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Nice Indian Boy
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This week on Go Get Your Girl, we’re cracking open A Nice Indian Boy, a rom-com where falling in love is somehow easier than surviving dinner with the parents. We’re talking awkward flirting, family meddling, and so much wholesome sweetness we'll have a toothache forever. Is it swoony? Yes. Stressful? Also yes. Does Jonathan Groff get wet? Unfortunately, no.
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Transcript
Katie Feels Terrible, Discussing B-Movie Release
00:00:04
Speaker
How are you, Katie? I'm terrible, Emma. Everything's terrible. Everything's terrible. you know what isn't terrible? B-Movie just came out. Yes, on Sunday.
00:00:16
Speaker
I mean, our episode on B-Movie just came out. Yeah, our episode on B-Movie.
00:00:27
Speaker
Did you post a video on ah Instagram?
Feedback on B-Movie from Emma's Friend
00:00:30
Speaker
Not yet. No, I was going to cut that after ah later today um because I know exactly which one I'm going to do. it the AO3 discussion? deep dive into. And I will say i sent it to my friend Hannah.
00:00:45
Speaker
who ah said she was so honored. She was driving around all day. and so she listened to the episode in the car. i love the shout out. And also your friend needing to confirm if I was a grown woman or a child, I was dying.
Humor Around B-Movie Sequel with Jerry Seinfeld
00:00:59
Speaker
ah Solid work, ladies. You guys are so funny.
00:01:06
Speaker
um Well, I hope you perverts are happy that we did the V-Murray. I mean, if only there was the B-movie 2. Then we could continued. No, we're good. We will not be doing Jerry Seinfeld's follow-up project about Pop-Tarts, Unfrosted. i don't know if you could qualify that as a rom-com or even a horror film. an Old Man and Breakfast Food.
Emma's Critique of Greenland Movie
00:01:29
Speaker
Yeah. Oh, you know what movie Charlie and I watched um over the weekend that was fine but just got me really mad?
00:01:38
Speaker
What? Have you watched Greenland? No, I haven't watched Greenland. Why would I have watched Greenland? It's the movie with Gerard Butler.
00:01:48
Speaker
i know what it is. ah And it's just like every single choice that him and his family makes is dumb. Everything is stupid. It's like an asteroid hits the Earth or something like that?
00:02:01
Speaker
Yeah, so basically there's a giant comet and it's not supposed to hit Earth, but then it ends up hitting Earth. And so the U.S. government... ah Basically puts out not a lottery, but they select a select few like people to go to this underground bunker that has a higher ah like rate for survival of this like catastrophic event. it in Greenland?
00:02:31
Speaker
ah Yeah, it's in Greenland. um Do you think that Donald Trump saw this movie and that's why he wants Greenland so badly? I forgot about that. But yeah, yeah, probably. i would not be surprised. You know, he makes all of his decisions based on things he sees on TV. so Based on fictional things. But the whole thing is that Gerard Butler and his family get picked, but then like a slew of stupid choices happen and they don't make the plane.
00:02:58
Speaker
And so then they got to figure out how to get to Greenland. And it's just like absolute bullshit. And so like, it was like interesting enough and like made me angry enough to where I could like angry yell at Charlie as it was happening.
00:03:12
Speaker
um Because it's his fault because he picked the movie. So therefore he may as well be a producer, right? I understand that. Yeah. Exactly. Exactly. um And just going, well, of course, what's going on? That child is dumb. um You know, there's a sequel, right? Yeah. We started watching the sequel. We turned it off after 10 minutes.
Disappointment with Greenland Sequel
00:03:31
Speaker
ah ah Because here's the thing. It's not what you think. It's called Greenland migration. And so you're like, well oh. I assumed it would be what's called Greenland 2 migration, right? So assume that there's a second Greenland they have to get to. That's what I would assume that movie would be about.
00:03:47
Speaker
Or that Greenland migrated. Like Greenland moved and now they have to go catch it. The comet did like completely annihilate Florida and make California an island. So.
00:03:59
Speaker
ah But no, it is basically they're in the the bunker because spoiler, they make it to the bunker because there's a sequel. um And the bunker basically falls apart because it's not built well. And then everybody has to scramble. You're telling me the American government built something not to last?
00:04:20
Speaker
Exactly. not even a catastrophic event. And so then they have to go and find new home, I guess. I don't know. We didn't make it that far. We made it to where they were the bunker was crumbling. And I was like, this is stupid. Let's turn the pit back on I mean, the pit, um muchd much better than Greenland.
00:04:47
Speaker
Much better. Much, much better. i can tell you that. Yeah. Oh, yeah. So yeah, if you want to get angry, watch Greenland and Greenland 2 Migration. many Oh, Marina Baccarin.
00:04:58
Speaker
here And Scott Glenn. And the kid from Jojo Rabbit is the kid in the second one, but he's not the kid in the first one. I don't know why they recast the kid. I mean, maybe he wasn't, maybe he was a disaster.
00:05:11
Speaker
Maybe. Also, time math doesn't really work out because he's seven years old in the first one, but he's 15 years old in the second one. And they said five years. I think maybe they didn't care too much about that sort of thing. Yeah, they didn't because they were like five years have passed. And so they were sitting eating like dinner as a family. And Charlie says to me, he goes, that kid is not 12. There is no way that kid is 12.
00:05:34
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Yeah, the the director
Discussion on Go Get Your Girl Film
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Speaker
does not have a glowing filmography, as you might expect. Of course. He directed the third Has Fallen movie, also with Gerard Butler.
00:05:45
Speaker
Of course. Hey, Gerard's got to pay those bills. Nothing else anyone's ever heard of. I mean, I'm all for Gerard working. You know, you i understand the Phantom of the Opera isn't going to pay all your bills. But, like...
00:06:02
Speaker
Or the ugly truth. script Or the ugly truth. Read the script first, Gerard. don't think he's that interested in that. You know, I mean, he's he's probably got, you know, bills to pay. The entirety, I could wrap up the entirety of Greenland in like one sentence. It's Gerard Butler and Monica, what's her name, running around going, where's my son?
00:06:29
Speaker
I mean, lots of movies are like that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, this is why you should put an air tag on your children. Yeah, pretty much. Actually, that wouldn't work in Greenland because the phones went down.
00:06:41
Speaker
yeah that's Yeah, once a comet hits, a lot of that stuff is not going to work anymore. Yeah, yeah. um ah A comet hitting the Earth. um Famously featured in today's film. If that comet is the comet of love. It's the comet of love.
00:06:59
Speaker
The Comet of Love. That's right, guys.
Introducing A Nice Indian Boy
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Speaker
This is Go Get Your Girl. This is the episode where Emma and Katie... oh who am I casting us in this? Emma and then Katie... ah Katie is just a ah nerdy little doctor.
00:07:21
Speaker
Shocking. Shocking that you'd pick me. who's socially awkward and um just trying to trying to get by, you know, with her overbearing Indian family. Uh-huh.
