Family Karma

Family Karma is an American reality television series that premiered on March 8, 2020, and airs on Bravo.[2] It chronicles the lives of several Indian American families over three generations who relocated to the Miami, Florida area around the same time.[3][4]

Family Karma
Also known asIndian-ish[1]
GenreReality
Starring
  • Amrit Kapai
  • Anisha Ramakrishna
  • Bali Chainani
  • Brian Benni
  • Monica Vaswani
  • Shaan Patel
  • Vishal Parvani
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Steven Weinstock
  • Glenda Hersh
  • Lauren Eskelin
  • Michelle Schiefen
  • Ian Gelfand
  • Michael Meinecke
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time42 minutes
Production companyTruly Original
Release
Original networkBravo
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original releaseMarch 8, 2020 (2020-03-08) 
present (present)
External links
Website

Cast

  • Amrit Kapai[5]
  • Anisha Ramakrishna[5]
  • Bali Chainani[5]
  • Brian Benni[5]
  • Monica Vaswani[5]
  • Shaan Patel[5]
  • Vishal Parvani[5]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Family Secrets"March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)0.740[6]
A close knit group of Indian friends and their families balance modern Miami living with their traditional Indian upbringings. It's Diwali season, so that means new beginnings for Vishal and his fiancé Richa, whose two-year engagement has the entire community talking. Although Vishal proposed to Richa two years ago, their wedding has been postponed because Richa's mother doesn't approve as she wants a more traditional Indian engagement. When Vishal invites his future mother-in-law to the annual Diwali Gala, she tells multiple people at the gala her true feelings about Vishal, calling him a moron and a weak person. Meanwhile, former playboy Brian has eyes for his childhood best friend Monica, while Amrit talks about his experience of being an openly gay Indian.
2"Family Fun in Flannel"March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15)0.625[7]
With the dirt on his family out in the open, Vishal does what he does best - sweeps it back under the rug, refusing to discuss in detail the comments his mother-in-law made about him at the gala. This doesn't sit well with his close friend Anisha who looks to her friend Bali for some no nonsense straight talk. Anisha tells Bali she feels like she is being ignored by Vishal since the gala. Later on, at a dinner with her long-distance boyfriend, O'Malley Dreisbach, and some friends, Bali tells Vishal about Anisha's feelings. Vishal and Amrit both feel Anisha is overreacting, going as far as to say that Vishal and Amrit are closer friends than Vishal and Anisha. Amrit even suggests that Anisha is only doing this because she might have a crush on Vishal. Despite the tension, it’s all smiles and flannel at a local pumpkin patch, until Brian drops a bombshell on Monica telling her his true feelings for her. Monica feels uneasy about this because she's already made her feelings to Brian known in the past and has been rejected each time.
3"A Game of Telephone"March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)0.638[8]
After admitting his feelings to a skeptical Monica, Brian hopes to shed his playboy label and prove they can be more than just friends. Meanwhile, Vishal and Anisha’s cold war heats up when mutual friend Bali relays damaging information to Anisha, telling her about the comments Vishal and Amrit made at the dinner party. Anisha is upset not only at the fact that she feels like Vishal and Amrit were downplaying her friendship with Vishal but also because she felt that Amrit's comments about her having a crush on Vishal implied that she is a home-wrecker.
4"Sari, Not Sari"March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29)0.611[9]
Diwali may be a time of forgiveness, but some people missed the memo. After finding out that Bali told Anisha about the comments made at the dinner, an argument between Vishal, Amrit and Bali erupts at the annual Fire Tower celebration. Bali feels like Amrit and Vishal were both being rude and downplaying Anisha's friendship with Vishal. Vishal and Amrit on the other hand feel Bali was overreacting and making the comments made at the dinner seem worse than they actually were. Meanwhile, Amrit welcomes his boyfriend Nicholas to town for a reality check on their future and Monica finally reckons with the truth behind Brian’s unmasked feelings.
5"Frienemies for Life"[10]April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05)[10]0.656[11]
After the fireworks of Diwali, Vishal hopes to repair his friendship with Anisha at Bali's Not-so-Friendsgiving. Meanwhile, you could cut the awkward tension with a carving knife as Brian puts Monica on blast for stringing him along.
6"Karma's a Beach"April 12, 2020 (2020-04-12)[10]0.690[12]
It's off to Key West for a weekend of fun, sun... and no parental supervision. While alpha males Brian and Shaan butt heads, Monica tests Anisha's patience with her "good girl" image. Storm clouds gather when an innocent game takes a scandalous turn, causing Monica to draw a line in the sand.
7"I Kinda Don't Like You"April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19)[10]0.701[13]
With his engagement eminent, Vishal prepares for the return of his mother-in-law Lopa, who badmouthed his family at the Gala. Meanwhile, Amrit throws a launch party for his new firm, but what starts as a professional event, turns into a circus when Monica, Anisha and Bali have it out in front of everyone.
8"An Engagement to Remember"April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26)[10]0.712[14]
Vishal and Richa's engagement party has finally arrived, and it's up to Vishal to bring the fractured families together one more time. As everyone gathers, relationships are tested when Amrit's mom introduces his boyfriend as only a "friend," and Anisha must confront the realities of her personal life, or lack thereof.

References

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  3. Sathian, Sanjena (March 10, 2020). ""Family Karma" Might Be a Breakthrough for Desis on TV". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  4. Hagwood, Rod Stafford (March 6, 2020). "What you need to know about the new Indian-American reality show set in Miami". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  5. Emily Mae Czachor (January 28, 2020). "Meet the Cast of Bravo's Newest Reality Series Family Karma in First-Look Trailer". E!. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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  12. Metcalf, Mitch (April 12, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.12.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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