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Homebound: Friendship and hardship in India — Level A1 — woman with red and blue face paint

Homebound: Friendship and hardship in IndiaCEFR A1

10 Jan 2026

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Adapted from Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by Indrajit Rana, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
77 words
  • Homebound is a new Indian film about friendship.
  • The story follows two childhood friends from a village.
  • They travel at night by truck to an exam.
  • They go to sit a police constable exam together.
  • One friend passes the exam and one fails.
  • The friend who fails sells water filters for work.
  • He faces daily insults and refusal by customers.
  • The film shows caste and religious pressure in life.
  • The ending focuses on hope without full closure.

Difficult words

  • friendship — a close relationship between two people
  • childhood — the early years of a person's life
  • village — a small town in the countryside
  • exam — a test to check what someone knows
  • insults — rude or hurtful words to another person
  • caste — a social group that divides people in society

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Discussion questions

  • Do you have a childhood friend?
  • Have you ever travelled at night?
  • Do you like films about friendship?

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