00:07:37
Speaker
In this reality- not problematic. Please continue. In this reality, your you're you're Indian. and Double down. There you go.
00:07:48
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There we go. And Emma is a charismatic- Oh, where we're wherere it where're this is the rare time where you've cast us as the couple. Okay. Yeah. Emma's a charismatic photographer sings like name. Oh, I get to be the nerdy doctor. You get to be the charismatic.
00:08:07
Speaker
um ah Emma is a a weirdo um overdramatic photographer. who's just sings like an angel and it's just a face you just want to kiss. Um...
00:08:26
Speaker
And it's the story about how i was raised, i was adopted by an elderly Indian couple. They raised me in their culture and it's now a part of my identity. But trying to explain that to Katie's Indian, very traditional Indian parents is a little tricky. Also, Katie doesn't really give them all the details and it creates chaos. Um,
00:08:50
Speaker
A lot of other things happen and along the way, and then we end beautifully and Emma, emma while watching this movie, cried. Yeah, yeah. Katie did too. Yeah. A couple times. Yeah.
00:09:01
Speaker
I'm Emma. And I'm Katie. And today we are talking about a Nice Indian Boy from 2024, directed by rosh Roshan um who, by the way, is I mean, at least at the time of filming, was dating the lead actor. Yeah. um Oh, yeah yeah. I think he still is.
Casting and Production Insights for A Nice Indian Boy
00:09:22
Speaker
Yeah. Good for them. Because this is the first of Emma's Fun Facts, Emma's Fun Facts. um So Jonathan Groff, who plays the charismatic photographer in this film, who everybody loves and wants to kiss. um I love him so much. i He... um
00:09:42
Speaker
he received the script through his agent and then in preparation he watched one of the director's other films which had karen um who is the lead actor in this film in it and he went thinking karen was straight and pitched him to the director being like he has to play the lead in this um but he is straight i just want to let you know and the director was like actually he's my boyfriend oh that's so cute right right and he's like he's already cast and he's my boyfriend um So yeah, so that is um that is the the director's previous movie called Seven Days, um ah which is about an arranged marriage where these people like first meet each other for the first time. They're like, okay, our parents want us to get married. And then they have to do COVID lockdown together. oh God.
00:10:32
Speaker
Which sounds super cute. um it's got It's got good reviews. People really liked it. Yeah. Yeah. um And the, um he, so the ah Roshan Seti, those are his two movies he's directed, but he's a writer. He didn't write this movie, but he created the TV show, The Resident with Matt. Oh, what?
00:10:56
Speaker
So random. It is random. um So, so he has some, some other writing credits, but he did not write this movie. This movie is written by Eric Randall.
00:11:09
Speaker
who's a TV writer who wrote for Bones and the TV show Elspeth, which is a spinoff of The Good Wife where I went to law school. Oh, yes. And it's based on a play ah by Madurai Shukar.
00:11:22
Speaker
I believe that's Shukar. um i'm not I'm going to apologize for my attempt at pronunciation of Indian names. We're doing our best here. Yeah, we're doing our best.
00:11:33
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And ah yeah, it's it's one of the sweetest movies we've done on this show. It's so sweet. It's so fucking sweet. Right? Every time you think it's going to take a turn for the worse and you're just like, oh, God, why? um It doesn't. And it just sort of resolves itself. One of the things I really enjoyed about this film that like we'll get into when we get into the plot is the fact that it is sort of like a...
00:11:59
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it's you're going through the ups and downs of like an actual relationship. Like you're, you're getting the ebbs and flows, you're getting the good with the bad. So you're not just getting all the highlights. You're also getting all the nitty gritty, like fights and like disagreements and like misunderstandings. And, um, they are a little, you know, obviously elevated for drama, but like, i like that it was like a pull and tug sort of film and everything just sort of worked out really nicely. yeah um I know that you were frustrated because at no point in this movie does it specify
Frustration Over Film's Ambiguous Setting
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where they are. i
00:12:35
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know! had go from Canada. it's it Was it shot in Canada? It was shot in Vancouver. But like, here's the thing. We have American license plates. ah if they're go to have If you're going to have an entire like little chunk of dialogue where Jonathan Groff talks about how he didn't really feel like he belonged anywhere, but then he came here to the city. He just says the city, yeah. He just says the city. And i was like, the city, dot, dot.
00:13:06
Speaker
The city what? which city um specificity is the soul of art y'all like yes yes tell me what city you're in um ah yeah they there's license plates that don't have a state on them but they have an american flag on them ah because i i learned i paused it and was like what is that and it's not a real license plate it just has a little american flag on it and doesn't say a state Right?
00:13:35
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she like, Jesus Christ. Just give me place. they went out of their way to make this like a nondescript town. i Because again, it is it's a play, right? like this Yeah. this I'm guessing that the play all took place in their living room, probably, right? you know probably it is Yeah. Yeah.
00:13:52
Speaker
All of this is... it's it's a very It's a very small movie. It's very like um contained. like There's no... ah they Yeah, they don't visit landmarks or anything like a lot of rom-coms do. Yeah, no. It's like mostly like their apartment, his parents' house, his work, the art gallery.
00:14:11
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Yeah. And the bar. The barn. Oh, the bar. The barn. Yeah. Oh, and the bar too, actually. Yeah, the bar chaps the gay
Jonathan Groff's Theater Career Highlights
00:14:20
Speaker
bar they go to. I love it. At one point at the end of this, Charlie was like, because Jonathan Groff, he is a Broadway legend and I love him so much.
00:14:28
Speaker
His mouth just gets wet. um Sometimes he gets wet. Sometimes he gets wet. And when I get wet. No! um if you If you don't know what we're talking about, it's a very famous ah clip from a press junket for Merrily, Roll Along where ah Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff and what's her name?
00:14:50
Speaker
Oh, oh my God. Lindsay. Lindsay Mendez. Yes, Lindsay Mendez are doing press. And Jonathan Groff is talking about how much he sweats and spits. Yeah. um Famously, ah he like there's there's clips of of him on stage just like spitting all over his co-stars because yeah He sweats and spits a lot. Yeah. Yeah. He just sweats and spits a lot. He just and gets wet. He keeps describing it as I get wet. And Dana Radcliffe's like, no no, no, no, no. You can't. Don't say that. Don't say that. Yeah. Yeah. They're like, say something else. Say anything else. He's like, well, and I get wet. Like, no, no, no, no no no
00:15:31
Speaker
It's so good. He's such a little sweetheart. And it's genuine. It's not him doing a bit. It's very cute. He's just a little theater nerd. He's just little theater nerd, dork, sweetheart. He's a delight. He hasn't done that many movies. He has His biggest profile for people who haven't seen a lot of musicals would probably Mindhunter. Oh, yeah. I was going to say Glee. Yeah.
