Indian Matchmaking (2020) s01e02 Episode Script
Just Find Me Someone!
1
[upbeat music playing]
[Guru] So I saw your parents are
from Guyana.
-Yes, they are.
-That's so cool.
-I like that. My mom's from Guyana.
-Yeah?
My mom's from Guyana.
My grandpa's from Trinidad.
Yeah?
It's kind of simple ♪
Living in limbo ♪
Ooh, ooh ♪
Do people ever realize They underst
They know what Guyana is?
What it means to be Guyanese,
or always think you're Indian?
-Um, everyone thinks I'm Indian.
-Yeah.
When I first meet them, they're like,
"Oh, where in India are you from?"
I'm like, "Well, I'm not."
They're like, "Oh, but you look Indian."
I'm like, "I know. My ancestors"
How did your parents meet?
-They were a match wedding. So
-Oh, yeah?
Yeah, both of them were born there.
They moved here when they were 18.
At least, my dad came when he was 18.
My mom came a bit after.
Nice.
It was the hardest job for me
to match Nadia's preferences.
A guy who is tall, educated, handsome,
good at heart and a Guyanese.
But I have matched Nadia with Guru.
Now it's up to them to finalize
whether they have liked each other or not.
-Ready to order some food, drinks?
-Yes, please.
-Um, can I have a mimosa, please?
-[waiter] You got it.
-Can I have orange juice?
-[waiter] Orange juice? Got it.
[Guru] Okay. Thank you.
[Guru] I saw that she ordered a mimosa.
It's not a big deal.
You want to have a little fun.
Sure, why not?
But I don't drink.
Well
-here we are, so
-[both laugh]
Yeah.
Do you eat meat?
-I'm trying to cut back a little more.
-[Nadia] Okay.
-Trying to be more healthier.
-Right.
So, yeah.
But
like, bacon mac and cheese
sounds amazing.
Yeah.
Um, what did you tell Sima
that you were [laughs] looking for?
Yeah, I told her a bunch of things.
Um
-I
-Uh-huh.
I was actually kind of a little bit vague.
-Yeah.
-So, yeah.
-[waiter] For you.
-[Guru] Thank you.
[waiter] You want any sauces,
hot sauce, all that jazz?
-[Guru] I'm good.
-[Nadia] I'm okay.
[waiter] Enjoy, guys.
[Nadia] Do you feel like you have a type?
[Guru] I don't think so.
I'm attracted to people
with good character.
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
[Nadia] I can see
why Sima Auntie chose him.
But then after I met him,
I felt like he didn't open up enough.
So, um
what led you to, like, connect
with a matchmaker?
It is a tradition that
a lot of South Asians have followed.
Mm-hmm.
And it's different than the way
that we millennials in America date.
I feel like he gave me a lot of lawyer
answers to a lot of the questions.
It was a little off-putting.
[Nadia] Is that, like,
your politically correct answer?
Um
No, not really.
[Nadia laughs] Yeah.
[Guru] Um
I gave Nadia what she wanted:
a Guyanese match, but it didn't work out.
Their wavelength
and chemistry didn't match.
Because marriage is not an easy game
that I show one biodata, and it happens.
So I'll be giving a different proposal.
-[waiter] Need anything else?
-Um, I think we're okay.
I think we're good. Thank you.
Appreciate it.
The next match may not fit
all her criteria,
but matches are made in heaven,
and God has given me the job
to make it successful on Earth.
Yeah, for sure.
-Bye.
-Have a good one.
-You, too. See ya.
-Take care.
[electronic music playing]
I've known Pradhyuman's family
for many years.
Family values are very important
in India.
They want to get him married.
When biodatas come to me,
I send to Pradhyuman.
-What's up, guys? How are you?
-[woman] Hi!
[Sima] But he doesn't reply.
I don't know what he wants.
Let's get drinks.
[electronic music continues]
[all laughing]
-[woman] Cheers to Pradhyuman.
-[Pradhyuman] Cheers, guys.
Cheers for finishing your drink.
[man] Any interesting girls
you plan to meet now?
In the next coming weeks,
-in the next
-[Pradhyuman] Well, maybe, like
A lot of these biodatas come to me
on my mobile phone,
but I'm very choosy
on which ones to pick up, too.
So, I do get a lot of pressure and like,
"Why don't you just go and meet?
Why not?"
I was like, "That's not how I am."
I think having known Pradhyuman
for such a long time, I feel that
the first thing that he would see
in a girl is how she looks.
-I don't think so.
-[man] I think so.
I think so. [laughs]
I think finding a perfect girl
for Pradhyuman
is gonna be a bit of a task.
Pradhyuman's been looking for someone
for two and a half, three years.
[Pradhyuman] The expectations I have
are not really high.
You have to be attracted to the person,
and they have to be good.
I don't think that it's a lot to ask for,
but in my opinion, I won't compromise.
No, but honestly, all your close friends,
they're all married, right?
Rushit and I You see all your friends,
you know, married around you.
[man 2] Two friends are arranged marriage.
Two friends are love marriage.
[woman] Yeah.
I think once Pradhyuman gets married,
everybody's life will be more settled
and calm.
And the girl to, like, you know,
really control him.
[woman] I would really thank the girl
who marries him,
because right now,
he's pulling my husband all over the place
and asking for boys' trip every other day.
You know, so I think I'll be thankful
to the girl, to settle my life.
Once he gets married,
my life will be settled.
And my baby's life will be settled!
You attend to her and be next to her.
So is that the advice you're giving
Pradhyuman when he gets married,
he should listen to his wife
and take care of his wife?
That's how it should be, always.
[all laughing]
It would be nice to have a partner
to share the next leg of the life,
but it does scare me that you might have
to leave your existing life.
Get married.
[slow hip-hop music playing]
[Sima] In India nowadays,
the boy or girl can refuse to get married.
They have full freedom,
and they bend little also.
So how will the things go smoothly?
I was married on May 24th, 1983.
I was nineteen and a half,
and at that time,
nineteen and a half meant
it was the right age to get married.
My father's sister saw Anup, my husband,
in a wedding in Mumbai.
So she told my father,
and then we had a meeting of half an hour.
After three, four days,
we have to take the reply from the boy,
and the boy's side, that is the Taparias,
told that we have liked the girl.
[both speaking Hindi]
Hi, Joti. How are you?
Our parents at the time,
they have seen what is good for us.
He wants a good boy.
And now I'm married 36 years,
the golden period of my life,
and I want that for my clients.
The first match I got I was so happy
that I've done something very nice
to the two families.
That was the happiest moment of my life.
[slow electronica music playing]
I would rather walk into his family
and be like, "Hey, what's up?
Nice to see you." Right?
I'm suggesting a meeting with Srini
who has come from San Diego.
