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Celebrities share their special moments with friends through Amazon Prime Video’s #ShotsofFriendship campaign
The recently launched Amazon Original Series Four More Shots Please! Season 2 continues to win hearts with their latest Twitter campaign #ShotsOfFriendship, an innovative opportunity for friends to immortalize their friendship with just a tweet. Inspired by the unapologetically flawsome girl gang, the special initiative aimed at bringing friends closer and cherish those everlasting memories, especially during the current times of social distancing.
The campaign received an overwhelming response with over 750 tweets generating over 21.5 MM impressions within just a few days, with a star-studded response to the campaign from actors such as Soha Ali Khan, Neena Gupta, Mandira Bedi, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Shehnaaz Gill, Adah Sharma, Priya Malik, Kirti Kulhari, Bani J, Maanvi Gagroo, Gauhar Khan, ace standup comedian Sumukhi Suresh, popular Indian author Durjoy Datta, social media star Janice Sequeira and radio sensation RJ Malishka.
The fond memories shared by audiences and viewers alike via tweets are now being published in a first of its kind virtual coffee-table book, available on www.shotsoffriendship.com.
All episodes of Amazon Original Series Four More Shots Please Season 2 are now available on Amazon Prime Video.
STAR-STUDDED #SHOTSOFFRIENDSHIP:
Soha Ali Khan
We know each other sometimes even better than we know ourselves. From sharing our laughter to sharing our tears your presence reminds me that I am never alone. Major missing #ShotsOfFriendship with my mains❤@NinnaU @NehaDhupia @konkonas pic.twitter.com/ItOoAKwFQW
— Soha Ali Khan (@sakpataudi) May 5, 2020
Neena Gupta
Waqt badal jaata hai,
Dosti wahi rehti hai
To my crazy “girl gang” #ShotsOfFriendship pic.twitter.com/5iIYvS7NMV— Neena Gupta (@Neenagupta001) April 22, 2020
Mandira Bedi
Friends really are the family that we choose.. I so miss my friends.. the lovely times spent together and the crazy nights out, over the weekends!
Sooner that soon, we wil be back again and living it up! ❣️ Take nothing for granted.. live life to the fullest. #shotsoffriendship pic.twitter.com/3ylAKl5eoC— mandira bedi (@mandybedi) April 26, 2020
Sanjeeda Shaikh
Sometimes spending quality time with friends is the only therapy you need.. and I miss my dose of laughter with them.. Good old laughing days. Let's make each laughter count after the lockdown.. ♥️
Missing you Suhanna and Reena #ShotsOfFriendship pic.twitter.com/SbVghP49De— Sanjeeda Shaikh (@iamsanjeeda) May 1, 2020
Shehnaaz Gill
I don’t know what I would have done without you girls by my side. The last 10 years has been nothing but a joyous ride. My strength and my pride. My girls, I miss you ♥️ #ShotsOfFriendship pic.twitter.com/5KtyPOVPfY
— Shehnaaz Gill (@ishehnaaz_gill) April 25, 2020
Adah Sharma
Nights turned into mornings, and these girls into family. It's a forever kinda love, the only one I want. Bring them back to me! #ShotsOfFriendship
My besties Devs, Reeu and Ritsu ❤️❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/y1VhKxIdBz— Adah Sharma (@adah_sharma) May 1, 2020
Janice Sequeira
Episode two of #SocialMediaStar: Lockdown Edition featuring @IamKirtiKulhari @sayanigupta @maanvigagroo and @bani_j goes LIVE today! Join the premiere on my @YouTube channel to be notified ❤️
Link: https://t.co/xkwYpdDxQc pic.twitter.com/rGiyngPGXz— Janice Sequeira (@janiceseq85) May 16, 2020
Priya Malik
We may be miles apart but these two will always live in my heart ❤️ A friendship that has survived spaces and silences and everything in between. Haven't seen them in over two years but it won't take us even two seconds to pick up from where we left off 🌸 #ShotsOfFriendship pic.twitter.com/hTeowzmlP5
— Priya Malik (@PriyaSometimes) April 25, 2020
Kirti Kulhari
Get yourself a friend who can give you impromptu dares like that 🤭😂 https://t.co/ddc1jkiLDX
— Kirti Kulhari (@IamKirtiKulhari) May 1, 2020
Bani J
From performing some pretty scandalous dares, to teaching people to be neaties and wipe their seaties, these ladies have made me do some weird things 😂 🙄🤣#ShotsOfFriendship
🥃🍺🍷🥂🍸 pic.twitter.com/yz2XChO38D— Bani J⚡️ (@bani_j) April 20, 2020
Maanvi Gagroo
https://twitter.com/IamKirtiKulhari/status/1252226082855505920
RJ Malishka
https://twitter.com/mymalishka/status/125292679523550822
Gauhar Khan
In happiness, sorrow, Laughter n mood swings, these are the ppl that get me by… women in action of my life. I don’t think we need thank yous… it’s just understood #ShotsOfFriendship @preetisimoes @neetisimoes @NigaarZKhan ❤️ pic.twitter.com/qfAEr1ZCWL
