‘Indian Matchmaking’: How Netflix’s hit dating show is changing reality TV

Tom Grater International Film ReporterLaal Singh Chaddha, the Hindi-language Forrest Gump remake starring Indian megastar Aamir Khan, is moving production to Turkey after a delay due to the pandemic.Ajit Andhare, COO at producer Viacom18 Studios, took to Twitter to confirm that the pic would still be releasing for Christmas… but 2021 rather than the originally planned 2020 date, which is no longer doable due to the coronavirus disruption.We will still keep the Chirstmas date, not 2020, but in

Black Eyed Peas have sent Indian fans into a dizzy since the pop group dropped a brand new music video titled 'Action' last week. If you think this is like any other music video in Hollywood, then hold your thoughts.

“Looks like she’s not photogenic, but she’s smart and she carries well.”“She’s tall, slim, trim, educated, and from a good family. I can give her...95 marks out of 100.”These are just a few of the staggering lines audiences around the world heard while watching Netflix’s latest reality dating show, Indian Matchmaking.For South Asians and the South Asian diaspora, Indian Matchmaking is a mirror held before us.

Netflix has acquired the global rights to Desert Dolphin, a skateboarding-centric coming-of-age story set in rural India. The story follows Prerna, a teenager who is introduced to skateboarding and has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

Former The Ellen Degeneres Show DJ Tony Okungbowa has spoken out about his experience of “toxicity” on the set of the daytime talk show.British-American Okungbowa served as the resident DJ on the show from 2003 to 2006, then again from 2007 to 2013.In the light of allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace bullying being made against staff on the show, Okungbowa, who also stars in US sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, shared a picture from his time on the show to Instagram with a message of support

According to reports by the Daily Mail, Mahatma Gandhi will become the first non-white person to be coined on the British currency.

Naman Ramachandran The lucrative and hugely popular Indian Premier League cricket tournament, a programming mainstay for streamer Disney Plus Hotstar, has confirmed that the 2020 edition will take place in the United Arab Emirates, due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis in India.Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Vivo will remain as the tournament’s title sponsor, despite simmering tensions between India and China over a deadly border dispute.

A special minted coin to commemorate India’s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi is being considered in the UK.Chancellor Rishi Sunak has written to the Royal Mint Advisory Committee (RMAC) asking it to recognise contributions of people from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) groups.“RMAC is currently considering a coin to commemorate Gandhi,” the UK Treasury announced late on Saturday, Reuters reports.In his letter to the RMAC, Mr Sunak said members of BAME communities had made a "profound

“Indian Matchmaking” has been taking the world by storm and now the cast is back together.

Naman Ramachandran The merger of STX Entertainment and Indian studio Eros International, first announced in April, is now complete.The newly minted Eros STX Global Corporation is planning a brand and website launch in September 2020, accompanied by a bell-ringing event at the NYSE to launch a new ticker symbol.

Indian Matchmaking as soon as it hit the streaming service. Being that I’m Indian, 31, and unmarried, the subject matter hit close to home—and frankly, was triggering.

Naman Ramachandran There’s a degree of irony in the fact that Netflix unscripted dating show “Indian Matchmaking,” the most distinctly Indian content to originate from a platform aggressively expanding operations in India, was commissioned out of Los Angeles, rather than Mumbai.Netflix launched in India in 2016, but it took a while to warm up to homegrown commissions in a market that thrives on local fare.

Indian Matchmaking,” centering on Sima Taparia, a Mumbai woman who helps Indian singles find potential spouses, with plenty of input from their extended families.The internet is abuzz over the show’s subjects including opinionated Houston attorney Aparna, lovable Austin nerd Vyasar and Mumbai businessman Akshay, who wants to find a wife just like his mom.But personalities aside, the reality series is a fascinating glimpse into the Indian cultural traditions surrounding finding a mate and

“Indian Matchmaking” has only been on Netflix for a week, but Aparna Shewakramani doesn’t think she’ll ever get used to the sudden fame.

The director duo feels an Indian version of their recent Hollywood hit, "Bad Boys For Life", would be a good idea.

new reality TV hit, “Indian Matchmaking.”The 32-year-old from Morris Plains, NJ, has become a fan favorite after the show debuted Thursday, although many viewers were confused as to why the fragrance marketer and event planner needed to turn to a matchmaker to find love in the first place.“I was on the apps, and I wasn’t finding anyone interesting or that I clicked with. My cousins tried to set me up.

Tom Grater, Andreas Wiseman We can reveal exclusively that Uncork’d Entertainment has taken North American rights to horror feature Demigod for North America. Writer-director Miles Doleac (The Dinner Party) is behind the film, which reunites much of the team behind The Dinner Party and is aiming to shoot in late 2020 in Mississipi for Doleac’s Historia Films and Artist Vodka Films.