A Nice Indian Boy
Seen it?2025 | 96 min | Romance, Comedy
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Crazy Rich Asians, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 193K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roshan Sethi
- Karan SoniNaveen Gavaskar
- Jonathan GroffJay Kurundkar
- Sunita ManiArundhathi Gavaskar
- Zarna GargMegha Gavaskar
- Harish PatelArchit Gavaskar
- Peter S. KimPaul
- Sean AmsingNeel
- Sas GoldbergBillie
- Sachin SahelManish
- DhirendraWedding Planner