{"id":314820,"date":"2026-02-24T14:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/314820\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:31:10","slug":"janhvi-kapoor-vishal-jethwa-explains-why-he-avoids-sridevi-topic-with-homebound-co-star-janhvi-kapoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/314820\/","title":{"rendered":"Janhvi Kapoor: Vishal Jethwa explains why he AVOIDS Sridevi topic with \u2018Homebound\u2019 co-star Janhvi Kapoor |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VishalVishal Jethwa impressed in Homebound (2025), shortlisted for 2026 Oscars but missing final noms. The film won festivals and hearts globally. To SCREEN, he said shattered hopes linger despite pride. Post-miss, Janhvi called; he avoided mom talks with her to prevent triggering, unlike with Ishaan. Sridevi died 2018. Vishal Jethwa<\/a>\u2019s performance in Neeraj Ghaywan<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Homebound\u2019 turned heads in 2025, earning him widespread appreciation from critics and audiences alike. Starring alongside Janhvi Kapoor<\/a> and Ishaan Khatter, the film gained international traction when it was shortlisted for the 2026 Oscars. Despite the recognition, India\u2019s official Oscar entry didn\u2019t make it to the final nominations announced in January 2026. Reflecting on the experience in a recent interview, Vishal shared how the setback affected him and spoke warmly about his equation with Ishaan and Janhvi.<\/p>\n

Vishal Jethwa on \u2018Homebound\u2019 success<\/p>\n

\u2018Homebound\u2019, starring Vishal, Janhvi and Ishaan, found love from audiences across India and abroad. The film travelled to multiple film festivals and collected a number of awards last year. Yet, despite its strong run, it narrowly missed securing an Oscar nomination. In an interview with SCREEN, Vishal opened up about how heartbroken he felt after the miss. He said, \u201cI\u2019m very, very satisfied that we reached this far. But the sadness of a crushed hope will always go along with that. I wanted to be one of those very few actors around the world who get to award the Oscars ceremony because of their film. I manifested what to wear and what I\u2019d say if we win.” <\/p>\n

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Vishal Jethwa on Janhvi Kapoor\u2019s call<\/p>\n

After the Oscars setback, Vishal recalled receiving a call from Janhvi. He said that their previous conversations had always been full of excitement, celebrating each new milestone their film achieved, but this time, the mood was somber. In the same interview, when asked whether the shared experience of losing a parent had ever come up between him, Ishaan, and Janhvi, Vishal responded thoughtfully. He said, \u201cIshaan and I talked very openly about the various layers that come with the importance of a mom. I didn\u2019t go there with Janhvi because it could be triggering. So, why put someone in that spot?”.<\/p>\n

Sridevi passed away in Dubai<\/p>\n

Sridevi, the legendary actress and mother of Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor, tragically passed away on February 24, 2018, in Dubai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vishal Jethwa impressed in Homebound (2025), shortlisted for 2026 Oscars but missing final noms. The film won festivals…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,29148,61,60,12259,4951,58376,29149,12253],"class_list":{"0":"post-314820","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-homebound","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-ishaan-khatter","14":"tag-janhvi-kapoor","15":"tag-khushi-kapoor","16":"tag-neeraj-ghaywan","17":"tag-vishal-jethwa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}