# A Viral Wedding
**A Viral Wedding** is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy web series in which a couple whose wedding plans collapse under India's COVID-19 lockdown decide to marry online. It was written, directed, and co-produced by [Shreya Dhanwanthary](https://www.edgepedia.org/shreya-dhanwanthary), who also stars as the bride Nisha opposite Amol Parashar as Rishabh, and it was produced entirely during the lockdown, with every actor filming their own scenes at home.[1](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown) • [2](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/A_Viral_Wedding?hl=en_US&id=5A5CF1A1F16F2F68SH) The series premiered on the Eros Now streaming platform on 9 May 2020 as an Eros Now Quickie, the platform's short-format label.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299882/) • [4](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/how-a-viral-wedding-actors-shot-the-web-show-themselves-amid-lockdown-22779238)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Eight short episodes of roughly 7 to 9 minutes each; IMDb lists a total runtime of 65 minutes[1](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299882/) |
| Premiere | 9 May 2020, streaming on Eros Now as an Eros Now Quickie[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299882/) |
| Creator | Written, directed, and produced by Shreya Dhanwanthary, who also plays Nisha[1](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown) • [5](https://test.erosnow.com/original/watch/1069049/a-viral-wedding) |
| Premise | On the morning of 24 March 2020, Nisha and Rishabh are finalizing their wedding; that evening the prime minister announces a nationwide lockdown, and Nisha proposes holding the ceremony online[1](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown) |
| Production method | Actors shot themselves at home on cellphone and GoPro cameras; editing and post-production were completed remotely by technicians in their own houses[1](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown) |
| Production companies | A D2R Indie and Eros Motion Pictures[2](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/A_Viral_Wedding?hl=en_US&id=5A5CF1A1F16F2F68SH) |
| Reception | IMDb rating 7.4/10 from 43 votes[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299882/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and episodes
Nisha Ahuja is a social media influencer with about 2.1 million followers who is preparing to marry Rishabh Sinha. The halls are booked, the trousseau is ready, and friends have rehearsed their performances when the prime minister's announcement of the first 21-day lockdown upends everything. After the initial panic and some calculation of the money already lost, Nisha proposes an online wedding and sets about convincing her boyfriend, her brother, her friends, and her parents.[1](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown) • [6](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/entertainment/ott/story/a-viral-wedding-review-this-shot-at-home-series-is-the-silver-lining-in-this-lockdown-1678408-2020-05-15)
The episodes follow the logistics of a virtual wedding: outfit decisions, dance practice, and an interview with a pandit (priest) conducted over a group video call.[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/a-viral-wedding-review-the-shot-at-home-web-series-surprises-with-its-ordinary-brilliance-6406037/lite/) • [8](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/a-viral-wedding/umc.cmc.55fx4rw0bunhyyhrdnn7oplxc) Along the way the show works in recognizable lockdown experiences, from parents' home remedies sourced from WhatsApp forwards to cooking to fill time, home workouts, mindless scrolling, and emotional breakdowns.[6](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/entertainment/ott/story/a-viral-wedding-review-this-shot-at-home-series-is-the-silver-lining-in-this-lockdown-1678408-2020-05-15) • [7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/a-viral-wedding-review-the-shot-at-home-web-series-surprises-with-its-ordinary-brilliance-6406037/lite/) Each episode opens with the disclaimer "No humans were harmed in the making of this series," and the closing credits add, "No one ever stepped out and met each other. We still can't believe we managed to pull this off!"[1](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown)
Most sources describe the series as eight episodes; a pre-release report in National Herald gave nine episodes of under nine minutes each.[9](https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/amp/story/entertainment/a-viral-wedding-made-in-lockdown) Episode lengths are reported as roughly nine minutes by Scroll, 7 to 8 minutes by India Today with a 10-minute finale, and 7 to 8 minutes in the Apple TV episode listings.[1](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown) • [6](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/entertainment/ott/story/a-viral-wedding-review-this-shot-at-home-series-is-the-silver-lining-in-this-lockdown-1678408-2020-05-15) • [8](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/a-viral-wedding/umc.cmc.55fx4rw0bunhyyhrdnn7oplxc)
## Cast and crew
Shreya Dhanwanthary, known for *The Family Man*, plays Nisha and serves as the series' writer, director, and one of its producers alongside Pratha Narang Naik; Amol Parashar plays Rishabh.[5](https://test.erosnow.com/original/watch/1069049/a-viral-wedding) • [7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/a-viral-wedding-review-the-shot-at-home-web-series-surprises-with-its-ordinary-brilliance-6406037/lite/) The supporting cast includes [Mohit Raina](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohit-raina) as Yudhisthir Kaul, Sonali Sachdev as Nisha's mother Neena, Sunny Hinduja as Nisha's brother Nishant, Sharib Hashmi as the priest Ujjwal Pujari, Aritro Banerjee as Rishabh's friend Imtiyaz, and Aishwarya Choudhary as Aditi.[8](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/a-viral-wedding/umc.cmc.55fx4rw0bunhyyhrdnn7oplxc) Ridhima Lulla, Eros Group's chief content officer, is credited on the production, and the filmmakers Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. ([Raj & DK](https://www.edgepedia.org/raj-and-dk)), Dhanwanthary's directors on *The Family Man*, are credited with the concept and mentored the project.[5](https://test.erosnow.com/original/watch/1069049/a-viral-wedding) • [9](https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/amp/story/entertainment/a-viral-wedding-made-in-lockdown) • [10](https://www.peepingmoon.com/webcast-reviews/news/44652/A-Viral-Wedding-Review-Shreya-Dhanwanthary-and-Amol-Parashar-knock-it-out-of-the-park-with-their-E-Shaadi-in-lockdown.html)
