This is a nice boy meets boy love story. Naveen and Jay are perfect for each other. There are hiccups but it is a straight up romantic comedy other than the couple aren't straight.
The movie opens with Naveen's sister's semi-arranged marriage--his parents, who are themselves in an arranged marriage are over hte moon--the groom is a doctor! All eyes are on Naveem--you are next is oft heard, and it is painful for him, because not only is he not dating, he is exceedingly awkward and he is gay, which his paretns know but are a bit prickly about. They don't quite get him. Then miracle of miracles he meets Jay. At temple no less. They are big fans of Ganesh. Yes, Jay is white, but he was raised by an Indian foster family who he adored, and he speaks Hindi.
There are some ups and downs, as you would expect in a romantic comedy--one must have comedy, after all, and a lot of things are said out loud that are well worth hearing so if you have some gay averse family members this is a pretty G-rated way to normalize what is altogether normal for them. And there is some light weight Bollywood love at the end that is fun.
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