Muse Season 1
Muse Season 1 is the first and only season of Muse, a Hindi-language romantic drama web series produced for the Indian streaming platform Hotshots and released on 16 October 2020.1 It stars Shruti Sharan Shetty and Mishti Basu in the lead roles, alongside Abhishek Francis and Samrath Dembla.2 The season follows a talented painter whose life collapses on the eve of two personal milestones.3
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original release | 16 October 2020, on the Hotshots platform (India)1 |
| Language and genre | Hindi; romantic drama1 |
| Season size | Season 1 listed as one episode, first and last aired 16 October 20203 |
| Lead cast | Shruti Sharan Shetty, Mishti Basu, Abhishek Francis, Samrath Dembla2 |
| Director | Vikrant Singta4 |
| Production company | Vrn Film's (per IMDb); studio listed as Hotshots Digital Entertainment5 • 3 |
| IMDb rating | 6.5/10 from 15 user ratings5 |
Spoilers
Story
The plot centers on a talented female painter who is almost finished with a masterpiece painting and is also about to realize her dream of getting married. In a sudden turn of events, she finds herself paralyzed one day, and the story asks whether she can recover her health and regain everything she was set to have.3 IMDb's synopsis describes the same arc as a broken artist's quest to finish her masterpiece, an obsession that costs her her love and her life before she finds both at the end.5
Production and cast
The season was directed by Vikrant Singta, who produced it with Vikash Singh Rajput. The story and script are credited to Rupa Chaulagain and Amrit Kaur Dhillion, with Gifty Mehra as cinematographer.4 IMDb lists the production company as Vrn Film's and the country of origin as India.5 Casting notices for the Hotshots app list Shruti Sharan Shetty and Mishti Basu as the featured actresses.2
For Mishti Basu, the season was her web series debut; she went on to appear in series on other Indian OTT platforms such as Ullu, Rabbit, and DreamsFilms in 2021 and 2022.6
Format and availability
Listings describe the title inconsistently. Moviefone catalogs it as a series with one season of one episode, aired on 16 October 2020, from the studio Hotshots Digital Entertainment.3 IMDb classifies it as a TV mini series with a 2020 release date.5 A piracy-site listing gives a running length of 23 minutes.7 Some entertainment sites describe it as a short film or web movie in an erotic thriller style.4 • 8
The season was distributed through the Hotshots - Originals app, an entertainment app by Hotshots Digital Entertainment. The app was removed from Google Play on April 20, 2022 and is no longer available for download, which has affected where the title can be legally streamed.9
Reception
IMDb records a user rating of 6.5/10 based on 15 ratings, a small sample for a niche platform release.5 Coverage of Mishti Basu's filmography describes the season as a drama about a broken artist whose obsession with finishing her work costs her her love and life, and notes that the series became popular through its storyline.10
References
- Muse Web Series (2020) Hotshots: Cast, Release Date, Story, Indian Talents
- HotShots App complete webseries list with actress name, OTT Nonstop
- Muse - TV Series, Moviefone
- MUSE (Short Film) - Cast, Release Date, and More, Global Zone Today
- Muse Hotshots digital (TV Mini Series 2020), IMDb
- Mishti Basu Webseries List With Photo, Television Drama
- Hotshots WebSeries listings, FilmyZilla
- Mishti Basu Top 12 Web Series, Citizen First News India
- Hotshots - Originals, AppBrain
- Mishti Basu Top 10 Web Series, Matlabi News
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026
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