Levantine Films is betting on the queer rom-com “A Nice Indian Boy” with a theatrical release — a show of confidence in an era where rom-coms are often relegated to streaming platforms.
The film stars “Deadpool” actor Karan Soni as an Indian man who brings his white-orphan-artist boyfriend (played by Tony and Grammy winner Jonathan Groff) home to his traditional family. When Levantine Films CEO Benjamin Hung first read Madhuri Shekar’s play, on which the film is based, he recognized that the story was “less about coming out” and more about the process of crossing cultures.
“Ideally, we’re looking for projects that are very uplifting and give
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