He's handsome, no doubt.
He has many qualities,
but Aparna is very picky.
So I tell the parents and the children
they have to meet.
And why I keep parents in the middle,
because the parents,
they can guide their children.
He doesn't have to carry the conversation.
There's six of us.
We have to entertain him.
You know what I mean?
He has no pressure to be like,
"I have to be interesting."
He just has to answer questions.
-No, he does have to be interesting.
-[laughs]
My mom and I have a great relationship.
She's a person that I would actually pick
as a friend in this world.
Um, maybe not initially off the bat,
but, like, she's wonderful.
He has to wow you, Aparna.
She appreciates everything I do
and allows me to be who I am.
[Srini] Was your own marriage arranged?
-It was 35 years ago.
-Yeah.
So, we could've not thought
of love marriage.
They invited him,
"You come see our daughter."
They all came, they liked me,
and I didn't have any right
to tell that I have not liked it.
So, you didn't even get to have
a conversation with your husband?
Conversation, just for 20 minutes.
That's all.
Okay. What did you guys talk about?
"What's your name? What are your subjects,
and what do you do?
And do you do cooking?"
And I was I'm very fond of cooking, so.
[laughs] That sounds more like
a job interview than
It's The marriage is
between two families. It's that thing.
-Not between a girl and a boy.
-Okay.
[doorbell rings]
[Jotika] Oh, Lordy! Come on here.
When I first found out
I was gonna meet the family,
I kind of had
a momentary freak-out meltdown.
I was like, "This is really weird."
-Hi.
-Hi, this is Srini.
Aparna. Hi. Nice to meet you. Come on in.
-This is my sister.
-Hey, nice to meet you.
[Aparna]
People do tell me I judge too much.
-How's it going? How's your day been?
-It's been a busy day.
But I am nice and kind,
and I do want to give the person a chance.
[Aparna]
How are you liking Houston?
You know what? I grew up here.
Not in Houston, in College Station.
-[Aparna] Did you really?
-[Vansa] No way!
Yeah, so we spent about 10 years here
and, uh
So I was actually back there
for the first time in 25 years.
How long have you guys been here
in Houston?
-[Jotika] '93.
-Five.
[Srini] That's actually when we left,
right in '93.
Then I went to Rice,
which is kind of down the street.
-Okay.
-[Aparna] I lived on campus,
but whenever the food was terrible,
I'd round up my friends,
call my mom, and be like,
"Can you feed us tonight?"
-[laughs]
-[Aparna] She said, "No!"
I remember for the first month I was like,
"Finally, no more Indian food. Thank God."
Then within a month, I got home,
and I was like,
"Wow! Now I realize
what I've been missing all this time."
[Aparna laughs] Yeah.
He's very handsome. He's very confident.
I appreciated that about him.
He tried, even if he didn't feel it,
to be very natural with my family,
and to engage them in conversation,
and to make it as comfortable as possible
for everyone in the room.
I really liked that.
-[Srini] I lived in Brazil for six months.
-Did you?
-Yeah.
-[Aparna] When? For work?
-No, grad school as well.
-[Aparna] Okay.
Second I honestly think the only reason
I went to grad school
was so I could study abroad.
I thought that Srini would like Aparna
because she's such a nice girl.
She's pretty. She's educated.
I think my parents have kind of
gotten very comfortable with all my
I mean, I'm a surfer and snowboarder,
so at this point,
it's kind of a given that
if there's potential danger involved,
I'll probably be interested in it.
So, usually the mother, she helps you,
but I think some negative vibes
were coming from her.
I called to say,
"I wanted to let you know
I'm jumping out of a plane tomorrow.
I thought I'd give you a heads-up."
She's like, "Are you out of your mind?
People don't jump out of planes."
-I said, "They do all the time."
-Oh, my God.
Sima,
I know she's an experienced matchmaker,
and I hope that she's read it right.
It would be hard for Aparna to be
with somebody who's very laid-back.
It would actually bother her.
So, how often do you guys
all see each other?
[laughs]
Like, every other day?
Well, I see her every day.
Okay.
It's difficult for Aparna,
because her mother,
she has influence to change her mind.
We have to just keep quiet
and have patience in this matchmaking.
And we're like,
"When's this gonna be over?"
[Nadia] Okay, so I was looking
I'm thinking, like,
something nighttime, but
Okay.
[Nadia] I don't know.
Um, this one, it has, like these pleats.
[Namita] Oh, that's super-cute.
I like that one.
Are you excited about your date tonight?
Yeah, I think, you know,
it'll be, like, good
or it'll be cool
to, like, meet somebody else.
[Sima]
Nadia's meeting with Guru did not click.
So I've arranged a new meeting.
I chose Vinay for Nadia
because he has
a very strong family background,
a good education,
and he's tall and handsome,
which fits Nadia.
I think this will be an excellent match
for Nadia.
[Nadia] I don't know.
We'll see how it goes. I
-Okay.
-[Nadia] don't wanna
I'm excited. I can't wait to hear
when you get back home.
[Nadia] We'll have to have a round table
when we get back.
I think my parents' relationship
has been a pretty ideal representation
of what marriage is.
You're committed to life with this person,
and even though things get really hard,
you can still work through it,
and you come out stronger.
I think so. What about the earrings?
Really small because it
The necklace is so big?
With my dad having to go
for treatment for his kidney,
my mom donated her kidney
to my dad.
They just had the surgery,
like, three weeks ago.
She didn't even have a doubt in her mind
that this was just something
she was gonna do.
It was incredibly selfless of her.
The day of the surgery, they were, like,
wheeling my mom away to go to the OR,
and she stopped
to, you know, say bye to my dad.
And he just, like, started crying.
And I can only hope that
my future husband is my blood type,
so that if I need a kidney,
he can give me it. [laughs]
[upbeat guitar music playing]
[woman singing in Hindi]
[Nadia] Vinay?
-[Vinay] Nadia?
-Hi!
-It's so nice to meet you.
-Hi. Nice to meet you too.
-How are you?
-Good.
[sighs]
-Sorry to keep you waiting.
-[Vinay] No worries at all.
[Nadia]
My first impression was he looked nice.
He had, like,
his little, like, bomber jacket on.
I was like, "Okay, you have good style."
What do you like to eat,
or, like, what's your favorite
-Well
-type of food?
I actually, like, a year ago,
-I converted to veganism.
-Okay.
-Yeah, so
-Yeah.
Like everyone has a real, you know,
a deep-rooted story.
-Mine's not that at all.
-[laughs] Okay.
It was honestly just curiosity.
Okay.
Are you okay if I get
-Yeah, of course. I grew up non-veg.
-Okay.
-Thirty-five years of my life is non-veg.
-Yeah.
[rock music playing]
Holy crap!
There are a lot of people in here.
[man] There we go!
This is incredible.
I'm not gonna sit at dinner
with somebody I've never met.
A little nervous here.
[Srini] I think I wanted
to do something competitive,
but competitive in a way
that's not, you know, antagonistic
but competitive
in a way that's playful and fun.
Oh, yeah.
[chuckles]
Almost, I feel like I was there.
This might make us better.
-Axe throwing
-A little bit of wine drinking
Two things that go really well together.
I am not sure as a lawyer
that they do but
Yeah.
That's amazing.
Very nice.
-I feel like that was pretty good.
-I thought so too.
That was
[Srini] She was like, "I suck at this,"
but was willing to own it.
If you're terrible at something,
and you own it,
it doesn't matter
because, to me, that's confidence.
Gotta be an easier way to do this.
So, do that and then
[Aparna]
He was very supportive of the fact
that I maybe didn't like
that I wasn't good at something.
He recognized that off the bat,
and he treated the whole thing
really casually.
See if that works.
[laughs]
-[laughing] This is my final go.
-[Srini laughs]
Okay.
-[Srini] Oh! Nice!
-No freaking way! That didn't just happen.
I feel like I just went out so strong.
I have to sit down right now.
[Srini]
That makes up for all your other
Every failure made up right there.
[Vinay]
I'm always curious just to try new things.
[Nadia] I know.
[Vinay] I used to be, as a kid,
the pickiest eater in the world.
[Nadia] Really?
There's still certain things that I hate.
Like, I can't stand ketchup, still.
-I don't like ketchup either!
-Are you kidding?
-I swear!
-Oh, my God!
People think I'm the biggest weirdo
when I say that.
I was like, "I don't know
why I'm saying this so soon.
You're gonna think I'm the biggest weirdo
for saying that."
French fries are my favorite thing.
-Obviously.
-Like, by far.
But when people take ketchup
and pour it on fries, I was like
[both] "You just ruined it!"
"You ruined this meal.
You ruined everything.
I just wanna go home.
You've ruined my night."
[laughing] I know!
I feel the same way about mayonnaise,
too, by the way.
Oh, do you? I don't mind mayonnaise.
But that's okay.
-[waiter] Chicken okra.
-[Nadia] Thank you.
[Vinay] Great! Thank you so much.
If you wanna try anything,
let me know if you'd like to.
These yuccas taste like fries.
Yeah? You gonna put ketchup on them?
[laughs]
[Vinay] If ketchup touches this plate,
the meal will be over.
[both laugh]
[Vinay] I was an accounting major,
but now I work in the fitness industry.
I work for the Boutique Fitness company.
That's awesome. I'm, like, notorious
for being bad at math.
-You ask any of my friends
-[Vinay] Oh, really? So non-Indian of you.
I know. Well, I'm actually not Indian.
My family's from Guyana,
from South America.
-Mm-hmm.
-My ancestry is Indian.
Your ancestry
I mean, yeah, you're still Indian.
Right, yeah.
-Technically, I'm American then, right?
-Well, yeah, I'm American too.
[Nadia] I did address that I was Guyanese,
but he didn't sound
like he had a problem with it.
He wasn't completely like,
"Oh, my God! I need to leave now
because you're not Punjabi,
or you're not Indian."
So, that was definitely a positive.
[Nadia laughs] Right.
[Vinay]
I've gone by Vinny most of my life.
You actually don't seem
like a Vinny to me.
-Really?
-No.
-I'm not like a Jersey Shore fist-pump
-Yeah. [laughs]
[Vinay] It's funny
when I talk to anybody on the phone,
they'll be like,
"Oh, Vinny from New York."
I was like, "Yeah,
I'm this Italian guido," but I'm not.
"But I work at a gym, but don't"
[laughs]
Yeah. [chuckles]
I mean, it's a little bit
It's not a Cabernet, but it'll do.
I think it gets the job done.
-It gets the job done.
-Yeah.
Do you get pressure from your family
about the fact that you're not married?
My mom is always like,
"Are you doing everything you can do?"
And they do try to set me up with people,
and I do tell my network,
and I do try the apps and
I don't know.
I just feel like it's timing.
I remember when I got to San Diego,
I was like, "I need to meet somebody."
But what did you try? Did it not work?
-Everything.
-Everything. [laughs]
-Do you like working for yourself, then?
-I love it. I mean
-What do you actually do?
-So, I write books.
-Okay.
-Uh
I host this podcast,
and I do a lot of keynote speeches.
-What do you speak on?
-Speak to them about?
Yeah, this is very weird.
-Why do they all want to hear from you?
-Exactly.
Um, it ranges from everything
from productivity to creativity to,
-you know, navigating to innovation
-You've become an expert on this
to the point where people are like,
"Let's hear what he says."
Yeah, I guess you could say that.
But I didn't really start making
enough money
to even live outside my parents' house
until a couple of years ago.
-Oh.
-Uh, not at all.
I mean, I had a late start to my career.
And for the first time, I'm kind of, like,
I don't really know what I want to do,
and I'm not kind of making any commitments
to it. It was like, "You know what?
I think I'm just gonna kind of see
where not having a plan leads me."
-[Aparna] That's interesting.
-Yeah.
You have to think long-term. In 20 years,
do I wanna be sitting on the couch
with a person looking for the perfect job?
I want someone who's right for me,
someone who I can align with.
Well, we could go eat something.
Um
Yeah.
[Aparna]
Quite quickly, I realized not for me.
It doesn't match my future at all.
I will talk to you never.
[Nadia] So, when you told Sima Auntie
that you didn't have any preferences,
what did she say?
They were like,
"What if they were married before,
or engaged before, or had kids?"
I was like, "Honestly,
none of that bothers me."
I was like, "I didn't know them then.
So it means nothing to me."
Right.
So if I just came out with like,
"I have a three-year-old back there"?
-I'd be like, "When can I meet them?"
-[laughs] Aw!
Yeah, so when she came
and met my parents and, like, my mom
-[Vinay] Yeah, I'll take it.
-[Nadia] Okay.
She asked me,
"What are your preferences?"
And I was just, like, "Uh
I just want someone
to be, like, a decent human being."
To be honest,
I feel like it's not a hard ask,
-but in reality, it's really hard
-It sounds so easy.
-I totally agree! Yeah.
-People are really shitty.
-[Nadia] Just be a good person.
-[Vinay] Right.
From the sound of it,
you seem like a really good person now.
-Thank you.
-So cheers to that.
-Likewise, this has been really fun.
-Yeah, I've had a lot of fun tonight.
All of the things
that I thought we would connect on,
we 100%connected on,
and then there were so many other things
that we have in common.
I think I've only met one or two other
people who said they don't like ketchup.
-Thank you.
-Thank you so much.
-Don't worry about it. I got this.
