A Viral Wedding

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A Viral Wedding
Genre Romance, Comedy, Drama
Written by Shreya Dhanwanthary
Story byShreya Dhanwanthary
Directed byShreya Dhanwanthary
Presented by Eros Now
StarringShreya Dhanwanthary
Amol Parashar
Mohit Raina
Sonali Sachdev
Sharib Hashmi
Country of origin India
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducersShreya Dhanwanthary
Pratha Narang Naik
EditorMahesh Bhojwani
Running time8-10 minutes
Production companies Eros Motion Pictures
A D2R Indie
Distributor Eros International
Release
Original network Eros Now
Original release9 May 2020 (2020-05-09)

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.

Contents

Plot

Nisha and Rishabh had planned the perfect wedding, but the coronavirus lockdown may require a change of plans. [3]

Cast

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]

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References

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