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Another example of arranged marriages within film and television is the 2020 reality television series, Indian Matchmaking. The show’s main character is Sima Taparia, an Indian marriage consultant/matchmaker. Sima, fondly called Sima Aunty, collects information on individuals through a biodata sheet and creates matches accordingly.
In the past, the age of marriage was young, often childhood or early teenage. [14] The average age of marriage for women in India has been increased to 21 years, according to the 2011 Census of India. [15] In 2009, about 7% of women got married before the age of 18. [16] Arranged marriages have long been the norm in Indian society.
They met in film school at Columbia University School of the Arts connecting over their similar Indian backgrounds and wanted to create a film that explored the complexities of arranged marriages. They followed Dipti, Amrita, and Ritu over four years as they navigated their daily lives, careers, families, and friends.
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For most of her life, Haritha Khandabattu has felt controlled. First, by her parents growing up and then later by her in-laws and her husband. Humiliated but determined, she decided to get out.
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The global divorce rate for arranged marriages was 6.3%, which could be an indicator for the success rate of arranged marriages. [104] This has led scholars to ask if arranged marriages are more stable than autonomous marriages, and whether this stability matters.
Shaadi.com began as Sagaai.com [3] in 1997. [4] Its founder, Anupam Mittal, changed its name to Shaadi.com in 1999, believing it to be a more marketable name. [3] Its initial success was primarily among non-resident Indians, [3] [5] as Internet adoption across India was poor at the time, and conservative parents were hesitant to arrange marriages through a new startup.