About Mismatched
Mismatched is an Indian Hindi-language teen romantic comedy series that streams on Netflix. Loosely adapted from Sandhya Menon's young-adult novel When Dimple Met Rishi, the show is set largely at a summer technology and coding camp in Rajasthan, where a group of ambitious young people gather to build apps and chase their futures. At its center is Dimple Ahuja, a driven and independent aspiring app developer who is more interested in her career than in romance, and Rishi Shekhawat, an old-fashioned hopeless romantic who already believes the two of them are destined to be together.
The pairing is set in motion by their families, who have semi-arranged the young couple's meeting in the hope that a match might follow. Dimple, who wants to be recognized for her coding talent rather than as someone's prospective bride, is initially furious to learn of the arrangement, while Rishi leans wholeheartedly into the idea of love. Their clashing worldviews drive much of the early comedy and tension, and the camp setting throws together a wider ensemble of students and mentors whose ambitions, rivalries, and friendships intertwine with the central romance.
Across its seasons the series broadens beyond the will-they-wont-they relationship to explore themes common to Gen-Z coming-of-age stories, including academic pressure, social media, identity, mental health, family expectations, and the messy business of growing up. Blending sweet romance with campus comedy and lightly dramatic subplots, Mismatched became one of Netflix's more recognizable Indian teen titles and built a steady following over multiple seasons. Specific plot and production details are AI-summarized and flagged for fact-check.