Buckle up, Bollywood buffs, because we’re diving into a spicy rant about a cinematic injustice hotter than a Mumbai summer! Reem Shaikh, the TV queen who’s been stealing hearts since Tujhse Hai Raabta, is getting the short end of the stick in Homebound’s Oscar-bound buzz, and it’s got us fuming. This ain’t just a gripe—it’s a neon-lit callout of Tinseltown’s tired playbook.
Picture this: Homebound, Neeraj Ghaywan’s gut-punch of a film, is India’s 2026 Oscar pick, fresh off a Cannes standing ovation and a TIFF takeover. It’s a gritty tale of migrant workers’ lockdown struggles, with Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa as the desperate bromance core, and Janhvi Kapoor soaking up red-carpet selfies. The trailer’s racking up 170k+ X views, and critics are tossing around words like “stunning” and “soul-crushing.” But where’s Reem? She’s in there, delivering emotional haymakers opposite Ishaan, yet Dharma’s promo machine’s got her on mute. No posters, no press junket love—just crumbs while the big names hog the spotlight.Reem’s no rookie; she’s carried shows, tackled Gul Makai’s heft, and spilled tea on the TV-to-film grind—audition nightmares, family pressure, no star-kid safety net. Homebound could’ve been her Oscar-nom glow-up, but Bollywood’s still playing favorites. X is quiet, fans barely mention her, and it’s a classic schism: TV talent sidelined for cinema’s shiny toys. Let’s hope her performance screams loud enough in theaters tomorrow to flip the script!
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