— Gauahar Khan (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) May 5, 2020
Durjoy Datta
There are shows I wouldn't have watched and liked if these two weren't with me! And there are so many shows I have absolutely hated because they weren't the ones watching with me. Even while apart, we are still watching the same shows. . and we always will.#ShotsOfFriendship pic.twitter.com/WGGnVq2e8S
— Durjoy Datta (@durjoydatta) April 22, 2020
Sumukhi Suresh
Quarantine has been breezy thanks to my mams who are easy. #ShotsOfFriendship@sumairashaik @supaarwoman Ayesha Nair pic.twitter.com/FPUpBSjDH1
— Sumukhi Suresh (@sumukhisuresh) May 5, 2020
Four More Shots Please! Season 2 will join the thousands of TV shows and movies from Hollywood and Bollywood in the Prime Video catalogue, including Indian produced Amazon Original series such as The Family Man, Mirzapur, Four More Shots Please!(Season 1 and 2),Inside Edge and Made In Heaven, and award-winning and critically acclaimed global Amazon Original series including Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Boys, Hunters, Fleabag and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, all on Prime Video, which is available at no extra cost for Amazon Prime members. The service includes titles available in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Bengali.
Prime members will be able to watch all episodes Four More Shots Please! Season 2 anywhere and anytime on the Prime Video app for smart TVs, mobile devices, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Fire tablets, Apple TV, Airtel, Vodafone, etc. In the Prime Video app, Prime members can download episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost. Prime Video is available in India at no extra cost to a Prime membership for just ₹999 annually or ₹129 monthly, new customers can find out more at www.amazon.in/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.
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Meta plans 8,000 layoffs in new AI-led restructuring wave
First phase from May 20 may cut 10 per cent workforce amid AI pivot.
MUMBAI: At Meta, the future may be artificial but the cuts are very real. The social media giant is reportedly preparing a fresh round of layoffs, with an initial wave expected to impact around 8,000 employees as it doubles down on its artificial intelligence ambitions. According to a Reuters report, the first phase of job cuts is slated to begin on May 20, targeting roughly 10 per cent of Meta’s global workforce. With nearly 79,000 employees on its rolls as of December 31, the move marks one of the company’s most significant workforce reductions in recent years.
And this may only be the beginning. Sources indicate that additional layoffs are being planned for the second half of the year, although the scale and timing remain fluid, likely to be shaped by how Meta’s AI capabilities evolve in the coming months. Earlier reports had suggested that total cuts in 2026 could reach 20 per cent or more of its workforce.
The restructuring comes as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg continues to steer the company towards an AI-first operating model, committing hundreds of billions of dollars to the transition. Internally, this shift is already visible: teams within Reality Labs have been reorganised, engineers have been moved into a newly formed Applied AI unit, and a Meta Small Business division has been created to align with broader structural changes.
The trend is hardly isolated. Across the tech sector, companies are trimming headcount while investing aggressively in automation. Amazon, for instance, has reportedly cut around 30,000 corporate roles nearly 10 per cent of its white-collar workforce citing efficiency gains driven by AI. Data from Layoffs.fyi shows over 73,000 tech employees have already lost jobs this year, compared with 153,000 in all of 2024.
For Meta, the move echoes its earlier “year of efficiency” in 2022–23, when about 21,000 roles were eliminated amid slowing growth and market pressures. This time, however, the backdrop is different. The company is financially stronger, generating over $200 billion in revenue and $60 billion in profit last year, with shares up 3.68 per cent year-to-date though still below last summer’s peak.
That contrast underlines the shift underway. These layoffs are less about survival and more about reinvention. As Meta restructures itself around AI from autonomous coding agents to advanced machine learning systems, the question is no longer whether the company will change, but how many roles will be left unchanged when it does.
