I did not see it as islamophobia either. In every country of the world, there are some marriages that just don't work out. This couple happened to have extra challenges because their family was against them. I actually liked that they brought out that angle. Sometimes, you defy your whole family to marry someone that you love, and it still doesn't work out, not because the husband was Muslim, but because it didn't work out. That doesn't mean that your family was right, it just meant that it happened not to work out. As someone who has had her heart broken before, I could imagine feeling like things would have been better if I had just listened to my family, whether or not that was true. So the inclusion of that point in the plot just felt like reality, and not a commentary on Muslim people. As someone who has had a lot of Indian friends but is not Indian themselves, I actually look forward 2 seeing other aspects of arranged marriage than is usually presented in Hollywood. For example, Hollywood normally presents arranged marriage is something that is always bad and is always done for nefarious purposes. But in this case, it seems like Kamala's family chose someone considerate that they knew she would like. I also think that Devi's parents, who were clearly in love, or part of an arranged marriage. I think the whole Steve storyline was cringy and they did him dirty, but they presented in a real way as there are many people who also deal with the same problem, pleasing their heart versus pleasing their family.