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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2020 film by Pushkar Mahabal}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Welcome Home<br />
| image = 2020 Welcome Home.jpg<br />
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| director = Pushkar Mahabal<br />
| producer = [[Paresh Rawal]]<br>[[Swaroop Sampat|Swaroop Rawal]]<br />
| writer = Ankita Narang<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Kashmira Irani]]<br>[[Swarda Thigale]]<br>[[Boloram Das]]<br>Shashi Bhushan<br>[[Tina Bhatia]]<br />
| music = [[Meghdeep Bose]]<br />
| cinematography = Saee Bhope<br />
| editing = Pushkar Mahabal<br />
| studio = [[Paresh Rawal|Playtime Creationn]]<br>Monolith<br />
| distributor = [[SonyLIV]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2020|11|06|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 125 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
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{{Missing information|the film's plot|date=April 2026}}<br />
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'''Welcome Home''' is a 2020 [[India]]n [[Hindi|Hindi-language]] [[horror thriller]] film inspired by a real-life incident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Avinash |date=2020-11-07 |title='Welcome Home' review: A solid chamber drama and an affecting commentary on patriarchy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/Nov/07/welcome-home-review-a-solid-chamber-drama-and-anaffecting-commentary-on-patriarchy-2220337.html |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> It stars [[Kashmira Irani]], [[Swarda Thigale]], [[Boloram Das]], Shashi Bhushan, and [[Tina Bhatia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title='Welcome Home' review: A solid chamber drama and an affecting commentary on patriarchy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/nov/07/welcome-home-review-a-solid-chamber-drama-and-anaffecting-commentary-on-patriarchy-2220337.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=The New Indian Express|date=7 November 2020 }}</ref> The film was written by Ankita Narang and directed by Pushkar Mahabal<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Avinash |date=2020-11-07 |title='Welcome Home' review: A solid chamber drama and an affecting commentary on patriarchy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/Nov/07/welcome-home-review-a-solid-chamber-drama-and-anaffecting-commentary-on-patriarchy-2220337.html |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>. The music was composed by [[Meghdeep Bose]], with cinematography by Saee Bhope, and editing by Pushkar Mahabal.<ref name=":0" /> Produced by actor [[Paresh Rawal]] and his wife, model and actor [[Swaroop Sampat|Swaroop Rawal]], Welcome Home premiered on [[SonyLIV]] in 2020.<ref name=":2" /> As of May 2024, the film is no longer available on SonyLIV for undisclosed reasons.{{citation needed|date=March 2026}}<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The plot revolves around two old women, Anuja and Neha, who are high school teachers and have been tasked with collecting population data for the census. On their way to collect the data, they arrive at a deserted house where a pregnant woman named Prerna welcomes them. When asked about the people who reside there, Prerna answers that there are four people in the house: Prerna, her grandmother, an old man, and Bhola (the cook). One of the women points towards her baby bump and asks her if it will be her firstborn. Prerna replies with a no and says that after being born, all the newborns cry for some time before hopelessly dying. Although skeptical, the two women leave.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Kashmira Irani]] as Anuja<br />
* [[Swarda Thigale]] as Neha <br />
* [[Boloram Das]] as Bhola<br />
* Shashi Bhushan as Ghanshyam, Prerna's father <br />
* [[Tina Bhatia]] as Prerna<br />
* Akshita Arora as Amma<br />
* Siddhesh Wanikar as Naru<br />
* Hardish Anil Pandya as a Caputured man<br />
* Romil K as Anuja's fiancé<br />
* Swapnil Abhyankar as Amol Joshi<br />
* Mahesh Raipurkar as Anuja's landlord<br />
* Sarang S Abhyankar as Government officer<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
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=== Critical response ===<br />
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and writing. Nandini Ramnath of ''[[Scroll.in]]'' wrote "In the SonyLIV film ''Welcome Home'', Boloram Das is far more effective and terrifying as a man who promises to perform horrible deeds and goes right ahead. ''Welcome Home'' has other strong performances too, especially by its female leads, who movingly bring out the film’s themes of imprisonment and liberation."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title='Welcome Home' review: Two census takers ring the wrong doorbell |url=https://scroll.in/reel/977853/welcome-home-review-two-census-takers-ring-the-wrong-doorbell |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Scroll.in |date=6 November 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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Avinash Ramachandran of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said "Welcome Home might seem like a gritty chamber drama, but it is also an affecting commentary on patriarchy."<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Devasheesh Pandey from [[CNN-News18|''News 18'']] gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Welcome Home is not just another movie but carries gracefully a narrative that seeks transformation and liberation from victimhood, which as Anuja points out, does not rest upon gender, but can happen with anyone."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-07 |title=Welcome Home Movie Review: Payback Bites Back and Hard in This Thriller |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/welcome-home-movie-review-payback-bites-back-and-hard-in-this-thriller-3053465.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Welcome Home’ gives hope: hope that every time a leach elbows a naïve-looking girl, she will fight back. Hope that every time a wife, mother or daughter is assaulted or murdered, the women would fight back and seek justice."<ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=Welcome Home Review: Irani and Thigle showcase their acting prowess in this riveting crime thriller |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/welcome-home/ottmoviereview/79096145.cms |access-date=2023-01-25}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{IMDb title|id=13381376}}<br />
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[[Category:2020 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2020 horror thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian horror thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language horror films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language films based on actual events]]<br />
[[Category:Horror films based on actual events]]<br />
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