00:16:01
Speaker
Um, no, um, not that he, I mean, he's in what? He was Glee. But only a few episodes, right? ah He's on the, he has like a solid arc. Okay. Okay. But he was never a regular on Glee.
00:16:14
Speaker
Yeah, no, he was a guest star. Yeah. um ah But, ah yeah, he was the lead in Mindhunter, the short-lived movie about. host stick Oh, it's so good. I mean, a TV show. Yeah, David Fincher show about um ah the the beginnings of the, like, FBI behavioral unit, like, trying to, like, the the the invention of the serial killer. Yeah.
00:16:36
Speaker
yeah Like set in the 70s. It's very cool. It's very cool. And then they just stopped doing it because it was on Netflix and Netflix doesn't give a shit. And they were like, it's expensive. We don't want to do this anymore. And everyone was like, are you fucking kidding me?
00:16:50
Speaker
um But mostly famous for um ah Spring Awakening when he was Awakening. And then like a succession of other, um yeah you know, big Broadway roles. yeah He ah was in the original cast of Spring Awakening. He was in the original cast, the original Broadway cast of Hamilton. He was the original King George. Yes. He was. Well, he was the, yeah, the Broadway King George. The original result Broadway George.
00:17:16
Speaker
It was, what's his name? It was Shrek ah before him. Yeah, yeah. And- ah Brian Darcy James. It was Brian Darcy James off Broadway, but then when it transferred, I think he was doing another show. And so they got Jonathan Groff. And Jonathan Groff was the original King George. And um you know he did stints in the Book of Mormon. He um most recently was in Just in Time, famously- um And ah he did Merrily We Roll Along for which Emma saw him and he was fabulous. um Which is on Netflix now if
Emma's Broadway Experiences
00:17:52
Speaker
anybody wants to watch it. Yeah, you can watch it.
00:17:54
Speaker
You can see what Emma saw. Except you if you put the TV probably like hundreds of feet away. And then like at a rake, um like real down low. And put post like partway. Right. Then you'll see. No, no, no. I was I was in the center, but I was a really high up. um But ah you'll see what Emma saw, what Emma and her friend Mark saw. Scrunch your legs up real, real tight. Like, yeah put your shoulders put your elbows yeah together. Yep. Have no place to put your bag. so you Get two old people on either side of you just rustling candy the whole time. Really get the Broadway experience. yes Yeah. Spend $20 on a glass of wine. ah Yeah. Yeah. That's the real Broadway experience right there. yeah And then walk by ah kiosk with $80 t-shirts.
00:18:44
Speaker
Yeah. It goes to Broadway ah Cares, Equity Fights AIDS. Emma, come on. does Does that go there? I don't know. I know The Money in the Pockets does. No, I don't think so. I mean, some shows probably do.
00:18:56
Speaker
But no, it goes to defraying the cost of extremely expensive Broadway theater. Yeah. um So all of that is very relevant to this movie. I mean, he sings multiple times in this. Oh, that's where I get him. I mean, you don't cast him and not have him sing. That's the thing. Right? Right? Voice of an angel, Jonathan Groth. Yeah.
00:19:17
Speaker
Big square head. Voice of an angel. Charlie was really mad because he was at the end. He was like, they didn't have like a karaoke scene. And I was like, no, they did have a karaoke scene. He sang at the bar. They have a karaoke scene. Charles, were you on your phone?
00:19:28
Speaker
Right? He was working. ah while while watching this, but he thoroughly enjoyed the film. um But ah yeah, he was like, I didn't understand why there wasn't a karaoke scene. I was like, there was a karaoke scene. He was like, yeah, but he didn't really sing.
00:19:43
Speaker
And I was like, what do you want from him? Yeah, he's saying. he's s saying. Jonathan Groff is Jonathan Groffing. So does he have a Tony? He got a Tony for Hamilton, right?
00:19:56
Speaker
ah know No. He got a Tony for Merrily Ruralong. Oh, okay. Yeah, yeah. But did he have, he didn't have one before then? yeah, yeah. He did not have one before that. He was nominated for Three Awakening. Too much competition in Hamilton for a featured actor in a play.
00:20:12
Speaker
Yeah. He was, um yeah, because i think featured went to Daveed. To what? Daveed Diggs? Yeah, yeah. I think Daveed, yeah. Yeah. um But this is and Katie's theater nerd corner. Yeah.
00:20:30
Speaker
Here, let me come up with a theme song for that. Emma and Katie's theater nerd. Corner, corner, corner, corner.
Opening of A Nice Indian Boy and Family Dynamics
00:20:42
Speaker
So Naveen is a doctor. um ah And we begin with the italian in the Italian wedding. The Indian wedding of his sister Arundhati.
00:20:53
Speaker
um And it starts with narration, which is odd. Yep. It starts and ends with narration, but like two different narrators. Well, it's her speech. That's what it is later. It's her. And yeah think they don't show it, which is weird. Which is weird. Yeah.
00:21:09
Speaker
ah But ah his sister, who is Sunita Mani, who you might know for playing Arthi from Glow. Yep. Or um one of the ghosts of Christmas past in um the Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds Christmas Carol musical. man, that was that was fucking painful. i like, that was it was halfway through that movie and I'm like, who wrote these awful songs? And I looked it up and guess who it was? It was our favorite singer songwriters.
00:21:44
Speaker
Fucking, I can't even remember. Persecon Paul. Yeah, I hate them. Um, that movie is terrible. Um, I forgot that she was in that, but yeah, I guess she is. But I will say it is a great movie to watch when you are high on cold medicine and have the flu.
00:21:59
Speaker
Sure. It's lot of bright colors. Yeah. Yeah. It's one of those things where like, I hate this in musical theater songs, especially like musical comedies will do, especially like more recent musical comedies do this where they're constantly stopping the song in its tracks to make a joke.
00:22:14
Speaker
Oh, yeah. Like they start like this whole number and then they're like, oh, and this is it. And then and they stop and they're like, what's happening? What are you doing? And it it's, oh God, it's so, it's so cringe. It's unwatchable.
00:22:25
Speaker
um I hate that shit. um Anyway, so whatever that's called. What is that called? Good Spirits. No. What? No. it? No, it's not. No, that's that's a book. Spirited. Spirited. Spirited.
00:22:42
Speaker
Spirited away? ah Nope. That's a good movie. um So he's narrating and he's like, his sister is getting married and it's this beautiful Hindu wedding. God, I i want to go a Hindu wedding so bad. They're so...
00:22:59
Speaker
They seem so fun. They seem so fun. okay And he's ah being sad and lonely. And he is like, my parents know I'm gay, but they've never seen me be gay with like another gay.
00:23:12
Speaker
Yeah. um And then he has theres ah it's like, maybe someday I'll meet a nice Indian boy. And we, ah it says six years later.
