Gulshan Devaiah and Rasika Dugal's Goa-set comedy-drama Little Thomas has earned three nods at the New York Indian Film Festival. Gulshan and Rasika have been nominated for Best Actor and Actress awards; moreover, the film has also been nominated in the Best Debut Feature category.

The film has been directed by Kaushal Oza and produced by Ranjan Singh and director Anurag Kashyap. Hridansh Parekh stars as the titular Thomas.

Rasika, who plays Jessie Miranda in the film, said that she is "delighted" to be nominated for the award.

"I am grateful that the work is being noted and appreciated, and I am looking forward to the response of the audience when the film is screened at the festival,” she said. Gulshan added, "I am excited and happy with the nomination that the NYIFF jury has considered me for as the Best Actor for Little Thomas.”

Set in the Goa of the 90s, the film follows Thomas, the only child of his parents, who desperately wants a little brother. "One day, he is told that to get a baby brother, his parents will have to kiss. Since his quarrelling parents won't kiss any longer, little Thomas takes it upon himself to make them do the yucky act!” the film's synopsis reads.