| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Title | Do You Wanna Partner |
| Release Date | 12 September 2025 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Comedy-Drama |
| Platform | Amazon Prime Video |
| Number of Episodes | 8 |
| Duration per Episode | Approximately 35-46 minutes |
| Lead Cast | Tamannaah Bhatia, Diana Penty, with ensemble cast |
| Creators / Directors | Archit Kumar, Collin D’Cunha |
Story & Premise
Do You Wanna Partner follows two best friends, Shikha and Anahita. Shikha loses her job due to corporate betrayal; Anahita feels sidelined despite her capabilities. Together, they decide to turn the tables by starting their own craft beer brand in a male-dominated industry. To bypass gender bias and prejudice, they invent a fictitious male owner (David Jones), hiring an actor to play the role. Along the way, they juggle funding, licensing issues, familial expectations, and business rivalries.
What Works Well
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Strong Lead Chemistry & Performances
The friendship between the two leads feels genuine in many scenes. Tamannaah Bhatia and Diana Penty bring energy, earnestness, and relatability. Their struggles and moments of joy are believable, which helps the series stay engaging even when the plot is predictable. -
Relatable Theme
Woman-entrepreneurs, battles with gender bias, corporate power, and societal expectations — these are themes that many can relate to. Using craft beer and business as a backdrop adds something fresh, since the setting is less common in Indian web series. -
Light-hearted Tone
The series doesn’t try to be heavy or overly serious. It mixes humour, light drama, and everyday struggles in a way that makes it easy to binge. It often works as “feel-good” entertainment, especially when wanting something not too intense. -
Visuals & Urban Ambience
The setting, costumes, the way the startup world is shown, the breweries, the marketing events, etc., are treated nicely. Production design, cinematography are decent and contribute to the mood. The series looks polished. -
Good Supporting Moments / Humor
Supporting cast — especially characters involved in the fictitious persona, the challenges with male dominance, and comic moments — add flavor. Some scenes are funny, others quirky, and there are bits that lift the mood.
What Doesn’t Work / Where It Falters
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Writing & Conflict Weakness
Many of the conflicts feel predictable. Obstacles appear, get resolved too conveniently, or are introduced and swiftly forgotten. The tension that should build gradually doesn’t always do so. Key moments are undercut by a lack of depth or build-up. -
Character Development is Shallow Sometimes
Explanations for the motivations of some characters are thin. Anahita’s frustrations, Shikha’s emotional journey, and even side characters sometimes feel underwritten. Because of that, some moments that are meant to be powerful feel less impactful. -
Plot-Convenience & Suspension of Disbelief Issues
The idea of inventing a fake male persona to neutralize gender bias is interesting, but many roadblocks (licensing, investor trust, regulatory approvals) are treated lightly or make big jumps. Some plot turns rely heavily on coincidences. -
Tone & Pacing Fluctuations
Since the series toggles between light comedy, entrepreneurial slog, and social commentary, sometimes the transitions are jarring. Also pacing in middle episodes slows down; earlier episodes are more engaging than the mid-season stretch. -
Lighter Emotional Stakes
While ambition, friendship, and gender bias are central, emotional stakes (personal sacrifice, deeper background) could have been deeper. There are moments where you want more personal insight, more rawness, or risk that feels more real.
Overall Impressions
Do You Wanna Partner is enjoyable if your expectations are modest. It’s not groundbreaking, but it has charm. For viewers who like shows about friendship, female ambition, and light drama set in startups, this will offer decent entertainment. It works better in bits — episodes here and there — than as a show that builds into something profound.
It’s more about what it wants to be: a feel-good entrepreneurial journey with frothy humour rather than a tight, intense drama or a critique with bite.
Final Verdict
This web series is worth a watch if you’re in the mood for something light, fun, and girly but with social issues woven in. But if you want strong character arcs, intense storytelling, or a show that leaves you thinking after the credits, this probably won’t satisfy.
Rating: ~ 2.5 / 5