''Four More Shots Please!'' is an Indian

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series on

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directed by

Anu Menon Anu Menon is an Indian film director and screenwriter. She has directed movies such as ''London, Paris, New York'' (2012), ''Waiting'' (2016) and worked with non-mainstream actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Suhasini Maniratnam and Kalki Koechlin. ...

and

Nupur Asthana Nupur Asthana is an Indian film director and writer known for her work in Hindi cinema and television. She made her debut on Indian television with the 1998 TV series ''Hip Hip Hurray''. Her film debut was the 2011 youth film ''Mujhse Fraaandsh ...

. 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-protagonists Indian original starring

Sayani Gupta Sayani Gupta (born 9 October 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. A graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India, she made her feature film debut in 2012 in ''Second Marriage Dot Com''. She has since appeared in sup ...

, Bani J, Kirti Kulhari, and

Maanvi Gagroo Maanvi Gagroo is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and television, She has worked in various web series like TVF Pitchers, TVF Tripling and Four More Shots Please!. Personal Life and background Maanvi Gagroo was born in Kashmiri Pa ...

. Reviewers have referred to the show as a "desi version of ''

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''." The first season was one of top three most-watched Amazon Original Series from

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in 2019, and season two was called "the most-watched Indian show on the platform" in May 2020. Shortly after season two was released, Amazon announced that season three was in the works. Season 3 premiered on October 21, 2022.

Cast

Main

as Damini Rizvi Roy "Dee", an investigative journalist. * Bani J as Umang Singh "Mangs", a gym trainer. * Kirti Kulhari as Anjana Menon "Anj" Khanna, a lawyer and divorced mother. *

as Sidhi Patel "Sids", a single child from a wealthy family.

Recurring

Lisa Ray Lisa Rani Ray (born 4 April 1972) is a Canadian actress and model who has also worked internationally. Ray began her modelling career in India in the early 1990s, appearing for leading Indian brands like Bombay Dyeing and Lakmé. She made her a ...

as Samara Kapoor *

Milind Soman Milind Soman (born 4 November 1965) is an Indian actor, supermodel, film producer, and fitness enthusiast. He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3''. Early and personal life Soman was born on 4 November 1965 in Glasgow, ...

as Dr. Aamir Warsi *Jiya Lakhiani as Arya Menon Khanna *

Neil Bhoopalam Neil Bhoopalam is an Indian television, stage, and film actor. He is known for his roles in films such as ''No One Killed Jessica'', ''Shaitan'', '' NH10'', ''Lust Stories'', ''Ungli'' and the Indian TV series '' 24''. Career Bhoopalam start ...

as Varun Khanna *

Prateik Babbar Prateik Babbar (born 28 November 1986) is an Indian actor and martial artist who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The son of actress Smita Patil and actor Raj Babbar, he began his career as a production assistant before pursuing an acting ...

as Jeh Wadia *

Ankur Rathee Ankur Rathee (born 24 March 1991) is an Indo-American actor. He is best known for his role in the Amazon Prime Video show ''Four More Shots Please'' (2019-2020). Early life Ankur was born in Hisar, Haryana. He graduated from Princeton Univ ...

as Arjun Nair *Paras Tomar as Mohit Mehta *

Simone Singh Simone Singh (born 10 November 1974) is an Indian actress and model. Biography Singh was born in Jamshedpur on 10 November 1974. She made her acting debut with the television series '' Sea Hawks'' followed by a small role in ''Swabhimaan'', ...

as Sneha Patel *

Amrita Puri Amrita Puri (born 20 August 1983) is an Indian actress. She made her film debut with the ensemble romantic comedy-drama ''Aisha'' (2010), which earned her Filmfare nominations for Best Female Debut and Best Supporting Actress. Puri had her ...

as Kavya Arora *

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as Akanksha Moitra *

Rajeev Siddhartha Rajeev Siddhartha (born 11 April 1986) is an Indian actor. His work spans productions across film, television, theatre and digital web series. Siddhartha began his career in 2007 with the film ''Dil Dosti Etc'' and received critical acclaim as ...

as Mihir Shah "Mihu Pihu" *

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as Shashank Bose *

Prabal Panjabi Prabal Panjabi (born 26 February 1990) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. In 2011, Panjabi made his debut in Y Films' ''Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge'', and '' Mere Dad Ki Maruti'' (2013). Career Prior to his film debut, Panjabi ac ...

as Amit Mishra *

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as Sushmita Sengupta *Padma Damodaran as Aparna Sahukar *

Monica Dogra Monica Dogra is an American musician and actress. She has acted in six feature films, as well as released five studio albums with the band Shaa’ir and func. She is a member on the judging panel of India's first English music talent show, The St ...

as Devyani Rana (cameo) *Anuradha Chandan as Amina Rizvi Roy *Madhu Anand Chandhock as Mrs. Singh *

Mohit Chauhan Mohit Chauhan (born 11 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer, known for his work in Hindi films. He was a part of the Silk Route band. Chauhan has received two Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer and three Zee Cine Award For Best ...

as Mahesh Roy *

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as Myra * Gaurav Sharma as Vinil Verma *

Jim Sarbh Jim Sarbh (born 27 August 1987) is an Indian film and stage actor. Best known for his supporting work in the Hindi films, he is the recipient of a Screen Award, an International Indian Film Academy Award and two Filmfare Award nominations. Addi ...

as Sean Lobo *

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as Rajan *Rohan Vinod Mehra as Dhananjay Deshpande *

Shilpa Shukla Shilpa Shukla (born 22 February 1982) is an Indian film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles in the 2007 sports drama '' Chak De! India'' and the 2013 neo-noir film '' B.A. Pass'', for which she was awarded the Filmfare Critics Awar ...

as Meher * Akshay Bindra as Dhruv

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020)

Amazon Prime announced the second season of the web series in June 2019 with Nupur Asthana replacing Anu Menon as director. It is undoubtedly Amazon Prime India's first successful women-led franchise in the

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(OTT) space. ''Four More Shots Please!'' season 2 was released on 17 April 2020.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt8242548 Amazon Prime Video original programming 2019 Indian television series debuts Indian LGBT-related web series Television shows set in Mumbai Bisexuality-related television series 2010s LGBT-related television series