Gay Rom-Com ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ Unites ‘Deadpool’s’ Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff and Roshan Sethi: ‘Everyone Was Turned On’
Naman Ramachandran Jonathan Groff singing Bollywood tunes is the centerpiece of “A Nice Indian Boy,” a groundbreaking gay rom-com that’s heating up the BFI London Film Festival.
Director Roshan Sethi and stars Groff (“Mindhunter,” “Glee,” “Doctor Who”) and Karan Soni (the “Deadpool” franchise) are challenging Hollywood norms with their cross-cultural love story, which debuted at SXSW.
It aims to bring a fresh perspective to both LGBTQ+ and South Asian representation on screen. The genesis of the project traces back to 2019, when Levantine Films optioned Madhuri Shekar’s play of the same name and Eric Randall adapted it as a screenplay.
Sethi came aboard in 2021 after the producers saw his previous film “7 Days.” He then approached his real-life partner Soni to co-star.
