I’ve been waiting for this movie since I heard about it over a year ago, yet I didn’t go into A Nice Indian Boy expecting much more than a sweet little rom-com. And wow, I did not expect to cry. This movie completely caught me off guard. At first, I was like, “Oh, this is cute, this is fun.” But somewhere around the halfway mark, the floodgates opened, and I was smiling, crying, and emotionally entangled with this family as if they were my own.

The story follows Naveen, who brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his rather traditional Indian family. Naturally, there’s culture clash, questions of identity, and a lot of family baggage that comes bubbling up, but what I loved most is that this isn’t a film with villains. Nobody here is painted as the “bad guy.” Instead, it’s all about the complicated, messy, and ultimately beautiful ways families wrestle with change, tradition, and acceptance.

The cast is fantastic across the board. Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff are endlessly charming, Sunita Mani brings such warmth, and Harish Patel and Zarna Garg add so much texture. But what really got me were the quiet emotional beats. The father’s conversation with Jay was one of my favorite moments, and then there’s the mother’s big speech. Those scenes elevated the entire movie for me.

What makes A Nice Indian Boy work so well is that it’s not just about queer love, it’s about family love. About how parents struggle to let go and how kids struggle to be seen. About how complicated acceptance can be, and how beautiful it is when it arrives.

By the end, I wasn’t just watching a movie, I felt like I’d lived through something with this family. It healed a little part of me I didn’t expect it to, and I honestly would rewatch it again. This film made me laugh, smile, and almost ugly cry, sometimes all at once. It’s a heartfelt, feel-good rom-com that also goes deep, and I can’t recommend it enough.

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