A Viral Wedding
A Viral Wedding is a 2020 Indian Miniseries of 8 episodes produced by A D2R Indie and Eros Motion Pictures. It is featured as a Eros Now Quickie and available for streaming at Eros Now. The web-series is written and directed by Shreya Dhanwanthary who is even the main lead in the series.[1] The entire series was shot during the lockdown with the actors and the crew staying indoors at their respective homes.[2] The micro-series also stars Amol Parashar, Mohit Raina, Sonali Sachdev and Sharib Hashmi.
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Genre | Romance, Comedy, Drama |
Written by | Shreya Dhanwanthary |
Story by | Shreya Dhanwanthary |
Directed by | Shreya Dhanwanthary |
Presented by | Eros Now |
Starring | Shreya Dhanwanthary Amol Parashar Mohit Raina Sonali Sachdev Sharib Hashmi |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Shreya Dhanwanthary Pratha Narang Naik |
Editor(s) | Mahesh Bhojwani |
Running time | 8-10 minutes |
Production company(s) | Eros Motion Pictures A D2R Indie |
Distributor | Eros International |
Release | |
Original network | Eros Now |
Original release | 9 May 2020 |
Plot
Nisha and Rishabh had planned the perfect wedding, but the coronavirus lockdown may require a change of plans.[3]
Synopsis
Nisha, a social media influencer is planning her “Big Fat Indian Wedding” with her fiancé when her elaborate plans are put on hold with an extraordinary nationwide lockdown announcement. The Prime Minister had just cancelled her wedding! And she had to find out along with the whole country! So our girl has a crazy idea. Since everything for the foreseeable future was going to be online anyway, why shouldn't their wedding be? And so begins the journey to a virtual wedding. It isn’t a smooth ride at all. Nisha’s father tests positive just as plans begin to get underway. Her mother assures her it is one of the milder cases and the wedding is cautiously back on. Just as all best-laid plans often go awry, Nisha gets a blast from her past. The man she deeply loved comes back into her life begging for another chance. As she debates telling Rishabh about her past, she herself begins to get cold feet. Jumping all these hurdles together they finally get married. An uncertain happily ever after. But does this wedding even count? Do they still want to be married when reality sets in? The lockdown will be lifted soon and everything will be alright. Right?
Cast
- Shreya Dhanwanthary as Nisha Ahuja
- Amol Parashar as Rishabh Sinha
- Mohit Raina as Yudhisthir Kaul aka Yudi
- Sonali Sachdev as Neena Ahuja
- Sunny Hinduja as Nishant Ahuja
- Aritro Banerjee as Imtiyaz Baig
- Aishwarya Choudhary as Aditi Jha
- Sharib Hashmi as Ujjwal Pujari aka UP
Reception
Film critic Rajeev Masand in his video said, "It was only a matter of time, and it was always going to be about who did it first."[4] National Herald India mentioned, “A Viral Wedding is a light-hearted attempt to bring smiles to people’s faces during this time social distancing.”[5]
References
- "The Family Man's Shreya Dhanwanthary to direct micro-series A Viral Wedding: Made In Lockdown". India Today. April 12, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- "Watch: Web series 'A Viral Wedding' was produced during the lockdown". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- "A Viral Wedding: Eros Now shares web-series shot amidst lockdown". The Statesman. 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- First made-in-lockdown series | A Viral Wedding | Raj & DK with Rajeev Masand, retrieved 2020-05-11
- "'A Viral Wedding': Made in lockdown!". National Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-11.