<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5616×3744+0+0/resize/5616×3744!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F55%2Fcc1d32d44289b8f650117da27111%2Fhomebound-8943.jpg" alt="Mohammad Saiyub (above, in a Mumbai quarter on a February day) appeared in a photo that went viral in the early days of the pandemic. He and his childhood buddy Amrit Kumar were hitching home, a journey of nearly 1,000 miles. Kumar, who is a Hindu Dalit, fell ill. Saiyub, a Muslim, cradled his friend by the roadside. Their different religious identities drew attention in a country where communal relations have been polarized after a decade of Hindu nationalist rule. The photo and the story behind it inspired the award-winning movie Homebound.”>

The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved.

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