Four More Shots Please (2019–2022) User Reviews

Four More Shots Please so that I can forget about this show!

[i_odin · 6/10 · 26 January 2019]

Four More Shots Please (A Pretentious Prime Original) is a vague attempt at making a feminist show. We Indian, I must say have a very wrong notion about feminism. This show is supposed to be portraying women power in a fresh light but ironically this show is filled with cliches and cringe-worthy one liners which we are now already very used to seeing in Bollywood. This show is filled with desperate innuendos to make it look more "progressive". The plot is mired with some very one dimensional and shallow writing. And lastly about men in this show. Though I have no problem with strong female characters and I also know that in a feminist show you shouldn't really expect male characters to shine but this show fights "male chauvinism" with it's own version of "female chauvinism". Men are mere ornaments for a good orgasm in the show, which is exactly what Bollywood is known for (just with the roles reversed). Total disappointment from the writing.

Edit - The above review only portrays the cons, which I believed would be the right way to criticize the show at that time, but looking at it's meager rating now I feel like I should add some pros too. There are very few things which I liked about this show. One being the performances, especially by Kirti Kulhari. Another being the music. In spite of having an inconsistent and flawed script, it manages to pull a pretty decent finale.

Girl Power driven by Tequila!!

[nadkarnisumeet · 5/10 · 19 April 2020]

Four More Shots Please! Season 2 (web-series) review :

Damini, Anjana, Siddhi and Umang!

#FourBesties

Yup, they are back with a new season of Four More Shots Please - a desi version of 'Sex and the City' which found a fair amount of bouquets as well as brickbats in its first season. A mixed reaction, to put it bluntly!

Anyways, Season 2 has our ladies pick up (their lives) from where they left off and re-unite at their fave 'Truck Bar' for the mandatory tequilla shots and profane chatter highlighted with hastags!!

#FWordEverySentence. Oh yea!!

Sids (Maanvi Gagroo) gets over her breakup tamasha and attempts stand up comedy, Dee (Sayani Gupta) is chasing a real life scandal for her controversial novel, Anj (Kirti Kulhari) deals with a new misogynist boss while Mangs (Bani J) is supporting her depressed lesbian partner (Lisa Ray, gorgeous as ever) suffering from bipolar disorder.

#GirlGang

While the lead performances are sincere, it is Sayani and Kirti who stand out. Sayani Gupta is impressive once again as Dee. This chameleonistic actor can fit in to any role effortlessly. Kirti Kulhari pitches in yet another super fine act. Watch the scene where she gives back to her boss indulging in petty politics. Or a later episode where she resists her drunk hubby.

#Sheroes. Both of them.

On the other hand, the male cast comprising Milind Soman, Neil Bhoopalam and Prateik Babbar is one dimensional and strictly okey dokey.

#MenSuck. Offo!

Production values and other technical aspects are decent. The catchy title track is carried forward from season one. Ditto for the swear words se bhare dialogues.

More of a guilt pleasure watch, the new season of Four More Shots Please will appeal primarily to millennials and the SoBo crowd. Conservatives and NoBos, please stay far far away!!!

#LockdownTimepass

P.S. - Theres a twist at the end hinting at a season 3. Probably next year. That's ofcourse if these alcoholic promiscuous quadro are able to survive booze and casual sex during these Corona times. We hope!!!

Regards Sumeet Nadkarni

4 shots cannot save this Desi Sex & the City

[shrutipramodreddy · 5/10 · 19 May 2020]

This web series on Prime Video feels like everything is there just for the sake of it - you know like a token display just for the sake of being there and that's it, no real substance beneath all that flashiness. At moments it does seem to build up to something worthwhile but quickly plateaus or blatantly comes crashing down with cringe worthiness and cliches. The acting of female orgasms, passionate make out sessions at the drop of a hat, general conversational tackiness, the fake accents, permanent designer wardrobes etc are some of the more exasperating gimmicks here. Overall a mediocre web entertainer.

Amazon Studios needs to find new talent in India if it wants to survive.