-No, we can split it.
No. It's the first date. Let me get this.
-Okay. Well, thank you so much.
-Of course.
Let me give you a hug goodbye.
I'm a big hugger.
-I am too! That's why I was like
-Oh, great.
-It was great meeting you.
-Yeah.
I'd love to see you again
-if you would like to.
-Sure.
-Would you mind giving me your number?
-Yeah.
I think Sima did a really good job.
She knows what she's doing.
You know, we had a lot in common,
so I would love to go out with him again.
-Okay.
-All right.
-I'm parked over here.
-All right. I'm heading that way.
-I'll see you. So nice to meet you.
-You too.
-Bye. Take care.
-Bye.
-So, Aparna, yesterday you met Srini.
-Mm-hmm.
So, what are your reactions?
What are your thoughts and
what are your feelings like?
Hmm.
Well, Srini's, um, a very friendly guy.
He's very
like you said, extroverted and jolly.
I'm someone who is very driven
and ambitious,
but I also want to see that
in the other person.
He wasn't very ambitious about his own
career path or his own trajectory.
That's a little alarming to me.
I'm willing to make so many compromises,
and so many sacrifices,
and do so much
to make my future life-partner choice.
I don't have time in my life
to invest in people
that are not on the same page as me.
Unfortunately, Srini is definitely not.
[Jotika] Srini, the loser.
He would never move somewhere
that didn't have an ocean near it.
All I'm hearing is
you don't prioritize this yet.
The minute he said that, over.
It's okay
if it didn't work out with Srini,
but Aparna should not get a life partner
if she is this negative.
[Jotika] No more 41-year-olds.
[Sima] No, now you told the age now. No.
I prefer people
either a few years younger than me,
right about my age, or a few years older.
But you have to explain to Sima
exactly what your age limit is.
You can't say a few years older
or younger. You've got to give her an age.
-Thirty-two to thirty-seven.
-Okay.
It will happen when it is destined.
It will happen.
I am the main source to match.
So 100%, it will happen through me.
We have all type of persons
in the world, actually.
-[Aparna] We have every kind.
-[Jotika] Of course.
[Sima] I have a few more proposals,
so I'll send you.
Sounds good.
But what I found is that she's not stable.
Like, her mind is not stable.
I've found that.
It's so good to see you again.
I definitely don't think
that Sima understands what I want.
I just assumed
it was someone who would get it.
She's a matchmaker. That's her job.
You get it. Love is love, right?
Any language. False.
But, like, I need you.
I need you to find me a husband.
Just find me someone!
[traditional music playing]
[in Hindi]
Greetings, Panditji. How are you?
How's everyone at home?
-Hope they are well?
-Everyone's healthy, hearty and happy.
[in English] A few of my clients, they
It's very hard to match them.
So stubborn and so picky, so to help me,
I am showing their pictures
to a face reader in India.
In India, it's a system.
We'll see the destiny
the astrologer has predicted.
[in Hindi] So I just wanted to show you
their pictures.
[in Hindi] Okay, sure.
[in English] I hope it gives clarity.
[Sima in Hindi]
Panditji, this one is Aparna.
[Sima in English]
When I think about Aparna,
I get really I get tired.
Who can keep her happy?
It's a difficult thing.
[Janardhan in Hindi]
Her face is a representation of Jupiter.
She is obstinate and stubborn.
Her husband will be subservient to her
and absolutely devoted.
He will tolerate her
even if she slapped him.
[in English]
I think this is exactly what she wants.
I have to work even harder
to find good matches for her.
[Sima in Hindi]
Panditji, there are two people
Nadia and Vinay.
We have introduced both of them.
Please tell us
if this is a compatible pair.
Will they be happy?
Should we go ahead with this?
We'll do as you say.
Nadia and Vinay.
[Janardhan] Their paths will align
and she is destined
to give birth to twins.
[in English] That was really
a big blessing, great blessing.
Fingers crossed.
I hope it happens that way.
[in Hindi]
Look, Panditji, this boy is from Bombay.
-What's his name?
-His name is Pradhyuman.
[Janardhan] Right from the age of 17, 18,
he had the propensity to work.
And he is destined
to set up his own business.
Destiny will be on his side from age 32.
-What about marriage?
-And marriage
He is a stubborn boy.
Stubborn and obstinate in nature.
Arrogant as well.
But he will get married
next year.
He will marry next year,
and his wife will be from the north.
She will be beautiful, smart and talented.
He is destined to be happy.
[Sima in English] I was surprised.
I thought he's not ready.
-This is good, Panditji. Thank you.
-Namaskar.
[in English] But if that is
in his destiny, that is going to happen.
I'll have to work hard
because Pradhyuman is in no rush.
[both speaking Hindi]
[Sima in English]
I only pray to God that he gets clarity,
and he decides soon for his life partner.
-[waiter] Here's your pizza.
-[Pradhyuman] Thank you so much.
Yesterday, that miso paneer
that you made
You liked it?
The corn thing,
I think that was way too hard.
And I think you could have worked better
on the presentation.
-Oh, really? Bullshit.
-You've seen how well I present, right?
Bullshit.
-What bullshit?
-You should take classes from me.
I should take classes from you?
[both laugh]
My sister and I used to fight a lot,
but we had a very good relationship
as well,
and she did care about me a lot.
I did care about her a lot,
and that still continues.
It's been 12 years since my marriage,
Pradhyuman.
-Damn.
-And you need to get married.
-Yeah.
-It's high time, right?
-I agree with you.
-I mean, you imagine
I would want to be preferably
with someone who I really want to be.
Why do you feel that
things are not clicking with you?
I don't feel attracted to the person.
What do I do? You tell me. What do I do?
Do you feel
that attraction comes only through looks?
No, I told you there's so many things
to be attracted
You would want to talk to that person.
You would want to know more
about that person.
-You would be inquisitive about
-Unless you meet that person
for four, five times, how would you know
that person is attractive or not?
The first time if you meet the person,
the second time,
you'd want to meet them, right?
I've not felt that.
Maybe they take their time.
I took a lot of time to open up to Yogesh.
Even I think I'm still a little
in a reserved corner somewhere,
but probably it still takes time.
It's not necessary that the person opens
to you in the second meeting.
That attraction has to be there.
I just generally feel that, you know,
you just get this term attraction.
You are just like,
you kept it in your head,
and you just don't wanna get out
of that bubble of attraction.
-[laughs]
-Yeah.
"The bubble of attraction."
Yeah. Like, seriously, like, attraction
Firstly, that fades off.
-Why the hell do you need to have that?
-Really?
-Yeah.
-That's bullshit.
It's not bullshit. Trust me on that.
It's not bullshit.
Pradhyuman,
when are you thinking
of doing something serious?
