A Nice Indian Boy

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A Nice Indian Boy

2025,

1h 36m,

Comedy/

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Romance

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When Naveen (Karan Soni) brings his fiancé Jay (Jonathan Groff) home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.

Critics Consensus

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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Karl Quinn

Sydney Morning Herald

Jul 10, 2025

3.5/5

A Nice Indian Boy may not break too many rules, but it does play the rom-com game with an uncommonly high level of compassion and commitment that’s to be applauded.

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Rex Reed

Observer

Apr 15, 2025

4/4

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.

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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

Apr 12, 2025

3.5/4

It’s pure joy watching Naveen grow and learn to experience what Jay calls “the bigness of love.”

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Alex Bear

Geek Girl Riot / RIOTUS

Aug 24, 2026

A Nice Indian Boy is a sweet and layered rom-com treat for everyone to enjoy.

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Belen Prieto

Espinof

Jan 26, 2026

4/5

... 'A Nice Indian Boy' proves that it is still possible to make a luminous, sincere and very emotional queer romantic comedy without resorting to pain as the main driving force. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ishmeet Nagpal

Mediaversity Reviews

Dec 30, 2025

B+

Familiar references and attention to detail make A Nice Indian Boy feel authentically Indian despite being set in the West.

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Roshan Sethi

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Karan Soni

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Jonathan Groff

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Sunita Mani

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Synopsis

When Naveen (Karan Soni) brings his fiancé Jay (Jonathan Groff) home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.

Director: Roshan Sethi
Producer: Renee Witt, Charlie McSpadden, Andrew Calof, Justin Baldoni
Screenwriter: Eric Randall
Distributor: Blue Harbor Entertainment
Production Co: Levantine Films, Wayfarer Studios
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 36m

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