[nietzsche_is_dead · 1/10 · 19 April 2020]

On one hand Amazon Studios has given us shows like Bosch and on the other hand invests money in "creators" in India who are pretentious bunch of hypocrites who can't write a good plot to save their lives. Time for Amazon to start anew in India and this time, hire actual talents and not a bunch of pseudo-progressives.

Women empowerment = Cussing, having drugs, acting like a constipated screeching idiots.

If you're going to harp on the good ol' muh patriarchy again, at-least don't act like complete hypocrites in YOUR OWN SHOW. It's absolute cringe. At this point, it's almost like when they sit to write the show they have only three ingredients. Sex, cussing and, more sex. Because that's all the talent they have. Acting like loud mouth degenerates does not make this mess "progressive."

Avoid like a plague for your own sanity.

Pathetic!!!

[shyamentdoc · 29 May 2020]

Could not see beyond ep 1. Most women certainly aren't obsessed with sex drinking drugs et al as depicted on this show. Made by Pritish Nandy Productions who don't have a great track record of making memorable films. In one word.......AVOID!!!!!!

With the release of show, ppl started to gave negative reviews. Seriously!! U watched entire series within 5 minutes?

[mayurasuraj · 8/10 · 26 January 2019]

With the release of show, ppl started to gave negative reviews. Seriously!! U watched entire series within 5 minites? And um still watching this. Show is suprisingly good.

6.5/10

[kmonisha-16845 · 6/10 · 22 December 2020]

Although imdb has bad ratings, i have heard rave reviews of this but watching 1 episode, i didn't like it. My peers said, i should give it another try and so i did. It's a casual watch with some good comic relief, important feminist povs and unnecessary but engaging dramas. The actors are fine. However, it is unrelatable to a lot of extent, showing privileged women who are extraordinarily talented or lucky and having unbelievable childhood that most can't relate to, always on media, except siddhi, everyone is best in industry or dates celebrity and well, siddhi's dad is best in industry. How about you make something about women who are talented and thriving in career but not necessarily best in industry in 20s or early 30s? And all characters love to mess up their lives with Meaningless sex. I am all up for women exploring sexuality and sexual pleasure, dating and having sex, making mistakes and wrong choices, but who in their real mind willingly messes up their life for Meaningless sex when the end results are so obvious and how come they have so unnecessarily dramatic life? Hence, although engaging and easy to watch, it is unrealistic. Well, fiction should be unrealistic. However, it addresses important issues like glass ceiling, misogynist culture, women's sexuality, lgbtq, equality in relationships, friendship, co-parenting and so on. I wish the characters were more aware of their privileges though.

No More Shots S'il vous plaît

[lediscipledessocrates · 1/10 · 30 January 2019]

Every once in a while there comes a show that realigns the contours of entertainment. A show that redefines the plane of artistic brilliance and creativity. Four More Shots Please! Is not that show.

The show was projected as an exclusive female project and hence no one had any illusions regarding what the story line would be. The trailers laid to rest any remaining doubts. I finished the entire season this weekend not because it induced binge watching, but because I did not want to write a review without fully exposing myself to the ordeal.

The show basically chronicles the adventures and misadventures of four young women living in Mumbai, as they wade through troubled waters infested with a plethora of personal, professional and mostly silly issues.

All the characters in the show are copybook stereotypes with no depth whatsoever. Imagination and detailing are conspicuously absent. The script is poorly written and the direction is equally bad. The dialogue in turn is ordinary and drab. There is no humour except for some poor jokes that are even more poorly delivered by the actors on screen. The acting ranges from medicore ( Sayani Gupta) to horrendous ( Bani J). While, no one ever presumed that the actors in the series were seasoned method actors, the expectations were inflated given the hype created around the show.

Prateek Babbar makes the sound department look bad, for every time he speaks in English, one cannot understand a word he is saying. Instead of creating relatable characters who are imperfect and believable, we have here finely chiseled individuals who smack of superficiality.

The director very poorly oversells feminism and women empowerment by adopting all the hashtags and buzz words around, and manipulatively inserting scenes and injecting messages that are ridiculous. As the season progresses one can clearly make out that all the protagonists are unprofessional and entitled individuals who have not yet matured despite their contempt for other immature individuals.

