A Reddit user has shared a chatbot which speaks like the matchmaker Sima Taparia. It also uses Sima’s famous line -- ‘too many expectations’ -- to the bachelors and their families
Those who watch Netflix’s famous series ‘Indian Matchmaking’ would be aware of Sima Taparia’s mannerisms. The famous matchmaker is known to help people, especially those belonging to high-end families, find suitable 'rishtas' for marriages. Netflix recently released the season 3 of 'Indian Matchmaking,' which featured several people in search of a perfect partner
Some of the people who found their partners in 'Indian Matchmaking' season 3 and are still together
- Priya and Vimal
- Arti and Jamal
- Viral and Aashay
- Shital and Niraj
The AI bot imitating Sima Taparia has gone viral on the internet as many netizens are reacting to it. Some of them are calling it fun while others are calling it judgemental but most of them are agreeing that the bot is very close to the nature of Sima Taparia as depicted in the Netflix online series
Sima Taparia, who is fondly called as Sima aunty by people, is often seen asking the suitors to be flexible. She often says that people can’t expect 100% each time, they will have to adjust, and they can only expect 60% to 70%. A Reddit user took a dig at the chatbot and said, “You can’t ask for the chatbot to be funny 100% of the time, you’ll never get, you have to adjust. You can only expect 60-70% (sic)”
The Mumbai-based matchmaker shot to fame after the first Netflix series based on her, 'Indian Matchmaking' Season 1 started streaming in 2020
Matchmaker Sima Taparia had also featured in a 2017 documentary 'A Suitable Girl' directed by Sarita Khurana and Smriti Mundhra. The latter also directed Netflix series Indian Matchmaking
Sima Taparia works along with her husband, who is a Mumbai-based industrialist, Anup Taparia. She is quite famous among the Marwari families and often appears along with her husband in the Netflix series who also helps her in the process
In the latest instalment of the said series, 'Indian Matchmaking' season 3, Sima Taparia was seen along with her entire family. It is to be seen whether Sima aunty's AI version will be as famous as her or not