You're not looking
with those eyes, I feel.
[slow music playing]
[upbeat music playing]
[Guru] So I saw your parents are
from Guyana.
-Yes, they are.
-That's so cool.
-I like that. My mom's from Guyana.
-Yeah?
My mom's from Guyana.
My grandpa's from Trinidad.
Yeah?
It's kind of simple ♪
Living in limbo ♪
Ooh, ooh ♪
Do people ever realize They underst
They know what Guyana is?
What it means to be Guyanese,
or always think you're Indian?
-Um, everyone thinks I'm Indian.
-Yeah.
When I first meet them, they're like,
"Oh, where in India are you from?"
I'm like, "Well, I'm not."
They're like, "Oh, but you look Indian."
I'm like, "I know. My ancestors"
How did your parents meet?
-They were a match wedding. So
-Oh, yeah?
Yeah, both of them were born there.
They moved here when they were 18.
At least, my dad came when he was 18.
My mom came a bit after.
Nice.
It was the hardest job for me
to match Nadia's preferences.
A guy who is tall, educated, handsome,
good at heart and a Guyanese.
But I have matched Nadia with Guru.
Now it's up to them to finalize
whether they have liked each other or not.
-Ready to order some food, drinks?
-Yes, please.
-Um, can I have a mimosa, please?
-[waiter] You got it.
-Can I have orange juice?
-[waiter] Orange juice? Got it.
[Guru] Okay. Thank you.
[Guru] I saw that she ordered a mimosa.
It's not a big deal.
You want to have a little fun.
Sure, why not?
But I don't drink.
Well
-here we are, so
-[both laugh]
Yeah.
Do you eat meat?
-I'm trying to cut back a little more.
-[Nadia] Okay.
-Trying to be more healthier.
-Right.
So, yeah.
But
like, bacon mac and cheese
sounds amazing.
Yeah.
Um, what did you tell Sima
that you were [laughs] looking for?
Yeah, I told her a bunch of things.
Um
-I
-Uh-huh.
I was actually kind of a little bit vague.
-Yeah.
-So, yeah.
-[waiter] For you.
-[Guru] Thank you.
[waiter] You want any sauces,
hot sauce, all that jazz?
-[Guru] I'm good.
-[Nadia] I'm okay.
[waiter] Enjoy, guys.
[Nadia] Do you feel like you have a type?
[Guru] I don't think so.
I'm attracted to people
with good character.
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
[Nadia] I can see
why Sima Auntie chose him.
But then after I met him,
I felt like he didn't open up enough.
So, um
what led you to, like, connect
with a matchmaker?
It is a tradition that
a lot of South Asians have followed.
Mm-hmm.
And it's different than the way
that we millennials in America date.
I feel like he gave me a lot of lawyer
answers to a lot of the questions.
It was a little off-putting.
[Nadia] Is that, like,
your politically correct answer?
Um
No, not really.
[Nadia laughs] Yeah.
[Guru] Um
I gave Nadia what she wanted:
a Guyanese match, but it didn't work out.
Their wavelength
and chemistry didn't match.
Because marriage is not an easy game
that I show one biodata, and it happens.
So I'll be giving a different proposal.
-[waiter] Need anything else?
-Um, I think we're okay.
I think we're good. Thank you.
Appreciate it.
The next match may not fit
all her criteria,
but matches are made in heaven,
and God has given me the job
to make it successful on Earth.
Yeah, for sure.
-Bye.
-Have a good one.
-You, too. See ya.
-Take care.
[electronic music playing]
I've known Pradhyuman's family
for many years.
Family values are very important
in India.
They want to get him married.
When biodatas come to me,
I send to Pradhyuman.
-What's up, guys? How are you?
-[woman] Hi!
[Sima] But he doesn't reply.
I don't know what he wants.
Let's get drinks.
[electronic music continues]
[all laughing]
-[woman] Cheers to Pradhyuman.
-[Pradhyuman] Cheers, guys.
Cheers for finishing your drink.
[man] Any interesting girls
you plan to meet now?
In the next coming weeks,
-in the next
-[Pradhyuman] Well, maybe, like
A lot of these biodatas come to me
on my mobile phone,
but I'm very choosy
on which ones to pick up, too.
So, I do get a lot of pressure and like,
"Why don't you just go and meet?
Why not?"
I was like, "That's not how I am."
I think having known Pradhyuman
for such a long time, I feel that
the first thing that he would see
in a girl is how she looks.
-I don't think so.
-[man] I think so.
I think so. [laughs]
I think finding a perfect girl
for Pradhyuman
is gonna be a bit of a task.
Pradhyuman's been looking for someone
for two and a half, three years.
[Pradhyuman] The expectations I have
are not really high.
You have to be attracted to the person,
and they have to be good.
I don't think that it's a lot to ask for,
but in my opinion, I won't compromise.
No, but honestly, all your close friends,
they're all married, right?
Rushit and I You see all your friends,
you know, married around you.
[man 2] Two friends are arranged marriage.
Two friends are love marriage.
[woman] Yeah.
I think once Pradhyuman gets married,
everybody's life will be more settled
and calm.
And the girl to, like, you know,
really control him.
[woman] I would really thank the girl
who marries him,
because right now,
he's pulling my husband all over the place
and asking for boys' trip every other day.
You know, so I think I'll be thankful
to the girl, to settle my life.
Once he gets married,
my life will be settled.
And my baby's life will be settled!
You attend to her and be next to her.
So is that the advice you're giving
Pradhyuman when he gets married,
he should listen to his wife
and take care of his wife?
That's how it should be, always.
[all laughing]
It would be nice to have a partner
to share the next leg of the life,
but it does scare me that you might have
to leave your existing life.
Get married.
[slow hip-hop music playing]
[Sima] In India nowadays,
the boy or girl can refuse to get married.
They have full freedom,
and they bend little also.
So how will the things go smoothly?
I was married on May 24th, 1983.
I was nineteen and a half,
and at that time,
nineteen and a half meant
it was the right age to get married.
My father's sister saw Anup, my husband,
in a wedding in Mumbai.
So she told my father,
and then we had a meeting of half an hour.
After three, four days,
we have to take the reply from the boy,
and the boy's side, that is the Taparias,
told that we have liked the girl.
[both speaking Hindi]
Hi, Joti. How are you?
Our parents at the time,
they have seen what is good for us.
He wants a good boy.
And now I'm married 36 years,
the golden period of my life,
and I want that for my clients.
The first match I got I was so happy
that I've done something very nice
to the two families.
That was the happiest moment of my life.
[slow electronica music playing]
I would rather walk into his family
and be like, "Hey, what's up?
Nice to see you." Right?
I'm suggesting a meeting with Srini
who has come from San Diego.
He's handsome, no doubt.
He has many qualities,
but Aparna is very picky.
So I tell the parents and the children
they have to meet.
And why I keep parents in the middle,
because the parents,
they can guide their children.
He doesn't have to carry the conversation.
There's six of us.
We have to entertain him.
You know what I mean?
He has no pressure to be like,
"I have to be interesting."
He just has to answer questions.
-No, he does have to be interesting.
-[laughs]
My mom and I have a great relationship.
She's a person that I would actually pick
as a friend in this world.
Um, maybe not initially off the bat,
but, like, she's wonderful.
He has to wow you, Aparna.
She appreciates everything I do
and allows me to be who I am.
[Srini] Was your own marriage arranged?
-It was 35 years ago.
-Yeah.
So, we could've not thought
of love marriage.
They invited him,
"You come see our daughter."
They all came, they liked me,
and I didn't have any right
to tell that I have not liked it.
So, you didn't even get to have
a conversation with your husband?
Conversation, just for 20 minutes.
That's all.
Okay. What did you guys talk about?
"What's your name? What are your subjects,
and what do you do?
And do you do cooking?"
And I was I'm very fond of cooking, so.
[laughs] That sounds more like
a job interview than
It's The marriage is
between two families. It's that thing.
-Not between a girl and a boy.
-Okay.
[doorbell rings]
[Jotika] Oh, Lordy! Come on here.
When I first found out
I was gonna meet the family,
I kind of had
a momentary freak-out meltdown.
I was like, "This is really weird."
-Hi.
-Hi, this is Srini.
Aparna. Hi. Nice to meet you. Come on in.
-This is my sister.
-Hey, nice to meet you.
[Aparna]
People do tell me I judge too much.
-How's it going? How's your day been?
-It's been a busy day.
But I am nice and kind,
and I do want to give the person a chance.
[Aparna]
How are you liking Houston?
You know what? I grew up here.
Not in Houston, in College Station.
-[Aparna] Did you really?
-[Vansa] No way!
Yeah, so we spent about 10 years here
and, uh
So I was actually back there
for the first time in 25 years.
How long have you guys been here
in Houston?
-[Jotika] '93.
-Five.
[Srini] That's actually when we left,
right in '93.
Then I went to Rice,
which is kind of down the street.
-Okay.
-[Aparna] I lived on campus,
but whenever the food was terrible,
I'd round up my friends,
call my mom, and be like,
"Can you feed us tonight?"
-[laughs]
-[Aparna] She said, "No!"
I remember for the first month I was like,
"Finally, no more Indian food. Thank God."
Then within a month, I got home,
and I was like,
"Wow! Now I realize
what I've been missing all this time."
[Aparna laughs] Yeah.
He's very handsome. He's very confident.
I appreciated that about him.
He tried, even if he didn't feel it,
to be very natural with my family,
and to engage them in conversation,
and to make it as comfortable as possible
for everyone in the room.
I really liked that.
-[Srini] I lived in Brazil for six months.
-Did you?
-Yeah.
-[Aparna] When? For work?
-No, grad school as well.
-[Aparna] Okay.
Second I honestly think the only reason
I went to grad school
was so I could study abroad.
I thought that Srini would like Aparna
because she's such a nice girl.
She's pretty. She's educated.
I think my parents have kind of
gotten very comfortable with all my
I mean, I'm a surfer and snowboarder,
so at this point,
it's kind of a given that
if there's potential danger involved,
I'll probably be interested in it.
So, usually the mother, she helps you,
but I think some negative vibes
were coming from her.
I called to say,
"I wanted to let you know
I'm jumping out of a plane tomorrow.
I thought I'd give you a heads-up."
She's like, "Are you out of your mind?
People don't jump out of planes."
-I said, "They do all the time."
-Oh, my God.
Sima,
I know she's an experienced matchmaker,
and I hope that she's read it right.
It would be hard for Aparna to be
with somebody who's very laid-back.
It would actually bother her.
So, how often do you guys
all see each other?
[laughs]
Like, every other day?
Well, I see her every day.
Okay.
It's difficult for Aparna,
because her mother,
she has influence to change her mind.
We have to just keep quiet
and have patience in this matchmaking.
And we're like,
"When's this gonna be over?"
[Nadia] Okay, so I was looking
I'm thinking, like,
something nighttime, but
Okay.
[Nadia] I don't know.
Um, this one, it has, like these pleats.
[Namita] Oh, that's super-cute.
I like that one.
Are you excited about your date tonight?
Yeah, I think, you know,
it'll be, like, good
or it'll be cool
to, like, meet somebody else.
[Sima]
Nadia's meeting with Guru did not click.
So I've arranged a new meeting.
I chose Vinay for Nadia
because he has
a very strong family background,
a good education,
and he's tall and handsome,
which fits Nadia.
I think this will be an excellent match
for Nadia.
[Nadia] I don't know.
We'll see how it goes. I
-Okay.
-[Nadia] don't wanna
I'm excited. I can't wait to hear
when you get back home.
[Nadia] We'll have to have a round table
when we get back.
I think my parents' relationship
has been a pretty ideal representation
of what marriage is.
You're committed to life with this person,
and even though things get really hard,
you can still work through it,
and you come out stronger.
I think so. What about the earrings?
Really small because it
The necklace is so big?
With my dad having to go
for treatment for his kidney,
my mom donated her kidney
to my dad.
They just had the surgery,
like, three weeks ago.
She didn't even have a doubt in her mind
that this was just something
she was gonna do.
It was incredibly selfless of her.
The day of the surgery, they were, like,
wheeling my mom away to go to the OR,
and she stopped
to, you know, say bye to my dad.
And he just, like, started crying.
And I can only hope that
my future husband is my blood type,
so that if I need a kidney,
he can give me it. [laughs]
[upbeat guitar music playing]
[woman singing in Hindi]
[Nadia] Vinay?
-[Vinay] Nadia?
-Hi!
-It's so nice to meet you.
-Hi. Nice to meet you too.
-How are you?
-Good.
[sighs]
-Sorry to keep you waiting.
-[Vinay] No worries at all.
[Nadia]
My first impression was he looked nice.
He had, like,
his little, like, bomber jacket on.
I was like, "Okay, you have good style."
What do you like to eat,
or, like, what's your favorite
-Well
-type of food?
I actually, like, a year ago,
-I converted to veganism.
-Okay.
-Yeah, so
-Yeah.
Like everyone has a real, you know,
a deep-rooted story.
-Mine's not that at all.
-[laughs] Okay.
It was honestly just curiosity.
Okay.
Are you okay if I get
-Yeah, of course. I grew up non-veg.
-Okay.
-Thirty-five years of my life is non-veg.
-Yeah.
[rock music playing]
Holy crap!
There are a lot of people in here.
[man] There we go!
This is incredible.