The show bears an uncanny resemblance to most American sitcoms that you may have seen and all the sets and locations are designed in such a way to pass off Mumbai as an American city. I couldn't help stare with wondrous eyes at the plush and posh looking "houses" (yes, houses not flats) where almost all the characters live. It now seems most of my Mumbai based friends are living in indigence.

The background music is pretentious and does little to redeem the show. All in all, the show doles out a liberal helping of mediocre content and hopes to cash on popularly trending themes that are transient in nature and hollow in body. Not looking forward to season 2.

Surprisingly Goood

[shivapraneeth · 8/10 · 25 January 2019]

Do not judge this show with all the critique and technicalities if you can relate to it then this the best show and i recommend it to every one.

Indian version of sex & the city

[sas2014 · 7/10 · 16 August 2020]

As nine Indian only reason I Gave this Serie high number is that it is refreshing for the first time to see variation in Indian nuvo bollywood . Woman who are bi, single mum & single girls in Mumbai not defined by being born to get married .

Trashy & brain numbing

[prashant-63677 · 1/10 · 20 April 2020]

If you can tolerate this for more than 5 minutes, and actually sit through an episode, you deserve respect. Brain dead show.

The 5.2 rating tells us we as a society r still not tolerant, mature enough to accept women as they wish to be...

[abhisheksavalia · 10/10 · 29 January 2019]

This is one of the best shows available . showing what modern educated women yearn ... N at the same time loaded with entertainment, sex.... A good opportunity for guys to learn what women want and atthe same time be entertained....

But lo, ppl have rejected this show.. By giving 5.2 rating.... Shows how regressive we still can be and how much we still have to grow up ... Like 1942 a love story this show is way ahead of its time... Maybe when my daughter will grow up, this show would be a big hit...

Modern Indian show that appeals to a global audience

[dreamlife613 · 7/10 · 29 August 2021]

As an Indian woman born and raised in the USA I am thrilled to see an Indian series created by women, starring women, and focusing on female love and friendship. While majority of Indian shows available in the USA seem to either focus on depressing topics like crime, Four More Shots Please is a refreshing, modern dramedy that appeals to a global female audience.

I can't pick a favorite main character - feminist journalist Damini, single-mother and lawyer, Anjana, bisexual trainer Umang, and naive, curvy Siddhi, because I can see a little bit of myself in each of them, though I was most drawn to Umang's storyline since it is rare to see lesbians depicted on Indian media.

I also appreciated supporting characters of Anjana's ex's new girlfriend, Kavya, who I found myself often sympathizing with more than Anjana, handsome bartender Jeh, and intern Arjun. While it would have been easy (lazy) to depict all the male characters as tropes or jerks, Four More Shots does a pretty good job of showing men who are kind, respectful, and decent.

I also must praise the soundtrack. Besides the catchy title song that will get stuck in your head, there are several excellent pop songs by artists I'd never heard of. My favorites are "Yahaan", "Untameable," "Hold On," and "I Don't Do Love Anymore."

In terms of storyline, it deals with important topics: sexism in the workplace and in society, fat-shaming and body-image issues, LGBTQ issues, etc. This show is a mature show so definitely don't watch with your parents or children. While there isn't any nudity, there are sex scenes, foul language, smoking, drinking, and drug use, as well as very open discussions about sex so some might find these things offensive or embarrassing.

The comparisons to Sex and the City are to be expected, but I actually found it similar to The L Word with the focus on the female gaze and friendship.

I'm so glad I discovered Four More Shots Please and that it appears to be a hit, with 2 seasons out and a third on the way! I can't wait to start season 2.

Edit: My actual rating is more like an 8/10 but I am tempted to mark 10/10 because of the sexist trolls who are giving this show 1/10.

Total time waste

[rakakadaka · 1/10 · 19 April 2020]

Pathetic acting, story and direction. It's a waste of time to watch this ... Well not sure what to call it.

No more shots please

[mnilanjan · 18 April 2020]

Oh God - Season Two. One thought one season was more than enough. No more shots please.

