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'Indian Matchmaking' is back. Are any of the couples still together?

Matchmaker Sima Taparia in "Indian Matchmaking" on Netflix.

When "Indian Matchmaking" premiered on Netflix two years ago, it quickly became a pandemic binge-watching sensation. The unscripted series followed Sima Taparia, a high-end matchmaker from Mumbai, as she helped clients in India and the United States find love.

Created by Smriti Mundhra, who previously made "A Suitable Girl," a documentary about arranged marriage, "Indian Matchmaking" resonated with viewers not only in India and the South Asian diaspora, but well beyond.

Even those unfamiliar with the specifics of Desi culture could understand the struggle to find meaningful connection in a swipe-left world and the pressure from friends and family to settle down.

"It was a reminder for the industry at large that there is so much universality in this specific," says Mundhra, who was once told her idea for a show about Indian matchmaking was "too niche" for mainstream TV. "Audiences can see themselves in a

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