A Nice Indian Boy: Release date news, cast details and more about the much-anticipated rom-com drama

A Nice Indian Boy is an upcoming romantic comedy film starring Jonathan Groff and Karan Soni as a pair romantically involved with each other. The film will be released theatrically on April 4, 2025, in the United States.

Here is the official synopsis:

"When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay 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."

Ahead of its release, there is much reported buzz around the film and genuine curiosity regarding all the film's aspects. So, let us explore all of them.

When is A Nice Indian Boy releasing?

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A Nice Indian Boy had its world premiere at the 2024 South by Southwest Festival. The film then went on to be showcased at several other film festivals, including Palm Springs and the BFI London Film Festival. The film is written by Madhuri Shekar and Eric Randall, while Roshan Sethi is the director. In the month of April, The Wedding Banquet is also releasing, which is yet another rom-com.

Justin Baldoni has produced the film along with Charlie McSpadden, Renee Witt, and Andrew Calof, while Mindy Kaling is serving as an executive producer.

What is the plot of A Nice Indian Boy?

A Nice Indian Boy is an adaptation of Madhuri Shekar's play. The story is about Naveen, an Indian guy, who falls in love with Jay. He makes his family meet Jay and tries to convince them about his relationship. The family has to also be content with all of this and have the two tie the knot in an Indian wedding.

Who are starring in A Nice Indian Boy?

Karan Soni is playing the role of Naveen Gavaskar in the film. He is known for portraying Dopinder in the Deadpool franchise and has also done films like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Safety Not Guaranteed. Jonathan Gruff, who is known for his work in Mindhunter and Frozen, is playing Jay Kurundkar.

Other cast members of the film are listed below, as per IMDb:

Sunita Mani as Arundhathi Gavaskar
Zarna Garg as Megha Gavaskar
Harish Patel as Archit Gavaskar
Peter S. Kim as Paul
Sas Goldberg as Billie
Sean Amsing as Neel
Jason Bradstock as Polly Parton
James Cousineau as Wedding Guest

In an interview with Screen Rant, Roshan Sethi revealed that he could relate to the script. He said,

"The reason I took it on is because I'm gay and Indian, and I'm real life partners with Karan; we're life and romantic partners, so it was a great way for us to tell a story that meant a lot to us personally, but was also fun and entertaining."

In the same interview, Karan Soni also spoke about playing the character. He said,

"It was actually harder to play almost the straight character, for lack of a better word, because I like playing the louder and crazier character. But what was hard about this was that a lot of it is playing in just quiet moments, because he's not expressing a lot until the end, where he literally expresses through dance."

A Nice Indian Boy is releasing on April 4, 2025.