Cannes 2025: Janhvi Kapoor joins Karan Johar, and Ishaan Khatter at Cannes ahead of ‘Homebound’ premiere

Ishaan Khatter, Orhan Awatramani, Shikhar Pahariya, Khushi Kapoor and Karan Johar pose for photos ahead of the Cannes premiere of ‘Homebound’
| Photo Credit: Instagram/ @karanjohar, @ishaankhatter, @bollytellybuzz

Janhvi Kapoor’s upcoming film Homebound is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, and her family and close friends have already arrived in France ahead of the screening. Kapoor’s boyfriend Shikhar Pahariya was seen at the festival with her sister Khushi Kapoor, filmmaker Karan Johar, and Orhan Awatramani.

Photos shared on social media show the group posing casually on the sidelines of the festival. Dressed in informal clothing, they were seen together in candid moments, appearing relaxed before the film’s official presentation.

Karan Johar, who is one of the producers of Homebound, also posted a photo from Cannes wearing a peach checkered suit with a black shirt. He captioned the photo, “Yes we Cannes! Day 1.”

Actor Ishaan Khatter, who plays a lead role in the film, shared his own update with the caption, “Bonjour festival de Cannes 🤍.”

Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, Homebound is part of the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes. The film follows the story of two childhood friends in a North Indian village and features Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter, and Vishal Jethwa in the lead roles. The project is produced by Dharma Productions, Apoorva Mehta, and Adar Poonawalla.

Martin Scorsese is attached as executive producer. In a statement about the film, he said, “Neeraj has made a beautifully crafted film that’s a significant contribution to Indian cinema. I am glad the movie is an official selection at Un Certain Regard in Cannes this year.”

In a recent interview with Galatta Plus, Karan Johar spoke about the film’s place at the festival, noting the significance of a mainstream studio production being officially selected. “All those cinema intellectuals will go to town and talk about All We Imagine As Light… but not one person will write that a mainstream studio has an officially selected film (Homebound) at Cannes.”