India, Sept. 20 -- After Homebound's win at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Vishal Jethwa manifested the film going to the Oscars in a conversation with us. And a few days later, it came true as the Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor and Vishal Jethwa-starrer was officially selected as India's submission to the 2026 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category on Friday.

Ecstatic about the feat, the actor says, "Whenever the media manifested something for me, it has always turned out to be true. It happened when a journalist wished for me to work with my favourite actor Katrina Kaif (with whom he did Tiger 3), and now this. I want to thank the media for always standing by me."

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