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Is Homebound OK for kids?
Filmi puts it at 16+, and the CBFC certified it U/A 16+. 6 of 7 categories documented.
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Violence & gore
Language
Sex & nudity
Substances
Not documented
Frightening / intense
Positive messages
Strong
Role models
Clear
Read from 14 reviews.
The record, item by item
Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Frightening / intense · strong · Reviewer on record
“Homebound's last half hour will stun you, you'll be mentally disturbed.” view the record →
Frightening / intense · moderate · Reviewer on record
“tense and unsettling as it chronicles the ordeal of migrants after the sudden lockdown” view the record →
Violence & gore · moderate · Reviewer on record
“They get beaten up by the police during a curfew, with Shoaib getting a harsher treatment” view the record →
Language · moderate · Reviewer on record
“words like gan and the lines like aloo goi have been removed” view the record →
Language · moderate · Reviewer on record
“deals with the most ghastly inhumane divisive language being projected towards them” view the record →
Frightening / intense · moderate · Reviewer on record
“the abuse he faces will genuinely make you rage at the scenes and dialogues” view the record →
Violence & gore · mild · Reviewer on record
“Chandan standing in Shoaib's path during an Islamophobic assault” view the record →
Violence & gore · moderate · Reviewer on record
“Chandan standing in Shoaib's path during an Islamophobic assault” view the record →
Sex & nudity · mild · Reviewer on record
“Chandan and Sudha have a tentative romance” view the record →
Frightening / intense · moderate · Reviewer on record
“true horror faced by the marginalised during the COVID scare” view the record →
Frightening / intense · strong · Reviewer on record
“harrowing and tragic years”
Positive messages · strong · Reviewer on record
“the resilience that shines through Homebound” view the record →
Role models · clear · Reviewer on record
“despite constant humiliation, both don't give up on the idea of India” view the record →
Parents ask
Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Homebound OK for kids?
Filmi puts Homebound at 16+ — suitable for 16 and over. The CBFC certified it U/A 16+. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.
What age is Homebound suitable for?
16+, based on the CBFC rating of U/A 16+. 4 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.
What content should parents know about in Homebound?
Documented so far: violence — moderate, language — moderate, sex or nudity — mild, frightening scenes — strong. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.
Did the censor board cut anything from Homebound?
The CBFC certified it U/A 16+ with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.
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16+and up
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Violence & gore
Language
Sex & nudity
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Frightening / intense
Positive messages
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Minimum age
16+
CBFC: U/A 16+
Source: CBFC
Certificate · BBFC
12Aminimum age 12
source link pending
Certificate · CBFC
U/A 16+minimum age 16
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Parent note
Two lifelong friends—one Muslim, one Dalit—face caste and religious discrimination while chasing a police job; the pandemic's migrant crisis brings a devastating, tearful climax. Strong on friendship, resilience and dignity; one scene involves an Islamophobic assault.
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