Early ReviewersFarahad Zama

Bored with retirement, Mr. Ali sets up a desk, puts up a sign, and waits for customers for his new business. Soon enough, they start arriving. Some have specific requirements, like the man who wants a tall groom for his four-foot-eight daughter (of the same caste, and preferably an engineer). Some are a challenge, like the salesman who needs a lesson in selling himself. And some are a mystery—like the handsome young doctor who wouldn’t seem to need Mr. Ali’s services at all. Mr. Ali’s assistant, Aruna, is learning from him, and showing a talent for matchmaking. But without a dowry, Aruna has no expectation of a match for herself. Then again, as we go about planning our lives, sometimes fate is making other arrangements…