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A match but no flame: Why Sima Aunty is a success only on screen

Jul 21, 2023 05:10 PM IST

Indian Matchmaking should be retitled Indian MatchNotMaking, given the near-total failure rate of Sima Taparia

I don’t know about you but I sometimes feel that Indian Matchmaking should be retitled Indian MatchNotMaking. Given the near-total failure rate of Sima Aunty (or Sima from Mumbai as she invariably, and cringemakingly, introduces herself) in actually arranging matches for her clients, that would be a more accurate descriptor.

When a divorcee called Priya says that hair is very important for her and that she likes a man bun, Sima Aunty produces a -- wait for this -- bald man for her delectation
When a divorcee called Priya says that hair is very important for her and that she likes a man bun, Sima Aunty produces a -- wait for this -- bald man for her delectation
The one match that looks like it might end in marriage is one that Sima Aunty has not arranged
The one match that looks like it might end in marriage is one that Sima Aunty has not arranged
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