Madhuri Shekar

If you love rom coms and AAPI representation: watch A NICE INDIAN BOY on Hulu. Based on the play by Madhuri Shekar, an Indian American doctor played by Karan Soni is nervous about introducing his family to his boyfriend Jonathan Groff. It’s sweet, surprising, and the parents had me cackling

Oh thank you so much Diep!! I’m so glad you got a chance to see it!!!

Dhaba On Devon - Reduced Shakespeare Company Playwright and screenwriter Madhuri Shekar returns to talk about Dhaba on Devon Avenue, now having its much-delayed world premiere at Chicago's Writers Theatre in a co-production with Timeline Theatre...

The delightful @madplays.bsky.social returns to the RSC Podcast to discuss her funny new drama DHABA ON DEVON AVENUE, now having its world premiere at Chicago's Writers Theatre (in a co-pro with TimeLine Theatre). HEAR HERE (or wherever you get your podcasts)! @americantheatre.org

A Nice Indian Boy – Movie Review A Nice Indian Boy is a delightful and heartfelt romantic comedy that stands out as one of the year’s most charming films. Seamlessly blending the comedic warmth of classics like My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the vibrant romance of Bollywood, it carves out a fresh space for queer love stories within South Asian families. Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff deliver exceptional performances, their chemistry making the whirlwind romance between Naveen and Jay both believable and deeply moving.

A Nice Indian Boy – Movie Review

A Nice Indian Boy is a delightful and heartfelt romantic comedy that stands out as one of the year’s most charming films. Seamlessly blending the comedic warmth of classics like My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the vibrant romance of Bollywood, it carves out a fresh…

Queer Asian Rom-Coms Are Back in Cinemas. They Took A Long Road to Get There With Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ and Roshan Sethi’s A Nice Indian Boy, we’re in the season of queer Asian rom-coms. “My hope is that it's a continual crop," Ahn says, "and not an explosion and ...

This week, rare moment where we have two queer Asian rom-coms in theaters at the same time: The Wedding Banquet & A Nice Indian Boy!

For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, talked to Andrew Ahn, Bowen Yang, Karan Soni & Jonathan Groff about subverting the rom-com & how we got here
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Wrote about the hilarious and heartwarming A Nice Indian Boy for our latest Watchlist This feature:

Someone finally gave the adorable Karan Soni a fucking leading role and it's in an absolutely delightful gay movie with Jonathan Groff! It's called A NICE INDIAN BOY and it's out in theaters now. I loved it--from the musical moments to the family drama (and comedy!). More movies like this please!

Ahhh thank you for watching and the shoutout. Your strike tea TikTok series was amazing and invaluable!

I was incredibly lucky to see it at SXSW last year and I want to see it again

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Indie A Nice Indian Boy Trailer #1 (2025)

If you're lucky enough to live in a city A NICE INDIAN BOY is playing in you should go see it asap & if, like me, you're not, you should ask your local theater to start showing it. An actually funny, actually romantic romcom about queer joy, family, & figuring yourself out:

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Y’all need to see A Nice Indian Boy asap. It’s like having pure joy injected into your veins. It’s hilarious, heartfelt, and smartly written and acted. Karan Soni and Johnathan Groff were amazing, as was the entire cast. Easily best movie I’ve seen this year in theaters.

Just sobbed my way through NICE INDIAN BOY. I am in my queer desi feelings. DDLJ plays a huge role in the movie, and I was reminded of how much I hate it. 😂 But the cultural relevance to particular desi demos can’t be denied. I know that aspect went right over a lot of viewers’ heads.

I don’t usually watch rom coms OR cheesy LGBTQ+ films so when I tell y’all that A Nice Indian Boy is actually a pretty good film, filled with some good laughs, and is the perfect lighthearted distraction you could use for about 90 minutes from the real world….please listen to me and go see the film!

it's out in theaters now!

A Nice Indian Boy Review: Groff and Soni Have Off The Charts Chemistry A Nice Indian Boy proves that queer romcoms can also be fun, silly, and successful especially when the leads have insanely good chemistry. Check out our review!

A Nice Indian Boy Review: Groff and Soni Have Off The Charts Chemistry

A Nice Indian Boy proves that queer romcoms can also be fun, silly, and successful especially when the leads have insanely good chemistry. Check out our review!

Just saw “A Nice Indian Boy” at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. For 1 hour and 39 minutes, it was so engaging, I forgot the world is on fire. See it if you can—I loved it.

cannot overstate the degree to which i am negatively polarized against nimbys.

like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically

A paragraph from Ta-Nehisi Coates' book The Message, which reads: "It may seem strange that people who have already attained a position of power through violence invest so much time in justifying their plunder with words. But even plunderers are human beings whose violent ambitions must contend with the guilt that gnaws at them when they meet the eyes of their victims. And so a story must be told, one that raises a wall between themselves and those they seek to throttle and rob."

Ta-Nehisi Coates wields words like sledgehammers.

What Can US Cities and States Do for the Climate Under Trump? Plenty Federal progress on climate may stall, but city halls and statehouses are in a good position to build on recent gains.

After Trump was elected, I started to wonder what could the grassroots, cities, and states do to move the needle on climate change without federal support. It turns out, a lot (gift link)

PBS Writers Reach Tentative Agreement with Management | Press Room Writers Guild of America (WGA) members at PBS have reached a tentative agreement with management at PBS member stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement...

When #WGA writers unite...we win.

Verrry late last night, our heroic members and staff made a tentative agreement with PBS that includes first-ever union protections for ANIMATION WRITERS.

@wgaeast.bsky.social
@wgawest.bsky.social
@pbs.org.web.brid.gy

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Solidarity with these writers who deserve a fair contract for their excellent work!!!