{"id":140748,"date":"2025-05-02T07:47:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/cannes-film-homebound-boarded-by-paradise-city-sales-wme-independent\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T07:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:47:52","slug":"cannes-film-homebound-boarded-by-paradise-city-sales-wme-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/cannes-film-homebound-boarded-by-paradise-city-sales-wme-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannes Film &#8216;Homebound&#8217; Boarded by Paradise City Sales, WME Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tParadise City Sales and WME Independent are teaming as much as co-represent \u201cHomebound,\u201d directed by acclaimed Indian director <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/neeraj-ghaywan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_neeraj-ghaywan\" data-tag=\"neeraj-ghaywan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neeraj Ghaywan<\/a> within the run as much as its world premiere at Cannes\u2019 Un Certain Regard. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHomebound\u201d marks Ghaywan\u2019s long-gestated observe as much as his function debut \u201cMasaan\u201d which had additionally premiered at Un Certain Regard in 2015 and turned out to be a spotlight, profitable each the Fipresci Prize and Avenir Prize. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe film hails from Indian powerhouse <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/dharma-productions\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dharma-productions\" data-tag=\"dharma-productions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dharma Productions<\/a> whose credit embrace \u201cMy Name Is Khan,\u201d \u201cRaazi\u201d and \u201cKapoor &amp; Sons.\u201d Producers are <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/karan-johar\/\" id=\"auto-tag_karan-johar\" data-tag=\"karan-johar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karan Johar<\/a>, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta and Somen Mishra, with co-producers Marijke de Souza and <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/melita-toscan-du-plantier\/\" id=\"auto-tag_melita-toscan-du-plantier\" data-tag=\"melita-toscan-du-plantier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melita Toscan du Plantier<\/a>, who had additionally produced  \u201cMasaan\u201d and bought Scorsese on board for \u201cHomebound.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHeadlined by Ishaan Khatter (\u201cThe Perfect Couple\u201d), Vishal Jethwa (\u201cTiger 3\u201d), and Janhvi Kapoor (\u201cDevara Part 1\u201d), \u201cHomebound\u201d brings collectively expertise from a brand new era of Indian cinema. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHomebound\u201d revolves round two childhood associates from a small North Indian village who chase a police job that guarantees them the dignity they\u2019ve lengthy been denied. But as they inch nearer to their dream, mounting desperation threatens the bond that holds them collectively. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMartin Scorsese, who\u2019s all the time championed world cinema and joined the film at an early stage as govt producer, mentioned \u201cNeeraj has made a beautifully crafted film that\u2019s a significant contribution to Indian cinema.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGhaywan described \u201cHomebound\u201d as \u201ca deeply personal story about friendship, dignity, and survival.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s about people who are often unseen, and the quiet strength they carry in a world that rarely pauses for them,\u201d mentioned the director, including that he hopes the movie \u201chelps us look closer\u2014with empathy\u2014and see what we\u2019ve been conditioned to ignore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tParadise City Sales mentioned the movie \u201coffers a richly textured portrait of contemporary India that feels both deeply rooted and completely universal, which will resonate with audiences everywhere.\u201d The additionally praised Neeraj Ghaywan for bringing \u201cthis story of family, friendship, and resilience to life with such power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAd Vitam, a number one distribution firm primarily based in Paris, will launch the film in France. Paradise City Sales will launch worldwide gross sales at Cannes, whereas WME Independent will rep the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Paradise City Sales and WME Independent are teaming as much as co-represent \u201cHomebound,\u201d directed by acclaimed Indian director Neeraj Ghaywan within the run as much as its world premiere at Cannes\u2019 Un Certain Regard. \u201cHomebound\u201d marks Ghaywan\u2019s long-gestated observe as much as his function debut \u201cMasaan\u201d which had additionally premiered at Un Certain Regard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9995,616,1728,263,9994,5578,4711,6872,9996],"class_list":{"0":"post-140748","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood","8":"tag-boarded","9":"tag-cannes","10":"tag-city","11":"tag-film","12":"tag-homebound","13":"tag-independent","14":"tag-paradise","15":"tag-sales","16":"tag-wme"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}