00:23:23
Speaker
Yeah. And then he's a doctor. And his mom is on the phone with him. And she's like, You know, OutTV, the channel for Outgaze. I was watching the movie Milk, and then she goes and explains the entire plot of the movie of Milk. i'm like, this is my mom. This is exactly what she's like.
00:23:40
Speaker
yeah She has to give me every detail of of the movie that she watched. or the She'll talk about going to like, oh, we went out to eat with, you know, your aunt and your cousins. And then she will go and explain what everybody had for lunch. Why?
00:23:56
Speaker
I don't care. Like, and I just, like, it's been, it's been, you know, 30 some years of this. And I just, I'm used to it now to where it's best to just let her talk.
00:24:08
Speaker
Jesus Christ. Yeah. She goes, i guess this is why Sean Penn got divorced. Yeah.
00:24:18
Speaker
And then his doctor friend goes, ask her if she watched a Bros, which is nice. because like that's we We did that movie. We did that last Pride Month. She goes, maybe I should go to the ICU so I can finally see you. Like, i my mom is fuck. And we get a little title that says, Chapter 1, The Boy.
00:24:39
Speaker
um ah And we are at a Hindu temple where um Naveen is praying to ah an idol of ah Ganesh.
00:24:51
Speaker
And ah Jonathan Groff shows up and prays and goes and rings the bell and
Cultural and Romantic Exploration in A Nice Indian Boy
00:24:58
Speaker
leaves. And Naveen notices him. He winks?
00:25:02
Speaker
Oh, I didn't see that. Maybe he didn't wink. Maybe it was in my head. Oh, i I mean, it's possible I didn't notice. I watched this movie very late last night. okay. I also watched it last night.
00:25:12
Speaker
But like, I don't know, maybe I was just like, ooh, maybe he gave a smile that was kind of like a wink. Like, maybe hey. Jonathan Groff. The next day, he's like talking to, it' what I imagine are exes of his on Instagram. Yes! um Like trying to to talk and like just,
00:25:34
Speaker
create some kind of conversation. It's very sad. and it's like self conversations are very funny, but also yeah very relatable. Yeah. This, this guy sucks. Um, he's so annoying.
00:25:47
Speaker
He just like, it Charlie was like, he turned to me and he was like, I was surprised that you liked it as much as you did Emma, because I could see you being very uncomfortable with the main character. Because anytime there's someone that's like socially awkward or like awkward, like it like touches a little soft spot in my heart to where it makes me physically uncomfortable because I'm like, oh my God, is that me? Am I that awkward? Oh my God. Oh, I can't. I can't. You're not. You're not awkward. You're very charming and normal. What are you talking about?
00:26:15
Speaker
Thanks. I've worked really hard to mask my awkwardness. ah ah No, um' ah you are not like Naveen. um He is, yeah he's very, he's introverted. He's a doctor, you know, he's like a science person and is uncomfortable with declarations of of love and bigness as he describes it. um Because love is very big.
00:26:41
Speaker
Um, it's portrait day at the hospital, hospital which I noticed was called Karloff Memorial Hospital, which is that a reference to Boris Karloff, the monster movie actor? what Why?
00:26:53
Speaker
i don't know. I mean, maybe there's somebody else famous whose last name is Karloff. I didn't look it up. This is just me. Maybe if we look it up, we'll find out what city they're in. ah but Is it Karloff with No, mean...
00:27:05
Speaker
K, K-A-R-L-O-F-F. I think it's, it they go to, i mean, the fake license plate is like, they had to have props make that. Like that is, they they are intentionally trying to disguise where they are.
00:27:18
Speaker
Karloff Memorial Hospital is a fictional setting. yeah
00:27:25
Speaker
Um, ah and so he is taking his picture for his ID and he's like, Ganesh, right? And he's like, excuse me? He's like, no, no, my last name is, is whatever for my last name is. starts with G. He's like, no, no, I saw you at Temple.
00:27:40
Speaker
And he's like, oh, okay. Uh, and he goes, hey, do you want to go see my dad's favorite movie? And he's like, okay. And then it cuts to them in the theater watching this Bollywood movie from the 1990s. And it is called, please bear with me, Diwale Dulhanya Di Jayenge, or as everybody calls it, DDLJ. It is the love actually of the Bollywood. Like it is, I mean, except, except people like it better than love actually. It's just the people of love, love actually.
00:28:16
Speaker
I mean, some people really love Love Actually, yes. But I think Love Actually has a backlash. I don't know if DDLJ has had a backlash. um But it is its stars who they call SRK, who is Shah Rukh Khan, who is a very famous Indian actor who American audiences will recognize. um He's in a lot of stuff. but You would recognize him. He's done he's on Western movies. He's in stuff.
00:28:40
Speaker
But most importantly, and they see the scene in the field of yellow flowers of the couple running towards each other. It's the end of the movie and it's the big romantic scene. Like this is a classic, um extremely romantic movie ah in in India and in in Indian culture. Yeah. um And Naveen is kind of like, this is, it was weird. ah So they're walking, they do this really cute cut back and forth where he's talking to his, his doctor friend at the hospital the next day and cutting back to the conversation.
00:29:10
Speaker
And they do this great bit where um Jonathan Groff's like, okay, that was weird. Right. And Naveen goes, it's not weird. And and they cut ah him off saying that to his doctor friend. He's like, it's so weird. Yeah.
00:29:27
Speaker
So Jonathan Groff, who is a a white man, we should say. a white man. Very, very white. I don't know if that came up in the 20-minute discussion we had of his career. Yeah. Yeah.
00:29:41
Speaker
He is Hindu and was raised by an Indian family. He was adopted ah by an older couple who have now passed away. ah But he is, you know, very comfortable with Indian culture and is like was was raised that way. So it's a very part of his culture.
00:30:00
Speaker
Yeah, it's a very unique character and it's yeah it's off-putting to Naveen. Yeah. Yeah. And I mean, like, as it would be for, like, anyone at first, because, like, it's not something you see or understand every day because, like, it can feel a bit performative at times. Yes, But then the more you get to know him, the more you learn that, like...
00:30:17
Speaker
Oh, no, he just really loved his family and really, really embraced their culture as his culture because he had a sh shitty like beginnings in foster care. And absolutely um like, this is just who he is. yeah And because like, at first, I was just like, is this like a kink thing?
00:30:36
Speaker
Is this a kink thing on the bra? That would be a very different movie. right At times I was just like, you could see it like going in a different way, but like luckily they fleshed out the character enough to where you really understood why he's embraced this you know different culture as his own. um Yeah, it's interesting because i mean that i mean that that absolutely happens. i mean There are...
00:31:04
Speaker
Um, there are, uh, Western babies that are, um, that have been adopted in, uh, in, you know, China and Japan and stuff and raised in that culture. It's, I mean, I think that's probably more common than, than what happened here, uh, with Jonathan Croft, but you do, you do see that. I remember reading an article in some fancy magazine. I think it was like the New York or the Atlantic or something about, I believe it was, um uh, American, you know, children who were adopted by Chinese families and, you know, raised in Chinese culture, um like just talking about their experiences and stuff. It's very, it's very interesting. Yeah.
