Never Kiss Your Best Friend - Lockdown Special is a ZEE5 original series starring Anya Singh, Zain Imam, Jaaved Jaaferi, Niki Walia, Anup Soni, and Juhi Babbar. To resurrect her image as a romantic, best-selling writer, Tanie has to fake an online relationship with her first guy best friend cum boyfriend, only to find herself falling in love again with him, in real to disastrous consequences.
Tanie and Zayed try to clear the misunderstanding that ruined their relationship. Tanies mother seems to want Tanie to have her love story, though not necessarily for the right reasons.
Tanie and Zayed are considering becoming friends again, even though they both know this may not be the best idea. Will the two decide to forget the past and begin their relationship afresh?
Tanies uncle wont stop pranking her and her mother has come up with an unlikely plan to ensure her new book is a success. Zayed, on the other hand, is realising that being friends with an ex is not only difficult but impossible.
Tanie decides to adopt her mothers plan, and she and Zayed pretend to act as a couple. Things get difficult when Tanie realizes that Zayed, perhaps, hasnt changed after all.
Amidst a fight with Zayed, Tanie is informed that she could be infected with COVID-19 after a contact tests positive. With the heart and the threat of the virus torturing her in equal measure, what will Tanie do?