Mikaela T (mikaelabooks_)
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Swati Hegde:
I loved that Jia was a woman of color with financial stability, so that her journey was focused on inner passion instead of exterior distress. Was that a conscious decision?
Swati Hegde
Thank you for asking this amazing question! There are two reasons for this very conscious decision on my part: first, Match Me If You Can is inspired by Jane Austen's Emma, so I wanted to maintain that Emma-esque spoiled rich girl personality for Jia, too. And second, we see far too many examples in the West of India as a poor, third world country full of struggle. I wanted to counter that and show the more cosmopolitan and urban side of Mumbai.
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Jun 21, 2024 05:39PM