Neeraj Ghaywan’s directorial Homebound is India’s official entry for the Oscars and has been shortlisted for the Best International Feature Film category. The film, which stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, and Janhvi Kapoor, narrates the tale of friendship during a trying and testing time. Recently, Khatter revealed that his character had a beautiful love story in the film, which the team had also shot. However, the portion never made it to the final edit.

Ishaan Khatter on his edited love track in Homebound

In conversation with The Hollywood Reporter India, Ishaan revealed that his character had a love track in the film, and the role of his partner was essayed by Reem Shaikh. While the scenes were shot, they did not make it to the final cut. The actor revealed that the first edit of the film was 3.5 hours long, but it was eventually cut down to nearly two hours to meet Oscar eligibility criteria.