New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan on Friday dismissed reports claiming that the family of Amrit, one of the real-life inspirations for his film “Homebound”, was paid only a paltry compensation for the movie, saying their contribution is “invaluable” to him.

The movie, which released in theatres recently and has been chosen as India’s official selection for the 98th Academy Awards, is inspired by journalist Basharat Peer’s The New York Times article “Taking Amrit Home” (A Friendship, a Pandemic and a Death Beside the Highway).

The article narrated the true story of Amrit Kumar, a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh, who collapsed from heat stroke on a highway while returning home from Surat during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his friend Mohammad Saiyub, who cradled him, highligh

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