A woman earning ₹ 11 lakh a year wants a 'Brahmin' groom with a salary of ₹ 1 million; the internet says: 'It asks for very little'

An Indian matchmaker has attracted attention on social media after explaining why she removed a client from her matchmaking platform. Oendrila Kapoor, who runs a professional matchmaking service, claimed to have ended contact with the 28-year-old woman after months of unsuccessful matchmaking.

In a video posted on Instagram, Kapoor claimed that the client’s family rejected every match proposed by her team, before finally revealing that they were only interested in Bengali Brahmin men with an annual income of more than ₹1 crore.

“Matchmaker Says Family Rejected Every Profile Shared”

Kapoor said the client was a 28-year-old Brahmin woman who earns around ₹11 million annually. She also claimed that the woman’s mother remained actively involved throughout the process.

“We signed up a client. She is 28, Brahmin, makes about 11 LPA and looks pretty average in my opinion. Now, from the very beginning, her mother was deeply involved in the entire matchmaking process,” Kapoor said.

According to Kapoor, the family originally wanted “an educated guy from a good family who has a pretty decent job”. Based on that description, her team shortlisted several men who were of a similar age, had stable careers, came from respectable families, and earned comparable salaries to her client.

However, Kapoor claimed that each profile was rejected without specific explanation.

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Family requested to share preferred profiles

To understand the family’s expectations, Kapoor said her team stopped sending out proposals and instead asked the client and her family to share examples of the type of groom they were looking for.

“We did a little experiment. We asked them to share with us the profiles of who they thought they would want to connect with, and that’s when our jaws dropped,” Kapoor said.

She claimed that every profile submitted by the family belonged to a Bengali Brahmin with a higher annual income ₹1 crore.

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“She was making 11 LPA but every profile they shared earned over 1 crore. And every single profile was a Brahmin,” claimed Kapoor.

Client stated attraction, mother mentioned caste preference

Kapoor said she asked the client if he was earning more than ₹1 million was the basic requirement and why was it not disclosed earlier.

According to Kapoor, the woman replied that it was not mandatory and said that she simply felt “more physically attracted to these men”.

The matchmaker further claimed that when her team asked about a preference for Bengali Brahmins, the client’s mother explained that the woman’s father wanted a Bengali Brahmin groom.

Despite the family’s expectations, Kapoor said her team approached several men who met the required criteria, but none expressed interest in taking the proposal forward.

“Believe me, we tried. We approached every single one of them and no one wanted to get in touch with her, so we had to drop her as a client,” she said.

(Disclaimer: This report is based on user generated content from social media. Livemint has not independently verified and does not endorse these claims.)

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Kapoor concluded by saying that while everyone has the right to choose what kind of partner they want, unrealistic expectations often make the matchmaking process difficult.

“Families need to understand that men at this income level are not blind. They can immediately sense entitlement, parental control and unrealistic demands. These men can sense greed a mile away, and that’s the essence of modern matchmaking,” she concluded.

The video is receiving mixed reactions online

The video quickly went viral and social media users shared different opinions.

One user wrote, “He’s asking for very little… 3LPA girl thinks a 6ft tall slim fit man with IIT/IIM background along with 1Cr+ package is the bare minimum for her…”

Another commented: “How can you earn so low with no generational wealth but want one that earns over 10,000% Was she planning to be a maid in that household?”

A third user said: “This matchmaking service should be banned,”

Meanwhile, another wrote: “The moment you said her mom was involved from the beginning I stopped paying attention to this video. Women today call themselves independent but need parental approval to choose their wives so they don’t understand the basics of their parents not spending their lives with this person.”