A SUITABLE GIRL. (2017) A TALE OF ARRANGED MARRIAGE REVIEWED BY SANDRA HARRIS. ©
A SUITABLE GIRL. (2017) A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTED BY SARITA KHURANA AND SMRITI MUNDHRA. REVIEW BY SANDRA HARRIS. © I found this Netflix documentary on arranged marriages in modern-day India to be absolutely fascinating, even though there were definitely bits that made me angry and bits that shocked me. My kids and I watched it over Sunday evening dinner with our eyes bugging out at times, it must be said, at the occasionally disturbing content. It follows three young women living in Mumbai and Delhi as they negotiate the tricky world of finding a husband in India in the technological age. Some elements of the process have changed with time; other things remain the same. The women are all in their twenties, likeable, attractive and described as educated, financially stable and middle class. There’s a lot of pressure put on Indian women to get married once they reach a certain point in their lives. Usually, once they finish university or college, they’re fair game...