personal it’s been for everyone in our team. At every step, I have been thankful I could witness this journey, which in my mind was truly the reward in itself. Everything since has been a celebration of all these people that I love and respect so much, for their talent, their goodness and their courage. @neeraj.ghaywan @karanjohar @vishaljethwa06 @ishaankhatter❤️ this movie and even its journey, has been about hope, in so many more ways than one would expect ❤️ in cinemas on the 26th of September:).”