00:31:40
Speaker
Did they highlight better healthcare? In China? Um, I, I'm not sure. about I have no idea about the Chinese healthcare system. Uh,
00:31:51
Speaker
Yeah, it's, um let's not wade into it. ah Yeah, that was just me trying to make a dick of the American ah healthcare system. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:32:03
Speaker
um So yes, so then he sings both parts of the Bollywood song on the street and makes Naveen very uncomfortable. Which is the next of Emma's Fun Facts, Emma's Fun Facts. Jonathan Groff in the script was only instructed to sing like one, like two lines of that. But instead, Jonathan Groff as the um theater nerd extraordinaire that he is and overachiever, as most musical theater kids are, um he learned the entire song.
00:32:32
Speaker
And so he sang the entire song for that, ah for filming that scene. And it impressed. It impressed the director, the crew. I'm sure. um And they were like, that's a lot, Jonathan Graff.
00:32:46
Speaker
And he goes, that was a little over the top. I'm sorry. That happens. And I'm like, oh, no, this guy's me. That happens. yeah And he says, people people find Bollywood a bit much. um It's because we're embarrassed by the bigness of love. And then they go to a Western gay bar named called Chaps.
00:33:07
Speaker
Yep. Chaps. And we keep cutting back and forth to um to the doctor where his doctor friend goes, anxious people are the best in bed because they try harder.
00:33:20
Speaker
I'm like, oh, I get that. It was like win for Emma. Yes, win for me, baby. great for person, but it's not so great for you.
00:33:32
Speaker
ah He talks about his rough foster childhood. it's... and ah it's um Yeah, he went around from family to family and finally he was adopted by this family and that's so like that the first time he felt love. um And he's so romantic and um and big and Naveen is not.
00:33:52
Speaker
Yeah. And he immediately starts talking about... Yeah. And he immediately starts talking about like his wedding. And he's like, dude, if you ever pictured your wedding? What your wedding to be like? i'm like, dude, this is a first date. Yeah. You got to like relax a little bit. Take a chill pill. But he's just so excited and he's so like in a happy place. And it's just like that's who he is as his personality. He's a lot.
00:34:16
Speaker
Yeah, and i think he is a lot. it like It works out because Naveen is afraid to be a lot. And so I think that they both like balance each other out. Which is certainly a thing that happens in ah in gay culture. um I mean, again, not a gay man. Don't want to what talk too much about this. But just from friends and stuff, you know, and and yeah from – I know that like that there's a very, like, gay culture, gay male culture is ah is a hard thing for some people to navigate because a lot of people, when they first come out, either go –
00:34:49
Speaker
too far into like you know um into like you know becoming a stereotype for a little while until they kind of figure out their personality um yeah and what being gay and having a part of gay culture means to them and then the opposite which is Naveen where you're embarrassed by all of it um so and that's that's certainly where he is and And he doesn't let him kiss him. And I wrote, bro, why yeah Right?
00:35:18
Speaker
ah Because he freaked him out. Because he came on really strong talking about weddings. Weddings and singing at him and doing all the things. and And you can just see and you can just feel the awkwardness from Naveen. You can just feel like his his like hesitation and like just as Jonathan Groff calls it later his bristling yeah yeah he is um and then so some and um a unknown amount of time goes by the timeline of this movie is very strange I don't know how much time passes in this movie at all we'll come back to it at the end but like yeah I it's weird yeah um he gets a postcard take place
00:36:02
Speaker
I am like, I wanted to say like, for some reason I wanted to say Texas and maybe that's just because of the Western bar, but I don't know. And they have that. I mean, in Canada. Well, it was shot in Canada. Um,
00:36:19
Speaker
ah the
00:36:22
Speaker
So it is, um yes. And maybe it's because they were at the barn and, you know, I don't know. I just associated that with, I mean, I know every place, every, everywhere has barns, but anyway, um he gets invited to his photography show yeah and he decides to go and he's looking at all these photos and then he sees at the end of the hall, one of him and his parents when his his father is on oxygen. It's very, very sweet. Yeah.
00:36:48
Speaker
it's so sweet. It's a family post family photo, which is very different from all of his very like artistic, um like queer art centered pictures of the like exhibit.
00:37:03
Speaker
And it's also like, I think that's something that's that's present in Indian culture, at least in they because they have a of a family photo of them where they're all dressed the same at his house. Yeah. It leads me to believe that it's something that, you know, he finds connection in. And I think that's when he realizes that like this guy is for real. Like he's genuine in all of this. Yeah.
00:37:22
Speaker
Yeah. This is just who he is. And he comes and finds him says, you're not so sure about me yet, are you? um ah And he's like, I couldn't put myself out there like this.
Naveen's Family Expectations and Personal Growth
00:37:34
Speaker
And then they make out.
00:37:36
Speaker
Yeah. In the art gallery. Yeah. And then they cut to to them having some sex. And it's this very classic, like, like not, I mean, I guess not Hallmark movie because they don't have sex in Hallmark movies, but very classic, like maybe 90s kind of sex scene where there's like a, there's a curtain kind of half in the And it's very like, it's just very romantic and and sweet. Yeah. Yeah. It's very sweet. It's like, here's a butt. Here's like touching his butt here. yeah it's all fully clothed. Here's like a hint of like a ah a caress.
00:38:12
Speaker
Yeah, this movie was released on Hulu and officially has no rating, but it's like PG-13. Yeah. In terms of content, yeah. um ah And then we we go to a party where he meets Jay's friends. Yeah, who are also a lot.
00:38:31
Speaker
A fucking lot. That party seems like a headache. Yeah, it seems like, well, it's probably what Charlie feels like every time I take him to a theater party.
00:38:44
Speaker
I can see that. Yeah. Yeah. and People start getting real intense with him immediately. And some guy offers him some bread. And so he eats the bread. And then we hard cut to him and Jay, like sitting in a hammock, staring at lights. He's like, so there was weed in the bread. He's like, yeah. He's like, I had four pieces. Like, oh no.
00:39:02
Speaker
Cause like he eats his first piece of focaccia and he goes, oh, I love bread. Me too, man. Relatable. Yeah. um ah You, me, and Oprah. um Yep.
00:39:16
Speaker
It's ah extremely dated reference. Yep. Like 2000. But like there is that like um that moment where like you realize that you're going to be too high and you're going to be too high for a really, really long time.
00:39:32
Speaker
Yeah. and we've all been there. Yep. Not fun. ah And Jay's j o j's friend tells him um he's more fragile than he seems. Yeah. um And then we get another title that says Chapter Two, The Love.
00:39:51
Speaker
And Jonathan Groff is singing karaoke and we pull back and he's singing a duet. ah And it's not with Naveen. It's with Naveen's doctor friend. Yep. Who's in like um cowgirl drag.
