Eva Bourne & Rushi Kota Talk Bringing First South Asian Romance To Hallmark Channel in 'Make Me A Match'

ON WHAT ATTRACTED THEM TO THE MOVIE:

Eva: “What attracted me to the project was that when I read it immediately, it was just different. So funny. The voice felt very original, which Nik [writer Nikhil S. Jayaram] is just inherently, that’s him. I was excited to be a part of Hallmark venturing into the first film with South Asian culture…just the idea of knowing I was going to be a part of another Hallmark film, too, was also super exciting.”

Rushi: “The story was very original. I always wanted to do a romcom, and being one of the leads was a good icing on the cake. It’s a bit like Indian Matchmaking meets American dating, and I don’t think we’ve ever seen that on Hallmark so far. Listening to Nik’s struggles with matchmaking himself in real life, that was the inspiration behind the story. When I was reading the script and finding out who these characters are, and how they changed to where they finally end up…it was just a lovely happily happy ever after that really drew me to the story.”