In addition to being Netflix’s newest dating reality show, Indian Matchmaking also provides some wholesome comedic moments. Apart from expert matchmaker Sima Taparia, Indian Matchmaking has many comedic moments with Aparna and her mother Jotika. Even though Aparna detests comedy, her bits on the show left many fans rolling on the floor. One such instance is when Aparna’s mother referred to her potential match as, “Srini the loser.” Apologies to both the Shewakramani ladies, but Srini AKA Srinivas Rao looks nothing like a loser when one decides to Google him.
Feisty, independent, with a passion for travel, Aparna is a 34-year-old lawyer from Houston. She’s introduced to Indian Matchmaking viewers when her mom decides to find her a suitable boy with the help of Sima Taparia. Mumbai’s top matchmaker Taparia flies down to meet her and to understand Aparna’s long list of expectations. “Not the funniest guy in the room,” is what Aparana wants her future husband to be. Her perfect mate should also know that Bolivia has salt flats. Taparia uses her decades of experience and picks out Srinivas Rao for the “negative” Aparna. The author and podcast host doesn’t seem to impress Jotika during their meeting. Although his date with Aparna initially seems to go well. Aparna instantly rejects him afterward. Srinivas tells the attorney that he was staying outside his parents' house until a couple of years ago and had a late start to his career which is a major red flag for the goal-oriented Indian Matchmaking career woman. Although Aparna states, “I would talk to you never,” after meeting Srini, many fans of Indian Matchmaking do want to know what he talks about on his podcast.
The newest Netflix star Srinivas Rao goes by the moniker UnmistakableCEO on his social media profiles. Currently based out of the Greater Los Angeles Area, Srinivas is 40 and he's the founder and Chief Creative Instigator of Unmistakable Media, apart from being a published author. His LinkedIn profile says that the company creates content across various platforms that inspire creative professionals to lead more courageous, productive, and meaningful lives. The platform, which started in 2010, has built multiple media channels, including 'The Unmistakable Creative Podcast', a series of animated shorts, bestselling books, live events, and feature-length films that are in progress. The Telegu lad’s podcast gets over 6000+ downloads per episode and has over 500 5-star reviews in iTunes.
Besides the podcast, he has been an Author and Speaker under the Penguin Portfolio, which includes his books An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake, Unmistakable: Why Only Is Better Than Best, and a couple more. On his profile, the Indian Matchmaking star speaks about being rejected by many business schools and fired from several sales jobs and still finding success in life by being his honest self. With a BS, Economics degree from the University of California, and an MBA in Marketing Concentration from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, Srinivas has carved a niche out for himself by leading his own personal brand. He also notes on his profile that “ Your most meaningful, impactful, and joyful work exists outside the ‘being the best’ mindset if you can strip away the expectations and pressure that you've internalized - to lead you to be the only”, which unintentionally seems to be a jab at Aparna and Jotika.
Srinivas Rao also has over 13,000 followers on his Twitter where he frequently tweets about creativity and transformation, amongst other enriching topics of interest. Of late, he has been talking about his stint on Indian Matchmaking via his tweets. and one of them says, “Determining any woman's value according to her biodata is the antithesis of unconditional love, which you expect from a mother more than anyone.” As most of Srinivas’ fans seem to be telling him, he seems to have dodged a bullet by not getting the stamp of approval on the Netflix show.
All episodes of Indian Matchmaking are now available to stream on Netflix.
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