Homebound

Anupama Chopra of The Hollywood Reporter India wrote Homebound is A Stunning Portrait of Systemic Cruelty and Defiant Courage

Aseem Chhabra, writing for BBC Culture, highlighted the film's exploration of caste and religious identities and noted that its depiction of marginalized communities resonated strongly with festival audiences.

Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com rated it 4/5 stars and commented that "The film is deeply moving and the director's view of social reality is profoundly compassionate."

Namrata Joshi of Cinema Express gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "There is an authenticity to Homebound that goes beyond the writing and the language.

Renuka Vyavahare, writing for The Times of India, gave the movie 5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Homebound raises many questions.

Santanu Das of Hindustan Times said "Neeraj Ghaywan film hailed as 'deeply empathetic' with particular praise for Ishaan Khatter".

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "Neeraj Ghaywan's second feature in a decade may or may not bring an Oscar home, but what it offers is compassion and cautious optimism, something we so desperately need in these times.

Writing for The Hindu, Anuj Kumar described the film as "a deeply immersive and emotionally resonant cinematic experience, that is both specific to the pandemic and universal in its tone and tenor," and concluded by calling it "a significant document of our times when social trust seems to be in a long-term decline."