“I was secretly hoping that this would happen,” Soni jokes.
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Sometimes things get wet on a first date.
Looking back, Soni remembers the background actors reaction to Groffs rendition.
Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff in ‘A Nice Indian Boy.'.Credit:Courtesy of Levantine Films
Soni did not break in the scene even after he got some spit on his face courtesy of Groff.
Leaving London after filmingDoctor Who, Groff spent his flight to Canada preparing for the musical number.
“It was as strange as it feels in the movie.”
Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff in ‘A Nice Indian Boy.'.Courtesy of Levantine Films
My first instinct was sheer terror; then, I was obsessed with it.
Every cut of the movie contained it."
“The humor came from such a deep cultural place.
It’s why this movie sings,” Groff says.
I told everyone it was my real hair, and it looks so bad.
People were trying to be nice about it, he recalls.
They were like, Youre Indian, and youre gay.
You cant have both.
You get to pick one, he shares.
Karan Soni in ‘A Nice Indian Boy.'.Courtesy of Levantine Films
This was the first role where both were allowed to come to the surface.
Both parts of me, and thats what the job required.
That feels very progressive and amazing that it happened in my career and lifetime.
Roshan Sethi and Karan Soni on the set of ‘A Nice Indian Boy.'.Courtesy of Levantine Films