I'm not gonna sit at dinner
with somebody I've never met.
A little nervous here.
[Srini] I think I wanted
to do something competitive,
but competitive in a way
that's not, you know, antagonistic
but competitive
in a way that's playful and fun.
Oh, yeah.
[chuckles]
Almost, I feel like I was there.
This might make us better.
-Axe throwing
-A little bit of wine drinking
Two things that go really well together.
I am not sure as a lawyer
that they do but
Yeah.
That's amazing.
Very nice.
-I feel like that was pretty good.
-I thought so too.
That was
[Srini] She was like, "I suck at this,"
but was willing to own it.
If you're terrible at something,
and you own it,
it doesn't matter
because, to me, that's confidence.
Gotta be an easier way to do this.
So, do that and then
[Aparna]
He was very supportive of the fact
that I maybe didn't like
that I wasn't good at something.
He recognized that off the bat,
and he treated the whole thing
really casually.
See if that works.
[laughs]
-[laughing] This is my final go.
-[Srini laughs]
Okay.
-[Srini] Oh! Nice!
-No freaking way! That didn't just happen.
I feel like I just went out so strong.
I have to sit down right now.
[Srini]
That makes up for all your other
Every failure made up right there.
[Vinay]
I'm always curious just to try new things.
[Nadia] I know.
[Vinay] I used to be, as a kid,
the pickiest eater in the world.
[Nadia] Really?
There's still certain things that I hate.
Like, I can't stand ketchup, still.
-I don't like ketchup either!
-Are you kidding?
-I swear!
-Oh, my God!
People think I'm the biggest weirdo
when I say that.
I was like, "I don't know
why I'm saying this so soon.
You're gonna think I'm the biggest weirdo
for saying that."
French fries are my favorite thing.
-Obviously.
-Like, by far.
But when people take ketchup
and pour it on fries, I was like
[both] "You just ruined it!"
"You ruined this meal.
You ruined everything.
I just wanna go home.
You've ruined my night."
[laughing] I know!
I feel the same way about mayonnaise,
too, by the way.
Oh, do you? I don't mind mayonnaise.
But that's okay.
-[waiter] Chicken okra.
-[Nadia] Thank you.
[Vinay] Great! Thank you so much.
If you wanna try anything,
let me know if you'd like to.
These yuccas taste like fries.
Yeah? You gonna put ketchup on them?
[laughs]
[Vinay] If ketchup touches this plate,
the meal will be over.
[both laugh]
[Vinay] I was an accounting major,
but now I work in the fitness industry.
I work for the Boutique Fitness company.
That's awesome. I'm, like, notorious
for being bad at math.
-You ask any of my friends
-[Vinay] Oh, really? So non-Indian of you.
I know. Well, I'm actually not Indian.
My family's from Guyana,
from South America.
-Mm-hmm.
-My ancestry is Indian.
Your ancestry
I mean, yeah, you're still Indian.
Right, yeah.
-Technically, I'm American then, right?
-Well, yeah, I'm American too.
[Nadia] I did address that I was Guyanese,
but he didn't sound
like he had a problem with it.
He wasn't completely like,
"Oh, my God! I need to leave now
because you're not Punjabi,
or you're not Indian."
So, that was definitely a positive.
[Nadia laughs] Right.
[Vinay]
I've gone by Vinny most of my life.
You actually don't seem
like a Vinny to me.
-Really?
-No.
-I'm not like a Jersey Shore fist-pump
-Yeah. [laughs]
[Vinay] It's funny
when I talk to anybody on the phone,
they'll be like,
"Oh, Vinny from New York."
I was like, "Yeah,
I'm this Italian guido," but I'm not.
"But I work at a gym, but don't"
[laughs]
Yeah. [chuckles]
I mean, it's a little bit
It's not a Cabernet, but it'll do.
I think it gets the job done.
-It gets the job done.
-Yeah.
Do you get pressure from your family
about the fact that you're not married?
My mom is always like,
"Are you doing everything you can do?"
And they do try to set me up with people,
and I do tell my network,
and I do try the apps and
I don't know.
I just feel like it's timing.
I remember when I got to San Diego,
I was like, "I need to meet somebody."
But what did you try? Did it not work?
-Everything.
-Everything. [laughs]
-Do you like working for yourself, then?
-I love it. I mean
-What do you actually do?
-So, I write books.
-Okay.
-Uh
I host this podcast,
and I do a lot of keynote speeches.
-What do you speak on?
-Speak to them about?
Yeah, this is very weird.
-Why do they all want to hear from you?
-Exactly.
Um, it ranges from everything
from productivity to creativity to,
-you know, navigating to innovation
-You've become an expert on this
to the point where people are like,
"Let's hear what he says."
Yeah, I guess you could say that.
But I didn't really start making
enough money
to even live outside my parents' house
until a couple of years ago.
-Oh.
-Uh, not at all.
I mean, I had a late start to my career.
And for the first time, I'm kind of, like,
I don't really know what I want to do,
and I'm not kind of making any commitments
to it. It was like, "You know what?
I think I'm just gonna kind of see
where not having a plan leads me."
-[Aparna] That's interesting.
-Yeah.
You have to think long-term. In 20 years,
do I wanna be sitting on the couch
with a person looking for the perfect job?
I want someone who's right for me,
someone who I can align with.
Well, we could go eat something.
Um
Yeah.
[Aparna]
Quite quickly, I realized not for me.
It doesn't match my future at all.
I will talk to you never.
[Nadia] So, when you told Sima Auntie
that you didn't have any preferences,
what did she say?
They were like,
"What if they were married before,
or engaged before, or had kids?"
I was like, "Honestly,
none of that bothers me."
I was like, "I didn't know them then.
So it means nothing to me."
Right.
So if I just came out with like,
"I have a three-year-old back there"?
-I'd be like, "When can I meet them?"
-[laughs] Aw!
Yeah, so when she came
and met my parents and, like, my mom
-[Vinay] Yeah, I'll take it.
-[Nadia] Okay.
She asked me,
"What are your preferences?"
And I was just, like, "Uh
I just want someone
to be, like, a decent human being."
To be honest,
I feel like it's not a hard ask,
-but in reality, it's really hard
-It sounds so easy.
-I totally agree! Yeah.
-People are really shitty.
-[Nadia] Just be a good person.
-[Vinay] Right.
From the sound of it,
you seem like a really good person now.
-Thank you.
-So cheers to that.
-Likewise, this has been really fun.
-Yeah, I've had a lot of fun tonight.
All of the things
that I thought we would connect on,
we 100%connected on,
and then there were so many other things
that we have in common.
I think I've only met one or two other
people who said they don't like ketchup.
-Thank you.
-Thank you so much.
-Don't worry about it. I got this.
-No, we can split it.
