A Nice Indian Boy

Self-effacing doctor Naveen Gavaskar meets Jay Kurundkar, a white man adopted by two Indian parents, when Jay takes his picture at the hospital. Despite initial skepticism on Naveen’s part, the two quickly fall in love. Naveen avoids telling his traditional family—parents Megha & Archit and sister Arundhathi—who accepted his sexuality years earlier and are close to him but increasingly don’t know much about his life. Eventually, inevitably, Jay, with no family of his own, has to meet the Gavaskars, who have never met a boyfriend of Naveen's. What follows is the comedic & heartfelt collision between the family, Jay and Naveen, caught between the versions of himself his family and Jay know.

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photo of Roshan Sethi

Film Screenings

Mar 12, 2024
1:30pm3:06pm
Mar 13, 2024
2:45pm4:21pm
Mar 14, 2024
9:30pm11:06pm

Credits

Director:

Roshan Sethi

Executive Producer:

Madhuri Shekar, Karan Soni, Jamal Daniel, Daria Daniel, Daniel Bekerman, Steve Sarowitz, Angela Cardon

Producer:

Renee Witt, Charlie McSpadden, Andrew Calof, Justin Baldoni

Screenwriter:

Eric Randall, Madhuri Shekar (based on the play by)

Cinematographer:

Amy Vincent

Editor:

Stephanie Kaznocha

Production Designer:

Liz Bischof

Music:

Raashi Kulkarni

Principal Cast:

Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani, Zarna Garg, Harish Patel, Peter S. Kim, Sas Goldberg

Additional Credits:

Costume Designer: Florence Barrett

Contact

Public Film Contact:

WME
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Publicity Contact:

Sunshine Sachs
niceindianboy@ssmandl.com

Sales Agent:

Will Maxfield & Deb McIntosh
WME

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2023
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Runtime:
96 mins