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A Nice Indian Boy

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Naveen Gavaskar is a self-effacing, soft-spoken doctor with a boisterous mother, seemingly perfect sister and quiet father. The Gavaskars are outwardly accepting of Naveen's sexuality but have never had to confront it in practice. While at temple, Naveen meets Jay Kurundkar, a white man adopted by two Indian parents. Naveen is slowly charmed and softened by Jay's sincerity and confidence. They fall in love--even as Naveen avoids telling his family about Jay. One afternoon, they run into Naveen's brother-in-law and an embarrassed Naveen describes Jay as a "friend". The encounter precipitates a discussion in which Naveen admits that he, like Jay, dreams of having a big Indian wedding. Now, Jay, who has no family of his own, must meet the Gavaskars--Naveen's family. This causes a collision between the family, Jay--who has his own insecurities--and Naveen, caught between who he is with his family and who he is outside of it. After comic misunderstandings, frank fights, and emotional revelations, the family falls apart, questioning everything. Naveen and Jay's hard-won love makes each of the Gavaskars face the reality of their own relationships. And through a sweetly woven reconciliation, they come together again to plan Naveen and Jay's own big, Indian wedding.
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Buoyed by Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff's appealingly sweet performances, A Nice Indian Boy navigates cultural mores and romance with an infectiously kind heart.

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Rex Reed Observer Roshan Sethi’s quietly confident film unspools a tender love story between two men—and the generations learning to accept them—with wit, nuance and no interest in cliché. Rated: 4/4 Apr 15, 2025 Full Review Odie Henderson Boston Globe It’s pure joy watching Naveen grow and learn to experience what Jay calls “the bigness of love.” Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 12, 2025 Full Review Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) A lovely, perfectly affecting little film. Apr 9, 2025 Full Review Ayelet Dekel Midnight East Romance prevails in A Nice Indian Boy, a feel-good film with a sensitive and intelligent perspective on the complex intersections of cultural traditions, queerness, love and family. Apr 22, 2025 Full Review Natasha Alvar The Fiction Department A Nice Indian Boy is just a lovely, saccharine film. As a rom-com lover, it’s such a treat to get to watch something so effusively beautiful and just filled with love. Rated: 4/5 Apr 20, 2025 Full Review Rubén Rosario MiamiArtZine It's cheese of a faintly curdled kind. Apr 18, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Davina Prabhu This movie has something for everyone! I felt every emotion and appreciated the breaks for comic relief. You dont need to be Indian to appreciate this movie! But if you are Indian, it hits deep! The acting, script, soundtrack were all on point. I love it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars04/23/25 Full Review Meloney A wonderful movie! Genuinely funny and heartfelt. We loved it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars04/23/25 Full Review Martin S Such a well written and touching movie. I very much enjoyed it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars04/20/25 Full Review Martin P It hits very simple beats that weve mostly seen before, but somehow it feels fresh and like real life and I felt like I got put through the wringer. Rated 5 out of 5 stars04/20/25 Full Review Paul K Entire group loved this. Laughed, cried. Audience please. Full of heart. So glad I saw this in the theater! Rated 5 out of 5 stars04/20/25 Full Review Andrew F Loved it. Consistently kept my attention and gave me all the feels! Rated 5 out of 5 stars04/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Roshan Sethi

Director

Karan Soni

Naveen Gavaskar

Jonathan Groff

Jay Kurundkar

Sunita Mani

Arundhathi Gavaskar

Zarna Garg

Megha Gavaskar

Harish Patel

Archit Gavaskar

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SynopsisNaveen Gavaskar is a self-effacing, soft-spoken doctor with a boisterous mother, seemingly perfect sister and quiet father. The Gavaskars are outwardly accepting of Naveen's sexuality but have never had to confront it in practice. While at temple, Naveen meets Jay Kurundkar, a white man adopted by two Indian parents. Naveen is slowly charmed and softened by Jay's sincerity and confidence. They fall in love--even as Naveen avoids telling his family about Jay. One afternoon, they run into Naveen's brother-in-law and an embarrassed Naveen describes Jay as a "friend". The encounter precipitates a discussion in which Naveen admits that he, like Jay, dreams of having a big Indian wedding. Now, Jay, who has no family of his own, must meet the Gavaskars--Naveen's family. This causes a collision between the family, Jay--who has his own insecurities--and Naveen, caught between who he is with his family and who he is outside of it. After comic misunderstandings, frank fights, and emotional revelations, the family falls apart, questioning everything. Naveen and Jay's hard-won love makes each of the Gavaskars face the reality of their own relationships. And through a sweetly woven reconciliation, they come together again to plan Naveen and Jay's own big, Indian wedding.
Director
Roshan Sethi
Producer
Renee Witt, Justin Baldoni, Charlie McSpadden, Andrew Calof
Screenwriter
Eric Randall
Distributor
Blue Harbor Entertainment
Production Co
Levantine Films, Wayfarer Studios
Genre
Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 2025, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$575.4K
Runtime
1h 39m
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