Archive · 1 Oct 2025
Homebound and Paar: Films Depict Migrant Worker Struggles
Two films, 'Homebound' and 'Paar', show how hard it is for people who move to cities to find work.
'Homebound' tells of friends struggling to earn money in a garment mill.
'Paar' shows a couple escaping violence and searching for work, only to face hardship and judgment.
These stories reflect the tough lives of many migrant workers who often face difficult conditions and sometimes, prejudice.
Films 'Homebound' and 'Paar' explore the struggles of migrant workers.
Migrant workers constitute a significant portion of the urban population in India.
'Paar' depicts a couple's struggles after being forced from their village.
'Homebound' follows two friends' battle for survival in a garment mill.
Migrant workers often face harsh realities, including economic hardship and discrimination.
- Who
- Migrant workers, Naurangia, Rama
- What
- Films depict the struggles of migrant workers.
- When
- Ongoing, spanning decades
- Where
- Various cities in India
- Why
- To highlight the harsh realities faced by migrant workers.
- Film Title
- Homebound, Paar
- Director (Homebound)
- Neeraj Ghaywan
- Setting
- Surat (Homebound), Kolkata (Paar)
- Main Theme
- Migrant Worker Struggles