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Neeraj Ghaywan’s gentle and empathetic filmmaking transcends the intrusion of hate and censorship. Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound is based on Basharat Peer’s New York Times article, “A Friendship, a Pandemic, and a Roadside Death,” but subtle parallels can also be drawn between Shazia Iqbal’s Dhadak 2 and Ghaywan’s drama. If Neelesh, played by Siddhant Chaturvedi, tried to escape politics to focus solely on himself, Chandan Kumar (Vishal Jethwa) conceals his identity by falsifying it on forms and in the presence of others, including government officials.  Director: Neeraj Ghaywan Writers: Shreedhar Dubey, Neeraj Ghaywan, Varun Grover Stars: Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor Like Neelesh, Chandan doesn’t understand English at university, and he, too, receives a wedding invitation from his girlfriend (Janhvi Kapoor). And let’s not forget all those Ambedkar posters everywhere.  Homebound, in a sense, is what Dhadak 2 should have been. Iqbal, however, despite all his good i...