No. It's the first date. Let me get this.
-Okay. Well, thank you so much.
-Of course.
Let me give you a hug goodbye.
I'm a big hugger.
-I am too! That's why I was like
-Oh, great.
-It was great meeting you.
-Yeah.
I'd love to see you again
-if you would like to.
-Sure.
-Would you mind giving me your number?
-Yeah.
I think Sima did a really good job.
She knows what she's doing.
You know, we had a lot in common,
so I would love to go out with him again.
-Okay.
-All right.
-I'm parked over here.
-All right. I'm heading that way.
-I'll see you. So nice to meet you.
-You too.
-Bye. Take care.
-Bye.
-So, Aparna, yesterday you met Srini.
-Mm-hmm.
So, what are your reactions?
What are your thoughts and
what are your feelings like?
Hmm.
Well, Srini's, um, a very friendly guy.
He's very
like you said, extroverted and jolly.
I'm someone who is very driven
and ambitious,
but I also want to see that
in the other person.
He wasn't very ambitious about his own
career path or his own trajectory.
That's a little alarming to me.
I'm willing to make so many compromises,
and so many sacrifices,
and do so much
to make my future life-partner choice.
I don't have time in my life
to invest in people
that are not on the same page as me.
Unfortunately, Srini is definitely not.
[Jotika] Srini, the loser.
He would never move somewhere
that didn't have an ocean near it.
All I'm hearing is
you don't prioritize this yet.
The minute he said that, over.
It's okay
if it didn't work out with Srini,
but Aparna should not get a life partner
if she is this negative.
[Jotika] No more 41-year-olds.
[Sima] No, now you told the age now. No.
I prefer people
either a few years younger than me,
right about my age, or a few years older.
But you have to explain to Sima
exactly what your age limit is.
You can't say a few years older
or younger. You've got to give her an age.
-Thirty-two to thirty-seven.
-Okay.
It will happen when it is destined.
It will happen.
I am the main source to match.
So 100%, it will happen through me.
We have all type of persons
in the world, actually.
-[Aparna] We have every kind.
-[Jotika] Of course.
[Sima] I have a few more proposals,
so I'll send you.
Sounds good.
But what I found is that she's not stable.
Like, her mind is not stable.
I've found that.
It's so good to see you again.
I definitely don't think
that Sima understands what I want.
I just assumed
it was someone who would get it.
She's a matchmaker. That's her job.
You get it. Love is love, right?
Any language. False.
But, like, I need you.
I need you to find me a husband.
Just find me someone!
[traditional music playing]
[in Hindi]
Greetings, Panditji. How are you?
How's everyone at home?
-Hope they are well?
-Everyone's healthy, hearty and happy.
[in English] A few of my clients, they
It's very hard to match them.
So stubborn and so picky, so to help me,
I am showing their pictures
to a face reader in India.
In India, it's a system.
We'll see the destiny
the astrologer has predicted.
[in Hindi] So I just wanted to show you
their pictures.
[in Hindi] Okay, sure.
[in English] I hope it gives clarity.
[Sima in Hindi]
Panditji, this one is Aparna.
[Sima in English]
When I think about Aparna,
I get really I get tired.
Who can keep her happy?
It's a difficult thing.
[Janardhan in Hindi]
Her face is a representation of Jupiter.
She is obstinate and stubborn.
Her husband will be subservient to her
and absolutely devoted.
He will tolerate her
even if she slapped him.
[in English]
I think this is exactly what she wants.
I have to work even harder
to find good matches for her.
[Sima in Hindi]
Panditji, there are two people
Nadia and Vinay.
We have introduced both of them.
Please tell us
if this is a compatible pair.
Will they be happy?
Should we go ahead with this?
We'll do as you say.
Nadia and Vinay.
[Janardhan] Their paths will align
and she is destined
to give birth to twins.
[in English] That was really
a big blessing, great blessing.
Fingers crossed.
I hope it happens that way.
[in Hindi]
Look, Panditji, this boy is from Bombay.
-What's his name?
-His name is Pradhyuman.
[Janardhan] Right from the age of 17, 18,
he had the propensity to work.
And he is destined
to set up his own business.
Destiny will be on his side from age 32.
-What about marriage?
-And marriage
He is a stubborn boy.
Stubborn and obstinate in nature.
Arrogant as well.
But he will get married
next year.
He will marry next year,
and his wife will be from the north.
She will be beautiful, smart and talented.
He is destined to be happy.
[Sima in English] I was surprised.
I thought he's not ready.
-This is good, Panditji. Thank you.
-Namaskar.
[in English] But if that is
in his destiny, that is going to happen.
I'll have to work hard
because Pradhyuman is in no rush.
[both speaking Hindi]
[Sima in English]
I only pray to God that he gets clarity,
and he decides soon for his life partner.
-[waiter] Here's your pizza.
-[Pradhyuman] Thank you so much.
Yesterday, that miso paneer
that you made
You liked it?
The corn thing,
I think that was way too hard.
And I think you could have worked better
on the presentation.
-Oh, really? Bullshit.
-You've seen how well I present, right?
Bullshit.
-What bullshit?
-You should take classes from me.
I should take classes from you?
[both laugh]
My sister and I used to fight a lot,
but we had a very good relationship
as well,
and she did care about me a lot.
I did care about her a lot,
and that still continues.
It's been 12 years since my marriage,
Pradhyuman.
-Damn.
-And you need to get married.
-Yeah.
-It's high time, right?
-I agree with you.
-I mean, you imagine
I would want to be preferably
with someone who I really want to be.
Why do you feel that
things are not clicking with you?
I don't feel attracted to the person.
What do I do? You tell me. What do I do?
Do you feel
that attraction comes only through looks?
No, I told you there's so many things
to be attracted
You would want to talk to that person.
You would want to know more
about that person.
-You would be inquisitive about
-Unless you meet that person
for four, five times, how would you know
that person is attractive or not?
The first time if you meet the person,
the second time,
you'd want to meet them, right?
I've not felt that.
Maybe they take their time.
I took a lot of time to open up to Yogesh.
Even I think I'm still a little
in a reserved corner somewhere,
but probably it still takes time.
It's not necessary that the person opens
to you in the second meeting.
That attraction has to be there.
I just generally feel that, you know,
you just get this term attraction.
You are just like,
you kept it in your head,
and you just don't wanna get out
of that bubble of attraction.
-[laughs]
-Yeah.
"The bubble of attraction."
Yeah. Like, seriously, like, attraction
Firstly, that fades off.
-Why the hell do you need to have that?
-Really?
-Yeah.
-That's bullshit.
It's not bullshit. Trust me on that.
It's not bullshit.
Pradhyuman,
when are you thinking
of doing something serious?
You're not looking
with those eyes, I feel.
[slow music playing]