India, Sept. 19 -- To what extent would you go to find a partner?

Some are going under the knife, and I was recently alarmed to see mention of such a choice, almost in the form of a recommendation, in a recently released film.

I watched the romcom-drama Materialists on Netflix last week, expecting a couple of hours of light entertainment. Written and directed by Celine Song, director of the beautifully layered Past Lives (2023), Materialists stars Dakota Johnson as the aspiring-actress-turned-matchmaker Lucy Mason, and Pedro Pascal as Harry Castillo, the very wealthy man who begins to think Lucy would make a good match for him.

Set in New York City, it is meant to offer a peek into how differently the dating world works, among the trul...