Four More Shots Please!
Four More Shots Please![1] is an Indian web television series on Amazon Prime Video[2] directed by Anu Menon and Nupur Asthana.[3] The series follows the story of four unapologetically flawed women (two in their 30s and two in their early 20s) as they live, love, make mistakes and discover what really makes them tick through friendship and shots of tequila in millennial Mumbai; The series is Amazon Prime Video's first all women protagonist Indian Original starring Sayani Gupta, Bani J, Kirti Kulhari and Maanvi Gagroo.[4] Reviewers have referred to the show as a "desi version of Sex and The City.[5] The first season was one of top three most-watched Amazon Original Series from India in 2019, and season two was called "the most-watched Indian show on the platform" in May 2020.[6] Shortly after season two was released, Amazon announced that season three was in the works.[7]
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Created by | Rangita Pritish Nandy |
Written by | Devika Bhagat Ishita Moitra |
Directed by | Anu Menon Nupur Asthana |
Starring | Sayani Gupta Bani J Kirti Kulhari Maanvi Gagroo |
Music by | Mikey McCleary |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Pritish Nandy Rangita Pritish Nandy |
Cinematography | Neha Parti Matiyani |
Running time | 28-35 minutes (approx.) |
Production company(s) | Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd |
Release | |
Original network | Amazon Video |
Original release | 25 January 2019 – present |
Cast
Main
- Sayani Gupta as Damini Rizvi Roy "Dee", an investigative journalist.
- Bani J as Umang Singh, a bisexual trainer.
- Kirti Kulhari as Anjana Menon, a lawyer and divorced mother.
- Maanvi Gagroo as Sidhi Patel, a single child from a wealthy family.
Recurring
- Lisa Ray as Samara Kapoor
- Milind Soman as Dr. Aamir Warsi
- Jiya Lakhiani as Arya Menon
- Neil Bhoopalam as Varun Khanna
- Prateik Babbar as Jeh Wadia
- Ankur Rathee as Arjun Nair
- Paras Tomar as Mohit Mehta
- Simone Singh as Sneha Patel
- Amrita Puri as Kavya Arora
- Sapna Pabbi as Akanksha Moitra
- Rajeev Siddhartha as Mihir Shah "Mihu Pihu"
- Sameer Kochhar as Shashank Bose
- Prabal Panjabi as Amit Mishra
- Shibani Dandekar as Sushmita Sengupta
- Padma Damodaran as Aparna Sahukar
- Monica Dogra as Devyani Rana
- Anuradha Chandan as Amina Rizvi Roy
- Madhu Anand Chandhock as Mrs. Singh
- Mohit Chauhan as Mahesh Roy
- Nimisha Mehta as Myra
- Gaurav Sharma as Vinil Verma
Season 1
Four More Shots Please season 1 was released on 25th January 2019
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Ambitious. Prude. Feminist. Slut." | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
2 | "Strong Girls Don't Break." | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
3 | "Long Way From Ludhiana." | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
4 | "Ex Why Zzz" | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
5 | "Love Her. Hate Her." | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
6 | "Fuck This Bar." | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
7 | "Gone Girls." | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
8 | "Fam-Jam-Wham-Bam" | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
9 | "Reality Bites." | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
10 | "Dancing on the Edge." | Anu Menon | Devika Bhagat | January 25, 2019 |
Season 2
Amazon Prime announced the second season of the web series in June 2019 with Nupur Asthana replacing Anu Menon as director.[8][9] It is undoubtedly Amazon Prime India’s first successful women-led franchise in the OTT space.[10] Four More Shots Please season 2 was released on 17th April 2020. [11]
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Together Forever?" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
2 | "Love Is A 4-Letter Word.F@#k Lust Hate Loss Fate" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
3 | "Spring Cleaning" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
4 | "Hell Bent!" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
5 | "Love is in the Air" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
6 | "Crossroads" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
7 | "Step into the Light" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
8 | "Hooking Up And Breaking Up" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
9 | "Noughts and Crosses" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
10 | "The One" | Nupur Asthana | Devika Bhagat | April 17, 2020 |
References
- "Four More Shots Please! — Amazon Prime Video announces new women-centric comedy-drama series". FirstPost. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Amazon Prime Video's Four More Shots Please: Meet the latest girl gang in town". Indian Express. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Amazon Prime Video Has Renewed Four More Shots Please! for Season 2". NDTV Gadgets 360. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- World, Republic. "'Four More Shots Please' cast: A look at Sayani as Damini, Kirti as Anjana & more". Republic World. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- Keshri, Shweta (January 30, 2019). "Four More Shots Please! The desi version of Sex and The City celebrates flaws of millennial women". Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "'Four More Shots Please!' is Amazon Prime India's most-watched show, renewed for third season". The Hindu. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- Gupta, Alisha Haridasani (May 8, 2020). "With 'Four More Shots Please!,' India Gets Its Own 'Sex and the City'". Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Amazon Prime announces second season of Four More Shots Please!". India Today. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- https://www.news18.com/news/movies/amazon-primes-four-more-shots-please-to-return-with-a-second-season-2170913.html
- "Four More Shots Please Season 2 Release Date, Plot, Cast and other detail". Honk News. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- "Four More Shots Please season 2 Web Series movie Trailer Cast Release Date Episodes Amazon Prime - uslis". Retrieved 2020-04-11.