## Lockdown production
The series was conceived, written, shot, and edited during the lockdown, with no two members of the cast or crew meeting in person. Dhanwanthary said she wrote the script in a day and that shooting took about a week; because she lives alone, she handled lighting, hair, makeup, camera angles, and costume herself, building makeshift tripods from a chair and household utensils. Actors shot their takes and sent them over WhatsApp, and the team stayed in touch by video call.[11](https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/tv/2020/May/28/made-in-lockdown-heres-the-best-of-series-short-films-and-videos-made-in-home-studios-25331.html) Sunny Hinduja described the whole pipeline, from outline to screenplay to editing, as done by people at their homes over video and phone calls.[9](https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/amp/story/entertainment/a-viral-wedding-made-in-lockdown) Lulla said the story was conceptualized and written in the early days of the lockdown and that shoot preparation took three to four days; Eros Now billed it as the network's first Quickie.[12](https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/there-are-no-restrictions-in-the-way-we-can-tell-stories-ridhima-lulla-104573.html)
[The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) review called the result an example of "necessity is the mother of invention," noting that the actors shot at home with minimal makeup, lights, and props, and praising Parashar, Hashmi, Hinduja, and Banerjee's performances.[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/a-viral-wedding-review-the-shot-at-home-web-series-surprises-with-its-ordinary-brilliance-6406037/lite/) India Today's review described the series as "entirely shot at the respective homes of the actors," with family members of the actors helping film scenes.[6](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/entertainment/ott/story/a-viral-wedding-review-this-shot-at-home-series-is-the-silver-lining-in-this-lockdown-1678408-2020-05-15)
## Context
A Viral Wedding appeared during a wave of remote-made content in early 2020, when halted film production pushed creators toward home-studio formats; trade press listed its 9 May release among the notable South Asian productions mounted under COVID-19 containment measures.[13](https://www.contentasia.tv/features/production-resumes-pockets-across-asia) The first episode was also made available on YouTube, with the full series on Eros Now.[1](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown) As of 2026, [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) lists the series streaming on the Eros Now Select Apple TV channel and free on Amazon Prime Video in India.[14](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/a-viral-wedding)
## References
1. [Watch: Web series 'A Viral Wedding' was produced during the lockdown, Scroll, 9 May 2020](https://scroll.in/reel/961500/watch-web-series-a-viral-wedding-was-produced-during-the-lockdown)
2. [A Viral Wedding, Google Play TV listing](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/A_Viral_Wedding?hl=en_US&id=5A5CF1A1F16F2F68SH)
3. [A Viral Wedding (TV Mini Series 2020), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299882/)
4. [How A Viral Wedding actors shot the web-show themselves amid lockdown, Mid-Day](https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/how-a-viral-wedding-actors-shot-the-web-show-themselves-amid-lockdown-22779238)
5. [Watch A Viral Online, Eros Now](https://test.erosnow.com/original/watch/1069049/a-viral-wedding)
6. [A Viral Wedding review: This shot-at-home series is the silver lining in this lockdown, India Today, 15 May 2020](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/entertainment/ott/story/a-viral-wedding-review-this-shot-at-home-series-is-the-silver-lining-in-this-lockdown-1678408-2020-05-15)
7. [A Viral Wedding review: The shot-at-home series surprises with its ordinary brilliance, The Indian Express, 13 May 2020](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/a-viral-wedding-review-the-shot-at-home-web-series-surprises-with-its-ordinary-brilliance-6406037/lite/)
8. [A Viral Wedding, Apple TV listing](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/a-viral-wedding/umc.cmc.55fx4rw0bunhyyhrdnn7oplxc)
9. ['A Viral Wedding': Made in lockdown!, National Herald, 18 April 2020](https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/amp/story/entertainment/a-viral-wedding-made-in-lockdown)
10. [A Viral Wedding Review, PeepingMoon](https://www.peepingmoon.com/webcast-reviews/news/44652/A-Viral-Wedding-Review-Shreya-Dhanwanthary-and-Amol-Parashar-knock-it-out-of-the-park-with-their-E-Shaadi-in-lockdown.html)
11. [Made in lockdown: Here's the best of series, short films and videos made in home studios, Indulge Express, 28 May 2020](https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/tv/2020/May/28/made-in-lockdown-heres-the-best-of-series-short-films-and-videos-made-in-home-studios-25331.html)
12. [There are no restrictions in the way we can tell stories: Ridhima Lulla, Eros Group, exchange4media, 12 May 2020](https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/there-are-no-restrictions-in-the-way-we-can-tell-stories-ridhima-lulla-104573.html)
13. [Production resumes in pockets across Asia, ContentAsia](https://www.contentasia.tv/features/production-resumes-pockets-across-asia)
14. [A Viral Wedding streaming guide, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/a-viral-wedding)
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