00:40:04
Speaker
Uh-huh. Yes, he is. And it does not seem to have a name. I don't think they name him at all during the movie. Right? But he's, like, kind of a big part of the movie. Yeah, I mean, they yeah, he's got he's got a couple of several scenes, yeah. Yeah, and at the end, like, he kept saying things that I was about to say as during the the dance scene as I was yeah about to say it. It was very cute. it was very Oh, the dad is in it, did it too.
00:40:26
Speaker
Oh, the dad is in it, too! um So this is the shortest chapter of them. And this is where he's like practicing telling his parents that he's dating this like white boy.
00:40:39
Speaker
and then that we find out that they're living together. and that's, again, we don't know how much time has passed. I would assume at this point, at least many months have passed, if not longer.
00:40:51
Speaker
Unless they're on, you know, different timeline. Yeah. Accelerated timeline. It's hard to say. It's hard to say. My favorite of him like practicing telling his parents is, hey, mom, you know how you said that my bathroom was too hairy? Well, now that's because there's two men living here. Yeah.
00:41:12
Speaker
There's another man living here, too. um ah Yeah, they're living together. um And then he and Jay are... holding hands out on the street and they run into his brother-in-law, sister's husband.
00:41:26
Speaker
Who supposedly has like, she has like the perfect marriage. Like she, she did everything. um he says at the beginning that her wedding day was his mom's happiest day of her life because she married, a nice Indian boy who is going to be a future, um orthopedic surgeon.
00:41:45
Speaker
And, um, you know, she's a lawyer, he's an orthopedic surgeon, he's Indian, everything's perfect. Yeah. Um, and, uh, he's like, Hey, good for you, man. Nice to see you. And then immediately his sister calls him and he's like, Oh, I can't deal with this. And so he doesn't answer the phone.
00:42:06
Speaker
Well, I mean, first drops Jonathan Groff's hand when he sees... Oh, yeah, yeah, big time. At every opportunity, he hurts Jonathan Groff's feelings. Yes, at every opportunity. Because he, like, doesn't really introduce him to his brother-in-law. Not at all, um yeah. His brother-in-law just puts two and two together and says, good for you, Naveen. But, like...
00:42:27
Speaker
He makes it really awkward And he's like, this is, um we're just going to da-da-da. And, you know, obviously Jonathan Groff is, like, hurt and upset. and um And so it comes out that he hasn't told his parents about Jonathan Groff. And Jonathan Groff is like, I would like you to tell your parents. And he does do the, like, damning, well, if I were to tell my parents. He goes, if.
00:42:52
Speaker
If you were. They're living together. Things are serious. Yeah. Like John says, you never tell me what you want is what he says. Yeah. And then they have this whole like tête-à-tête in front of all their friends. Yeah. And he says that he wants a big Hindu wedding with you. Like he has this whole thing where he's like, I do want a big Hindu wedding. um And he says, I want it with you. And he's like, so now are we engaged? And he's like, I guess so.
00:43:17
Speaker
and then we get another title, which is chapter three, the family. yep And he calls his dad and tries to explain to him. And he's like, I met this boy. I'm going to bring him to, to you know, family dinner. I met him at Temple. And he's like, oh, thank God.
00:43:33
Speaker
Yep. And John the Grof has a Hindu last name because of his name. does, yes. Yeah. So it's very confusing. Karundukar, I believe, is his last name, yeah. yeah um And then they get there and they're watching Dilf Island or something. Yes!
00:43:48
Speaker
He's like on out TV and his dad goes, we played the gay TV for you. Yes! My favorite is that he turns to Johnnie Graff and he goes, that tweet came into the hospital a few months ago. i was so starstruck. And then it cuts to didn't make it. didn't make it.
00:44:10
Speaker
And then it comes back to the show and it's like, we miss you, Twink. 1996 to 2024. Jesus. what? His sister is being an asshole. um ah And his mom goes, we think it's wonderful that you're white.
00:44:32
Speaker
Yes. But Naveen immediately starts walking everything back. Like, he doesn't tell them they're engaged. He, like, starts... and Oh, and so Jonathan Groff vapes when he's nervous. Yeah. And so he goes to their bathroom to vape, and he has to change the cartridge, and he misses the trash can with the cartridge. Mm-hmm.
00:44:51
Speaker
And, like, this is kind of on Jonathan Groff. Like, Jay, we should have said. Jay. Because he told him, he's like, no drugs, no alcohol. Like, yeah like he lies to his parents about everything, which is, like yeah Relatable. And he brings a bottle of Glen Levitt to their house.
00:45:08
Speaker
He does. As a gift. um ah And ah so he, then his sister goes to the bathroom afterward and his sister's under constant pressure to have a baby. Like his yeah his mom is constantly pressuring his sister to have a baby. Because that's just the next step in the plan.
00:45:27
Speaker
Yeah, she goes to the bathroom and finds the vape card, immediately, like, tells on him, like, a little bitch. No, like, no our halfway point.
00:45:38
Speaker
Sorry, I'm covered in cat hair. My cat's melting. um ah There's this great bit where they're speaking Hindi to each other, complaining about him. um And he's like, no, no, no, no. no he he speak He speaks Hindi. He speaks Hindi.
00:45:53
Speaker
Yep. um But yeah, she goes down and it's like he was smoking weed in the bathroom, like a yeah like ah like a little girl. Yeah, he like, I bet you're real hungry, Jay.
00:46:05
Speaker
Yeah, um and he's like, Jay is is, he's like, your policy of lying to them about everything isn't working, so maybe I should just leave. And he, like, fucking drives away. Yeah, he leaves. And then you find out, and so, like, then Naveen is just like, what the fuck is your problem? And the mom is just like, oh, my God, is it your hormones? Oh, my God, it's your hormones. It's your hormones. You're pregnant. And she goes, no, I'm not pregnant. I'm leaving my husband.
00:46:32
Speaker
So the whole thing is that she is leaving her husband and the call that she made to Naveen after her, um, soon to be ex-husband saw them, uh, was not about the fact that he has a boyfriend, but her calling, trying to ask for advice about leaving her husband and he didn't pick up the phone. And so like,
00:46:55
Speaker
He, so she's just like mad at Naveen for not picking up the phone and not being able to talk and confide in him. She's mad for having to make this declaration um there. And she's just, she's just mad.
00:47:09
Speaker
She's just angry. Yeah. Yeah. And ah so he goes home and Jay is packing his bags. He's moving out. He can't find his saperon.
00:47:21
Speaker
Yeah, the way you squirmed when I started singing to to you, you're ashamed of me and you're ashamed of yourself. I've been rejected by enough families to know when it's time to move on. Yeah. And Naveen's like, I'm not going to make some big speech to like try to get you to to stay. And he's like, I know.
00:47:37
Speaker
And then he leaves. Yeah, and it's so sad. Oh, and this is when he makes the um the confession about, so he's got a tattoo of Ganesh on his arm.
