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On the Rediff Podcast, Vishal Jethwa talks about his Homebound journey, Martin Scorsese, his friendship with Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor, and his love for singing.

IMAGE: Vishal Jethwa in Homebound.

Vishal Jethwa is a kind of uncommon younger actors who retains shocking you along with his vary, having already confirmed his superb versatility throughout tv, OTT platforms and movies.

He terrified us because the disturbingly unhinged villain in Mardaani 2, melted our hearts as a terminally-ill affected person in Salaam Venky, after which shattered hearts into one million items along with his quietly devastating flip in Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound.

Homebound, after all, is India’s official entry within the Finest Worldwide Characteristic Movie class on the 2026 Oscars.

Having been touring the world with the movie over the previous 12 months, the actor makes a pit cease on the Rediff workplace in Mumbai for a candid, freewheeling dialog with Mayur Sanap/Rediff.

{Photograph} curated by Satish Bodas/Rediff