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Indian Matchmaking on Netflix might see the stars of the show go on dozens of dates, but Aparna, Nadia, Akshay, and the rest of the cast of the show are all still single.
Sima Taparia, who is the show's matchmaker, has responded to this in a recent interview, where she also discussed how demands for her service have increased since she made the show.
Taparia has previously spoken about the fact that the current generation of single people need to compromise more in order to find suitable matches.
The Netflix star has also defended the show and her clients from the accusations of colorism that many have leveled against the show.
Speaking to the Hindustan Times, Taparia said of not making any matches in Indian Matchmaking: "Of course it's disappointing.
According to the article, she said that all she can do is introduce two people, and, "the rest is up to destiny...Marriages are made in heaven."
However, in the interview, she also hosted that some of the matches may not have worked because the cast was unable to compromise. "I tell all my clients, boys, and girls, that they have to adjust and compromise," she said.
Taparia added in a Guardian interview: "Compromise and adjustment is what I tell all my clients—you need to lower your expectations." And in a Conde Nast Traveller article, she said: "No one gets a 100 percent of things on their checklist, not even millionaires."
This may be a reference to cast members like Aparna Shewakramani, who listed a large number of things she wanted from a potential husband, notably saying she was not looking for someone with a sense of humor or a podcast. She also seemed to lose interest in someone after he did not know about the Bolivian salt flats.
However, in a Vulture interview, Aparna suggested the cast had been edited to seem pickier. She said: "Our conversations, off-camera, had a lot more context behind them—the broader things that I wanted. I mean, the Bolivian salt flats are not so important, right? It's just shocking."
Many viewers around the world have criticized the show after it showed the cast members admitting that they want to marry someone light-skinned. Speaking to Conde Nast, Taparia brushed away these criticisms, saying: "Who doesn't want a fair, beautiful wife?" She added in her Hindustan Times article: "There will always be criticism [but] this is the way my work is and how my clients are."
Indian Matchmaking is streaming now on Netflix.