00:47:50
Speaker
And at when he meets the family, the family's just like, oh my God, did you get that for Naveen? yeah um And he goes, no, ah but the reason why he has it, it's over a scar. And so the scar was given to him by one of his foster dads, because I think it's implied that because he's gay, was. Says that he was playing with his mom's shoes, his foster mom's shoes. Yeah. yeah Yeah. And so he was abused by his foster dad. And so he put the tattoo of Ganesh over that scar. And so like that sort of, yeah, which is really sad.
00:48:25
Speaker
And then we get chapter four, the music. um And then we cut to his doctor friend saying, we're into tiny modest dicks now. yeah He's like, know that while you were out but playing house, things have just been like crazy out there. Let me just tell you, it's not that fun out there. um So he goes clubbing with him. He comes back to his house drunk and his sister is in his house and she's moved in with him now because- ye she can't live with their parents. Yep.
00:48:58
Speaker
Um, and, uh, she goes, if your relationship was that fragile, then I guess I did you a favor. And he goes, wow, I can't imagine how you're getting a divorce. but
00:49:10
Speaker
and She goes, are you drunk? He said, I had four appletinis. Yes! He's wasted and and he walks in with his friend from the hospital and she goes, geez, how many secret boyfriends do you have? She's like, yeah no um And she talks about, like, the next morning, like, they have this heart-to-heart and she's talking about, like, what happened with with her and her husband and She was talking about like some, this dress that she saw and she goes, you know, I could wear something like that to this gala. And he's like, I don't care what you wear as long as you show up.
00:49:41
Speaker
And she's like, he doesn't look at me and I don't look at him. Like we had this, not quite a formal arranged marriage, but it may as well have been an arranged marriage. And they don't have any kind of like, they don't love each other. They don't have that.
00:49:53
Speaker
It was just because it was expected. They got married because it's what their parents wanted. Yeah. And she keeps talking about how their parents had an arranged marriage and that she calls it a loveless marriage. And it means like he never noticed that. um And so there's, there's more to that as we go. But like there is, um there's a lot of this, like her mom is always telling her that like it, it will, you're, you're not being patient. Like you have to just be patient. Like um you want love and flowers and music and that's not realistic. What's realistic is that you have to be patient.
00:50:28
Speaker
um And this is when she tells Naveen, she goes, you didn't tell him how much you love DDLJ. And he's like, no, um he's embarrassed of romance and big feelings. She's like, used to watch that movie over and over again on on VHS.
00:50:45
Speaker
um And then she says, but how do I know? I've never heard music myself. ah And this is all kind of a go get your boy speech. Yeah, exactly. Making him realize that like he he did hear the music quite literally. He heard the music because Jonathan Groff sang to him. And it's just like he's just like, oh, I've got to get him back. And so then it cuts to Jonathan Groff with his friends. Well, hold on, hold on. He goes to Temple.
00:51:14
Speaker
And he's praying and he asks Ganesh for a sign and then somebody rings the temple bell. And so he takes that as a sign. Yeah. So he takes it as a sign. And so then it cuts to John the Groff at his friend's house. And he's just like, I'm really, you know, obviously upset because he's just going through a breakup. And he's just like, I don't know if I really want to watch this movie. And and they're like, no no, no, it'll be great. It'll be good. And so they put it on and, um,
00:51:40
Speaker
And it's the end of DDLJ. And he's like, what's wrong with you? Why would you play this? Yeah. and But instead, Naveen had like intercutting himself into the end.
00:51:52
Speaker
So he's in the movie. Yeah. And he comes in and um and he's dressed like the main character in DDLJ. And ah he does like a proper proposal um for Jonathan Groff and he accepts. He says, I'm lost without you.
00:52:11
Speaker
Yeah. i don't make I don't like making dramatic displays. Isn't this mortifying? yeah um ah And he he ah says ah he says, what are you doing? And he goes, is it working? And he says, it might be. And then he proposes properly. Yeah. it's very And then it's chapter five, the wedding, where they're talking yeah to his parents. Yep. And they're like, well, I thought you'd want to get married in a barn by like an internet preacher that's one of your friends. thought you'd want have a gay wedding. And he's like, no, we want an Indian wedding.
00:52:44
Speaker
Yeah. And his his mother is like, okay, let's do it. And his father is like, not not as yeah not into it. Yeah. Yeah. He's not as receptive.
00:52:56
Speaker
Yeah. He's sort of sitting on the sidelines. um they They meet the the wedding planner at this barn who is... a disaster. yeahp um He's always screaming on the phone. He goes, no. His mom goes, no, look, is he's perfect. Look at him yell. and He's like calling somebody a dog's asshole on the phone.
00:53:14
Speaker
His mom's like, this is great. Right. And previously, previously and they had asked, which is the bride? And he's like, there is no bride. We're both men. We're both the groom. And then when the wedding planner asks, who's the bride? Naveen just sheepishly raises his hand. Just so funny.
00:53:28
Speaker
Yeah.
00:53:31
Speaker
Bless. um And they're like, okay, we can get married on September 11th. They're like, oh, that's great. And he's like, no no, no, no, no. We can't get married on September 11th. This mom goes, is there a discount?
00:53:42
Speaker
but um Yeah, his mom like yelling at the guy is very funny. And he keeps he she's like, you stop saying homo right now. He keeps calling it a homo wedding. Yeah. Yeah.
00:53:57
Speaker
Um, and, Naveen goes to confront his father in the car, um, where he's, you know, telling him, why didn't you come in with us? What is, what's happening? And, um, he's like, you're ungrateful children. You just decide what you want. Like, how much say do you think we had in our marriage? Um,
00:54:16
Speaker
And he's like, well, listen, you may be in a loveless marriage, but I'm not going to be. And his father's like, is that what you think I'm in? Like, that's what you think of your mother and i And then he like tells his dad, is like, we'll invite you, but you don't have to come and leave. Yeah.
00:54:30
Speaker
He's just like, um you'll you'll be invited, but like, don't feel any obligation to come. And it's just so heartbreaking. And then we cut to his mom and dad and he brings her a hot water bottle and sits down next to her. and she's like, why are you sitting here? Go sit in your chair. What's wrong with you?
00:54:46
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. And he's just sort of like moping around the house and he's just sort of like all sad. And so then um the mom barges in on, um on Naveen and his sister and.
00:55:00
Speaker
It's like her new apartment that they're getting stuff ready for. Yeah. Yeah. And she had hired like one of those, you know, she said she found him on Instagram and he puts together furniture and it's just this shirtless guy putting together a chair.
00:55:14
Speaker
and they're they're both like staring at him. Yeah. Eating Chinese food. It's so good. And their mom like runs in and she goes, what did you do to your father? What did you say to your father? And she has this whole confession. She's just like, you don't understand.
