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I found this very watchable light viewing. I was really rooting for certain castmembers, especially the strong modern businesswomen. I enjoyed an insight I to a different culture. The show does expose how obsessed some people are with caste or jati, as well as things like height, as well as differences between generations and ideas on gender. But, take it all with a grain of salt. It's not necessarily an accurate reflection of the culture. It's not a documentary, it's a reality show, which is often featuring dramatic POVs. (I watched the Jewish version of the show and know from personal experience that it was a skewed representation of the culture).
Binged this show (2 seasons at the time of the comment) in a matter of a few days. What makes this interesting for me is not necessarily the Indian culture; this could work with other heritages that are unlike the 'Western' one. (In fact, I'd totally watch similar shows like this with other nations, but I am not interested in regular dating shows.)
There are aspects here that makes us ponder, such as, arranged marriages, cultural differences even amongst Indian people that are curious to watch. I was invested in some of the stories and people, and was "sad" to see a couple of them unfinished, even though they were featured in both seasons. I reckon we won't see them again as the upcoming season will clearly be in London/the UK. It would have been great to see at least a text or side-note about the kind Texan teacher and his endeavors, about Nadia, etc.
It is also quite puzzling what is the purpose of the show altogether, besides showcasing a bit of the arranged marriage thing (and perhaps getting younger Indian folks into it?). Auntie Sima, the matchmaker is the main character here, I reckon it's her show, however, almost none of the people who ended up with someone was actually her direct doing, so that's not the best marketing out there. She may have laid some foundations, but overall it feels like it's not that successful, of course, based only what is seen on the show.
Anyway, interesting watch, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would :D
I'm amazed at Indian Society. I think arranged marriages might be the answer for us in the west, in order to cut down on the divorce rate. There are reason's why old cultures practice this in some form – It's successful!
Shout by PeteBlockedParent2020-07-29T10:02:04Z
We sat glued to this.
My partner is part Indian, and although we never talked about it, when we started dating, I had to meet the relatives, worse than job interviews. Seeing the inside working, especially of the super rich (and often spoiled) singles in India and in America was so funny.
Sadly, we didn't see what happened to many of the relationships , but so funny to watch :-)