Pathetic series . Not at all relatable.

[shwetasingh-59719 · 1/10 · 20 April 2020]

Total waste of time. Its so cringy that I couldn't even watch till end .

Its a treat to watch

[rahamanosij · 9/10 · 26 January 2019]

I really don't know why so much negative comments but I really found it well written, entertaining and great acting. Sayani Gupta was superb in this series. Its a must watch I feel.

It's Entertaining

[ranjangaur · 7/10 · 2 February 2019]

Please don't go with reviews because everyone has its on way of seeing thing's different. Everyone in this series is really good and they did justice to it. We always find a perfect good story with perfect end but life was not about the same so open your mind and just go with flow. I think its worth watching and force you to think. Go watch it.

Pathetic

[arvindmy · 1/10 · 3 February 2019]

Pathetic Pathetic and Pathetic. Totally useless mindless. For them and other like-minded think drinking, abusing and and and having sex with multiple person is feminism.

Amazing!

[shazia-62560 · 10/10 · 24 November 2020]

Truly gripping, funny, and lovable show! Hopeful for another season..cant wait !!

Ok..Ok..

[kalesaurabh-85794 · 6/10 · 9 October 2020]

1st season is good but 2nd one is below average. Its an overdose of feminism. But I like one scene where Damini try to speake about killing of judge for political reasons and Some guys came and tell her that she is anti-national and go to Pakistan.Its bitter truth of our current Indian society that if you talking against government then you are a anti-national and then go to Pakistan. Waiting for Season 3 and expect good.

This deserves a BIG 0!

[anuj-98246 · 1/10 · 4 April 2019]

Nonsense so called feminists who thinks men is only for enjoyment rest they are problems for us! Idiotic cast , and I hope you do not being more seasons.

Loved the show

[Akshay_Patel1985 · 8/10 · 27 January 2019]

Loved the show, enjoyed it thoroughly with my wife. Looking at these 4 women characters i thought to myself, "What if all the women of our country were like them.....our country would be a paradise." - A little vulnerable, a little hypocritical but, a lot more confident and open about their feelings.. Standing up-to their stereotypical "Log kya kahenge?" families and tackling their problems head on. At times being shy/coy at times but, mostly being bold and witty. Well done #DJBani a.k.a. #Gurbani, # KirtiKulhari #SayaniGupta , #MaanviGagroo for a wonderful display of bold-ideas in an orthodox country that doesn't wish to open its eyes to the problems that it is facing. Great work by the Male star-cast as well, special shout out to #Prateik for a character well played..... And, last but not the least a standing ovation to the writer, creator, dialogue writer and director of the series....who showcased this series to us....waiting for more of this kind of wonderful work. Downgrading it by 2 stars, Half for milind soman : He may look good, but, no acting skills(I know its not worth loosing a star over...but, he is now loosing the boyish-charm that he had once. Needs to shape up to his age) And the one and a half star for a lil clichéd writing her and there, the best friends fighting (Why do girls havta be showed as self-centered even when they are BFFs for 3yrs) and also throughout the running episodes a few parts were very " Ab yeh hoga" (Now this will happen) type feeling...and they actually did.

None-The-Less, Will wait for the Second season or the second half of the 1st season. Cheers Guys.

Four more seasons please!

[sonila-16235 · 7/10 · 5 July 2021]

I have watched many similar shows like Sex and the City, Girlfriends Guide to Divorce, Lipstick Jungle, Cashmere Mafia to name a few. And Four More Shots Please is definitely one of the better shows in this genre. The 4 female characters are quite believable and we see them going through the ups and downs of this modern society. Unlike its name, the women are not partying drunkards. They are hardworking and career focused. They are great friends to each other. Also bonus - nice clothes and beautiful locations. Its not a perfect show. Sometimes it can be a little boring but overall a good watch. It was great to see Lisa Ray on screen. Shez gorgeous!

Too much Cringe o((>-< ))o

[TheNonSmoker · 1/10 · 18 March 2021]

This type of movie is far cut out from the reality, and mislead our preaent youth.