Sima Taparia is an Indian television personality whose popularity exploded massively after her controversial appearance on Netflix’s reality show, Indian Matchmaking (July 2020-Present). She has more than 100k followers on Instagram.
Born Name
Sima Lahoti
Nick Name
Sima
Sima Taparia as seen in December 2020 (Sima Taparia / Instagram)
Born Place
Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
Residence
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
Education
Sima completed her higher secondary education before getting married at the age of 19 years.
Occupation
Television Personality
Family
Father – Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
Others – Aditya Bagree (Son-in-law) (Husband of Ritu), Anaishaa Bagree (Granddaughter) (Daughter of Ritu), Usha Somany (Aunt)
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm
Weight
65 kg or 143.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Sima Taparia has dated –
Anup Taparia (1983-Present) – Sima is happily married to businessman Anup Taparia since May 24, 1983. She gave birth to 2 daughters named Ritu Taparia (b. 1986) and Mridu Taparia (b. 1993).
Sima Taparia as seen with her husband in August 2020 (Sima Taparia / Instagram)
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Sociable Personality
Sima Taparia Favorite Things
Clients On Indian Matchmaking – Aparna Shewakramani, Vyasar Ganesan
Sima Taparia as seen in March 2021 (Sima Taparia / Instagram)
Sima Taparia Facts
In 2021, her show Indian Matchmaking bagged a nomination in the ‘Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program’ category at the 73rd Emmy Awards. The other nominees included RuPaul‘s Drag Race: Untucked, Selling Sunset, Below Deck, and Disney’s Becoming.
Sima operates a marriage consulting business called Suitable Rishta in Mumbai. She has also helped clients located overseas in the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, etc.
Several of her problematic one-liners on the show have been turned into hilarious memes. Undoubtedly, the most popular is “Ultimately my efforts are meaningless if the stars are not aligned”.
Before her viral appearance on Indian Matchmaking, she featured in the award-winning documentary film, A Suitable Girl in 2017. One of the film’s storylines included the marriage of Sima’s daughter Ritu to Dubai-based consultant Aditya Bagree.
She has been widely accused of promoting deep-rooted Indian issues like colorism, sexism, ageism, and casteism through the matchmaking process on her show.
