Abstract Meet Rahul Sharma: an aspiring software engineer with a master’s degree, a GPA he guards with his life, a portfolio of 42 rejected visa applications, and zero game. Armed with a mind full of Java syntax and zero practical knowledge of the female species, Rahul's life takes a chaotic turn when his parents back in Patna decide that his "settling down" is long overdue. Enter the world of high-stakes, hyper-judgmental Indian matchmaking, where every prospective bride comes with a biodata thicker than a university thesis and a family tree that traces back to the Mughal era. Desperate to escape an arranged marriage to a girl who analyzes his stock portfolio on their first date, Rahul hatches a genius, highly flawed plan: he must fake a romance with someone—anyone—to buy himself two years of freedom. His choice falls on Ananya, a fierce, sarcastic graphic designer who is fighting her own battles against her mother’s relentless wedding artillery. What begins as a stric...