Pushpa 2 to Bengal Files to Kesari Chapter 2, to Kannappa, here is the list of 23 Indian films that Homebound beat to win the Oscar race

Pushpa 2 to Bengal Files to Kesari Chapter 2, to Kannappa, here is the list of 24 Indian films that Homeland beat to win the Oscar race

Homebound is India’s official entry to the Oscars in the foreign language category. Masan fame Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor, and Vishal Jethwa, has been chosen as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2026 in the Best International Feature category. It has beaten a tough competition of 23 other films from across India.

Here is the list of films that Homebound beat and won the Oscar Race

1. I Want to Talk (Hindi)

 2. Tanvi The Great (Hindi)

 3. The Bengal Files (Hindi)

 4. Pushpa 2 (Telugu)

5. Kesari Chapter 2 (Hindi)

6. Superboys of Malegaon (Hindi)

7. Sthal (Marathi)

 

 8. Kannappa (Telugu)

9. Meta The Dazzling Girl (Silent Film)

10. Sabar Bonda (Marathi)

11. Dashavatar (Marathi)

12. Vanvaas (Marathi)

13. Paani (Marathi)

14. Gandhi Tatha Chettu (Telugu)

15. Aata Thambaycha Naay (Marathi)

16. Sekhar Kammula’s Kubera (Telugu)

17. Boong (Manipuri)

18. Sankranthiki Vasthunnam (Telugu)

19. Humans in the Loop (Hindi)

20. Jugnuma (Hindi)

21. Phule (Hindi)

22. Veera Chandrahasa (Kannada)

23. Pyre (Hindi)

Lets see whether Homebound makes India Proud at Oscars 2026.

 

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