Filmmaker Anurag Basu expressed being profoundly moved and "felt small" after watching Neeraj Ghaywan's film "Homebound," starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, and Janhvi Kapoor. Basu described the cinematic experience as intensely affecting, particularly highlighting a scene involving Shalini Vatsa. He praised the film on social media as "timely" and "aching," deserving of conversation and an Oscar nod. "Homebound" has been shortlisted for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.