NPR: Homebound https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-116861 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:34:21 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Homebound https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-116861/homebound Shortlisted for an Oscar, 'Homebound' is a daring movie about two dear friends The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:22:44 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/g-s1-116860/oscar-homebound-india-pandemic-hindu-dalit-muslim https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/g-s1-116860/oscar-homebound-india-pandemic-hindu-dalit-muslim Homebound.'/>

The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved.

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