Cannes 2025: How Scorsese helped push Indian drama ‘Homebound’ over the line

Neeraj Ghaywan’s first film in a decade, about two friends striving to escape their marginalised roots in rural India, has packed an emotional punch at the Cannes Film Festival. He talks to FRANCE 24 about the personal significance of “Homebound” and Martin Scorsese’s decisive help in bringing the long-gestating project to completion.