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“Netflix’s new dating series doesn’t rely on gimmicks to help its hopeful singles find life partners. But “Indian Matchmaking” still manages a distinctive take on the overpopulated dating genre: a modern look at the process of arranged marriages.”
- Yvonne Villareal, LA Times
“The show reveals conversations that take place behind closed doors, making desis confront our biases and assumptions, while inviting non-desis to better understand our culture.”
- Sanjena Sathian, New York Times
“The series hits a winsome balance between genuine insight, gentle humor, cringe-inducing spectacle and heartwarming connection.”
- InKoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter
“Under Mundhra’s careful eye, Indian Matchmaking is as binge-able as any popular dating reality show on TV, while still retaining authenticity.”
- Prachi Gupta, Jazebel
“The Oscar-nominated short documentary St. Louis Superman introduces viewers to Bruce Franks Jr., whose voice has become a clarion call against racial injustice.”
– Matthew Carey, Deadline
"“Magnetic” Documentary Subject Bruce Franks Jr. Drives ‘St. Louis Superman’ To Oscar Nomination”
- Matthew Carey, Deadline
“A Deeply Moving Profile”
- RogerEbert.com
“Exploring the Toll Activism was Taking on People of Color Specifically”: Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan.”
- Erik Luers, Filmmaker Magazine
"Stirring, and heartbreaking in its examination of ingrained sociocultural sexism, and the toll it takes on entire families."
— Nick Schager, Variety
“The film’s directors, Sarita Khurana and Smriti Mundhra, who are both Indian American women and won the festival’s award for new documentary director, are trying to overturn stereotypes about arranged marriage.”
— Kavita Das, Washington Post
"Honest and thoughtful...I cried watching these stories."
— Maureen O'Connor, New York Magazine
“Oscar worthy. It’s impossible to not be moved by ‘A Suitable Girl.’”
— Clay Cane, BET.com
"A Suitable Girl depicts the diverse forms arranged marriages take, breaking down stereotypes and creating an intricate portrait of an ever-evolving practice in one of the most populous countries in the world."
— Prachi Gupta, Jezebel