Neeraj Ghaywan thanks Homebound group after Cannes premiere, leaves out DoP Pratik Shah amid abuse allegations | Bollywood

Neeraj Ghaywan thanks Homebound group after Cannes premiere, leaves out DoP Pratik Shah amid abuse allegations | Bollywood

Homebound cinematographer Pratik Shah discovered himself in an issue after he was accused of abuse and inappropriate conduct. He deleted his Instagram account shortly after. Now the movie’s director Neeraj Ghaywan has posted a notice of gratitude for the folks concerned within the making of the movie, however overlooked any point out of Pratik Shah. (Additionally learn: Dharma Productions addresses abuse allegations towards Homebound DoP: ‘Our inner committee did not obtain complaints’)

Pratik Shah was the cinematographer of Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, which was screened on the Cannes Movie Competition.

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Homebound had its world premiere on the Cannes Movie Competition final month within the Un Sure Regard part. Nonetheless, it didn’t win an award there. On Monday, taking to his X account, Neeraj wrote: ā€œNow that the whirlwind that was Cannes is over, I’d prefer to acknowledge the contributions of individuals related to our movie #Homebound.ā€

He added, “Beginning off with the writing course of. All of it started with the article ā€œTaking Amrit Dwelling” that @BasharatPeer wrote for the New York Occasions. After introducing me to it, @somenmishra0 (Producer) pitched the concept of me directing the movie to Basharat and he was excited by the prospect. One thing within me cried out to make the story come to life as I learn it. I travelled with Basharat to satisfy the households featured within the article. I used to be much more positive I needed to pursue this story after assembly them. It made me replicate by myself life and I seeded that within the story. Basharat, with out your article and your steering, the Homebound journey would by no means have begun. I am grateful to you!”

He went on to thank story and screenplay advisor Sumit Roy, dialogue-writer Varun Grover, dialect coach Shreedhar Dubey, the event group at Dharma Productions, DA and Script Supervisor Ibad Shaikh, co-producer Melita Toscan Du Plantier, and editor Nitin Baid.

ā€œI forgot so as to add that I additionally wrote the Screenplay of Homebound. That was on my own,ā€ he ended the tweet thread, which had no point out of cinematographer Pratik Shah.

Assertion by Dharma on the controversy

In the meantime, Dharma Productions addressed the matter in an official assertion, ā€œMr. Pratik Shah was a freelancer on the undertaking Homebound and was engaged on it for a restricted interval. His engagement with us has been accomplished. Throughout this restricted interval, our inner committee for POSH didn’t obtain any complaints towards him from any forged or crew on our movie Homebound.ā€ Neeraj is but to make a touch upon the allegations of abuse and misconduct which had been directed at Pratik Shah.

Homebound stars Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor and Vishal Jethwa. The movie’s group had been current on the Cannes screening the place the movie obtained a 9-minute-long standing ovation. It’s government produced by Martin Scorsese.

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