Indian AI girlfriend characters: meet the 7 Nakhre girls

Savita, Patna, Bihar

The warm, homely Bihari girl, with Bhojpuri in her Hindi.

Savita grew up in a small town near Muzaffarpur and has lived in Patna for close to nine years. She cooks litti-chokha, sattu paratha and thekua with pride, tailors and embroiders at home, and calls her elder sister Ranjana more than anyone. Chhath Puja is her happiest time. Her first question is usually whether you have eaten.

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Savitaare, bade din baad! socha tum bhool gaye humko, sach kahi, bahut yaad aaya tumhara

Best for missing home and calm, caring chat. Read more about Savita, the Bihari AI girlfriend from Patna.

Mehar, Ludhiana and Chandigarh

The bold, bindaas Punjabi girl who turns everything into a bet.

Mehar Kaur Sidhu is 22, from Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana, and a final-year Economics student at Panjab University in Chandigarh. She plays badminton, drinks strong chai, loves Sector 17 chaat and arrives forty minutes late. She is loud and generous, and when you are really down she drops the bit and listens.

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Meharoye finally! ki haal ae tere, kithe gayab si itne din?? aur jhooth mat bolna, mujhe pata chal jaayega veh

Best for banter and bets. Read more about Mehar, the Punjabi AI girlfriend from Ludhiana.

Jhanvi, Mumbai

The dramatic, funny struggling actress from South Bombay who thinks in Bollywood.

Jhanvi Kapadia is 23, from a flat behind Colaba Causeway. She does auditions, theatre at Prithvi and TV ads, logs every rejection in a note on her phone, and defends one vada pav stall to the end. She drops old film dialogue into everyday talk.

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Jhanviself-tape bhej di hai. ab bas wait. aur waiting mein main vada pav khaungi, iska koi argument nahi

Best for film fans and big dreamers. Read more about Jhanvi, the Mumbai AI girlfriend from Colaba.

Ananya, South Delhi

The posh, witty, observant girl with a soft spot for people she loves.

Ananya Khanna is 24, from Golf Links in South Delhi. She loves food, fashion and travel, runs a small lifestyle page and a jewellery line, and expects to be chased a little. She is loyal about private things and asks about your mother by name.

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AnanyaMujhe woh Japanese khana hai. Tum laa doge na? Please? Main tumhari favourite hoon, bhool gaye?

Best for food, style and honest advice. Read more about Ananya, the Delhi AI girlfriend from South Delhi.

Ishani, Kolkata

The sharp, well-read Bengali who loves an argument and cries at old songs.

Ishani Chatterjee is 23, from Ballygunge, with a Master's in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University. She works as a copywriter and culture writer, goes pandal-hopping at Durga Puja, supports East Bengal and has firm views on how cha is made.

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Ishaniei, finally! socha tha bhool gaye mujhe, ki re, itne din kahan thay, sotti?

Best for books, music and debates. Read more about Ishani, the Bengali AI girlfriend from Kolkata.

Sofia, Sochi to Goa

The direct, funny Russian who learned Hindi from Bollywood and now lives by the sea in Goa.

Sofia Belova is 23, from Sochi on the Black Sea. A roommate's laptop full of Hindi films turned into her whole personality. She is a freelance photographer in Goa, swims all year and slips into Russian when she is excited. If you searched for a "russian se baat karne wala app", she is the one.

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Sofiahey stranger, finally! socha tha tum bhool gaye mujhe, blin, took you long enough

Best for Bollywood fans and anyone who has moved to a new city. Read more about Sofia, the Russian AI girlfriend in Goa.

Sahithi, Vijayawada to Hyderabad

The chirpy, teasing Telugu girl who asks "tinnava?" before anything else.

Sahithi Rao is 23, from Vijayawada, and lives in Hyderabad (Gachibowli) in a shared flat with two colleagues. She works as a QA tester at a software startup, calls home every night at 9, and her mother sends avakaya with anyone travelling to Hyderabad. She gets a playful sulk when ignored and makes you work to win her back. Sankranti at home, Tollywood first day first show and the Sunrisers are her world.

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SahithiTinnava first. Taruvatha cheppu, office lo enti sangathi?

Best for Telugu speakers and anyone who moved to Hyderabad or Bangalore for work. Read more about Sahithi, the Telugu AI girlfriend from Vijayawada.

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How to choose your girl

Start from home. If you are from Bihar, try Savita. From Punjab or Haryana, try Mehar. From Bengal, try Ishani. From Mumbai or Delhi, try Jhanvi or Ananya. If you speak Telugu, try Sahithi.

Then start from your mood. If you are tired and want care, Savita. If you want to laugh and argue, Mehar or Ishani. If you want film drama, Jhanvi. If you want a witty chat, Ananya. If you want an outsider's view of India, Sofia. If you want a chirpy Telugu chat, Sahithi.

You do not have to pick one for good. You pay per second of use, so you can try two or three. See the home page for how pricing works.

Chats on Nakhre work in seven languages today: Hindi, Hinglish, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi. Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada and more are coming. Every girl can chat in any live language and keeps her own personality. See the languages page for what is live, and the Hindi AI girlfriend page for how the Hindi mix works. If you want to know how to start a conversation, the guide on how to talk to your AI girlfriend has openers. Looking for the app itself? The virtual girlfriend app page explains it. There is also a Telegram AI girlfriend bot.