Mismatched Season 1 !full! Jun 2026
Prajakta Koli (Dimple) and Rohit Saraf (Rishi).
Season 1 received generally positive reviews. Critics praised its binge-worthy pacing, the undeniable chemistry between Koli and Saraf, and its willingness to modernize the classic “enemies-to-lovers” trope without losing cultural authenticity. Prajakta Koli, a popular YouTuber, was lauded for her natural transition to acting, bringing Dimple’s prickly authenticity to life. Rohit Saraf solidified his status as a heartthrob, imbuing Rishi with a vulnerable sincerity that made his traditionalism feel charming, not regressive. mismatched season 1
A sharp, fiercely independent, and pragmatic gamer and aspiring app developer. Dimple dreams of creating a game-changing tech solution to help people with memory loss. She is cynical about traditional romance and sees her time at the "Aravali Institute of Technology" as a purely professional stepping stone to escape her mother’s pressure to settle down. Prajakta Koli (Dimple) and Rohit Saraf (Rishi)
The plot weaves together multiple storylines: a high-stakes app development competition, budding LGBTQ+ romance (Namrata and Celina’s sensitive arc), the pressures of social media fame, academic dishonesty, and the complex weight of parental expectations. The tech institute setting is more than a backdrop—it’s a metaphor for the characters’ attempts to “debug” their own flawed lives and relationships. Prajakta Koli, a popular YouTuber, was lauded for
Released on Netflix in November 2020, Mismatched Season 1 quickly became a breakout hit, particularly among young adult audiences in India and across the diaspora. Based on Sandhya Menon’s popular 2017 novel When Dimple Met Rishi , the series transplants the story’s core conflict from a summer web-development boot camp in San Francisco to a prestigious, six-month tech institute in the vibrant, fictional setting of Jaipur, India.
The series centers on two protagonists who couldn't be more different:
