Indian Matchmaking
2020 reality television show
Indian Matchmaking is a 2020 Indian reality television series produced by Smriti Mundhra that premiered on Netflix on 16 July 2020. In August 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. In March 2022, Netflix renewed the series for a third season, which premiered in April 2023.
Cast
Sima Taparia, a marriage consultant from Mumbai who uses preferences from the people, their parents, and her years of matchmaking experience. She previously appeared on Mundhra's A Suitable Girl.
Supporting cast
Shekar Jayaraman, a 34-year old Chicago attorney and entrepreneur.
Jay Wadhwani, a 35-year old entrepreneur and product manager from Atlanta.
Rashi Gupta, a 27-year old small & exotic animal veterinarian from Los Angeles.
Release
Indian Matchmaking first aired on 16 July 2020, on Netflix.
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2022)
Season 3 (2023)
Production
Development
Series director Smriti Mundhra pitched the idea of the show to a TV producer in 2009/2010, but the show was rejected for "essentially not being white enough." She pitched the show to Netflix by showing Taparia, who "were super excited about it." She had met Taparia three years before Indian Matchmaking premiered on Netflix, when she documented the lives of other three women going through the Indian marriage process in the 2017 documentary, A Suitable Girl.
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