''Four More Shots Please!'' is an Indian
comedy-drama
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streaming television
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series on
Amazon Prime Video
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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 ''
Sex and The City
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''." The first season was one of top three most-watched Amazon Original Series from
India
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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
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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 ...
as Damini Rizvi Roy "Dee", an investigative journalist.
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Bani J as Umang Singh "Mangs", a gym trainer.
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Kirti Kulhari as Anjana Menon "Anj" Khanna, a lawyer and divorced mother.
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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 ...
as Sidhi Patel "Sids", a single child from a wealthy family.
Recurring
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Lisa Ray
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as Samara Kapoor
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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
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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
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Prateik Babbar
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as Jeh Wadia
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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
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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
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Amrita Puri
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as Kavya Arora
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Sapna Pabbi
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Career
At the age of 22, whilst studying at Aston University in Birmingh ...
as Akanksha Moitra
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Rajeev Siddhartha
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as Mihir Shah "Mihu Pihu"
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Sameer Kochhar
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Career
Kochhar sta ...
as Shashank Bose
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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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Shibani Dandekar
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as Sushmita Sengupta
*Padma Damodaran as Aparna Sahukar
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Monica Dogra
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as Devyani Rana (cameo)
*Anuradha Chandan as Amina Rizvi Roy
*Madhu Anand Chandhock as Mrs. Singh
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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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Nimisha Mehta
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as Myra
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Gaurav Sharma as Vinil Verma
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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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Sushant Singh
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as Rajan
*Rohan Vinod Mehra as Dhananjay Deshpande
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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
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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
over-the-top
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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