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.
| A Viral Wedding | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Shreya Dhanwanthary Pratha Narang Naik |
| Editor | Mahesh Bhojwani |
| Running time | 8-10 minutes |
| Production companies | Eros Motion Pictures A D2R Indie |
| Original release | |
| Network | Eros Now |
| Release | 9 May 2020 |
Plot
editNisha and Rishabh had planned the perfect wedding, but the coronavirus lockdown may require a change of plans.[3]
Cast
edit- 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
editFilm 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
edit- ^ "The Family Man's Shreya Dhanwanthary to direct micro-series A Viral Wedding: Made In Lockdown". India Today. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Watch: Web series 'A Viral Wedding' was produced during the lockdown". Scroll.in. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "A Viral Wedding: Eros Now shares web-series shot amidst lockdown". The Statesman. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ First made-in-lockdown series | A Viral Wedding | Raj & DK with Rajeev Masand, 27 April 2020, retrieved 11 May 2020
- ^ "'A Viral Wedding': Made in lockdown!". National Herald. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.