Such marriages also do happen in India..

- Lovers elope to a differnt state far away and get married in a temple or else they may be killed especially if they are from two different casts.

- The girl's father, powerful and resourceful, would kidnap an elegible bachelor, keep him awake for 2 full days in custody and then force the drowsy man to do all the rituals in the marriage ceremony infront of his own crowd.

The ugly but innocent lady is made to believe everything is going well.