00:55:28
Speaker
Like, we do everything for you. When you get hurt, we bleed. um Saying that like everything that they do is for them and they don't mean to hurt them. They want them to be happy. They want them to be happy. they When he first came out, she was so worried he was going to have a difficult life and she just wants the best for her kids. And she's like, you don't share your life with me. You don't tell me about people that you date. You you you hide all of that. And he says she says, I'm worried if I say one wrong thing to you, you'll never speak to me again.
00:56:02
Speaker
and I'll never see you again. um And then we see Archie, who is the dad, going to see Jonathan Graff's photography exhibition, which is now where I'm surprised. Like, how long has this photography exhibition been going on? Right. is it Is it permanent? Because it seems to be, like, in, um like, ah like in a municipal building or something. Yeah. Like, it's not it's not in an art gallery.
00:56:25
Speaker
No. It's like. How much time has passed? I mean, I guess if it's if it's there in this like in this like hallway of this like office building, i mean, maybe it's there forever. Maybe it has been like a year, which is how long I imagined had, how much time I imagined had passed, but yeah i don't know.
00:56:43
Speaker
It's hard to say. Yeah. Yeah. And he sees the photo of of him with his parents. sweet. he has to get through the whole exhibit, which starts out with a lot of butts and abs. Yeah, sure. Yeah. But then he ends on the family photo and he sees it and just like Naveen, he gets it and he understands Jay.
00:57:01
Speaker
And then he invites Jay over to the house where he's making Korma and gives him this whole like... speech about how when he was um younger he really wanted to be a wedding caterer he really wanted to be a cook um but his dad told him that that was a stupid dream and he like slashed him because he shows yeah he's got this long scar on his arm yeah he's like what did he slash you with jesus yeah christ um and he goes wow um naveen never told me that story he goes well live naveen doesn't know
00:57:34
Speaker
Um, and he has this really heartwarming, like, speak speech to him. Um, which is, I can't remember exactly what it all is said. I just remember it being really sweet.
00:57:48
Speaker
He says that, did you know Naveen used to paint? And he shows him this, this, this drawing of Ganesh that, um, that Naveen drew. Um, and he says, um,
00:57:59
Speaker
He says he has good taste. Yeah. And he like, he he like pats him on the head and like kisses him on the forehead. And it's so sweet. I cried. Yeah. Earlier, um when Jonathan Groff comes in, the dad's making korma and he goes, can I help? and he goes, no, no, I got this. And then Jonathan Groff just starts cutting onions anyways. And he goes, have you ever tried putting dates in korma? He goes, why would I do that? If you want something with dates in it, you just make something with dates in it. He goes, I don't know. It's a really interesting flavor. um That all being said, it then cuts to the family all eating the korma. And Naveen takes a bite and he goes, are there dates in those?
00:58:35
Speaker
I know. It's so sweet. Oh. Because the dad put dates in there. Yeah. um And then
Conclusion of A Nice Indian Boy with Cultural Acceptance
00:58:42
Speaker
they get married. And they get married in front of a big mural like photo from the movie DDLJ. Yeah.
00:58:51
Speaker
That's so sweet. And they do like the you know traditional Hindu wedding. And um they do the bit where they they put the garland on each other and they the the friends have to force them to do it. It's very cute.
00:59:05
Speaker
It's so cute. And then it's it's called Saptapadi, which is the seven circles around the fire that you do at a Hindu wedding where they recite seven vows that you make to each other and you walk around the fire seven times to seal it. And I think it's very romantic. Yeah.
00:59:23
Speaker
Um, uh, and then um the mom has a speech and she's like doing jokes. She's doing jokes. Well, cause he wasn't expecting her to speak. And so Jay turns to him and just goes, um, or no, his sister turns to him and goes, mom has a speech. And they're like, how much did mom have to drink? And the dad goes, your mom, your mother doesn't drink. And, um, as she starts her speech and goes, well, maybe she was drugged.
00:59:49
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Yeah. Uh, and, um, then he goes, this is worse than coming out. Yes. She's making a lot of innuendos. Yes. Yes. About their dad cooking.
01:00:02
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But, like, it's led, you're led to believe she's talking about banging. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Really good. And then she, she tells Jonathan Groff, you have put my heart at ease. And then I said i cried again. yep Um, she says your love will grow and one day you'll realize it will never stop growing. Yeah. Uh, and then she has this scene with Arundhati where she's like, you're next.
01:00:24
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Um, which is what they were saying to ah to, Naveen in the first scene at her wedding. Yeah. Yeah. Um, and then he says, there's, he says, and then, so there's also this tradition where the grooms, uh,
01:00:36
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family dances for, uh, the bride in a Hindu wedding. And they talk about it earlier and they're like, well, what happened? You don't have a family. Um, and he goes, well, you guys could dance for me. And they're like, we're not going to do that. Um,
01:00:51
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But then um the the wedding planner takes over the mic and says, it has him sit down and they they all dance for him. And they dance to a song called Jalebi Baby, which Jalebi is like Indian like funnel cake. They're like, have you ever had it?
01:01:08
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Like these little deep fried dough things that have like, there's like spiced and very sweet. Maybe. I don't know if I've had it. Yeah. and ah and they And everybody dances for for for him and they bring him up there and then they they kiss and that's the end. It's very sweet. So sweet. And during the dance, the the friend from the hospital keeps saying all the things. He goes, oh, look. Oh, now she's dancing.
01:01:31
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Now the mom's involved. Oh, and now the dad's involved. And I was just like, oh my God, that that's me. That's me. 1000%. And then there's a mid credit shot of a photo of of them all, including Jonathan Groff wearing the red turtlenecks, like what like was hanging in their house earlier. yeah Yeah. It's very sweet. A very, very sweet, heartwarming film that was just sort of like, I've been wanting to watch it for ages, mostly because of Jonathan Groff, but also because it's gotten really good reviews. um Yeah. And there's, I can see why.
01:02:04
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Yeah. yeah Yeah. Any final thoughts, feelings? um No, I don't think so. Yeah, it was it was really sweet. um ah Very, very classical rom-com. It's it's it's funny, um ah which is which is nice. Don't get that much anymore.
01:02:20
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What's that? We don't get too many of these anymore. It's it's true. Like, even things that are rom-coms, like, they the the jokes are really um secondary a lot of the time. Yeah. So this was nice. Yeah. yeah The mom's speech was comedy gold.
01:02:34
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yeah Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, it was really nice. Yeah. What are we doing next week? Next week, we are um wrapping up Pride Month ah with a The Half of It, which is a lesbian teen Cyrano de Bergerac story. so Oh, I almost picked that one.
01:02:55
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Nice. Nice. Very excited. Yeah. Well, shall we outro? Let's do it. Thank you for listening to Go Get Your Girl. If you like us, tell your friends and please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. It helps out a lot and we would really appreciate it.
01:03:13
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01:03:34
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Until next time, we're just two girls standing in front of the internet asking it to love us. Good night.