A Thursday

A Thursday is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Behzad Khambata.[1][2] The film is jointly produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Premnath Rajagopalan under the banners RSVP Movies and Blue Monkey Films.[3][4] It stars Yami Gautam, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia, Dimple Kapadia and Karanvir Sharma.[5][6] The film premiered on 17 February 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar.[7]

A Thursday
Official release poster
Directed byBehzad Khambata
Written byBehzad Khambata
Story byAshley Michael Lobo
Behzad Khambata
Dialogue byVijay Maurya
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
Premnath Rajagopalan
Starring
CinematographyAnuj Rakesh Dhawan
Edited bySumeet Kotian
Music byRooshin Dalal
Kaizad Gherda
Production
companies
RSVP Movies
Blue Monkey Films
Distributed byDisney+ Hotstar
Release date
  • 17 February 2022 (2022-02-17)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Naina Jaiswal is a teacher at the Little Tots Play School in Colaba who has just returned from a three-week leave she took for an unknown reason. The school is located on the front portion of the property owned by her fiance Rohit Mirchandani, who lives there. The parents come to drop off their kids, and Naina requests one of the parents to send a cake, as she remembered that it was their daughter Niharika’s birthday the next day. She asks if their driver could deliver the cake to the school. Everybody leaves the premises, and Naina engages the children in a cartoon film, later drawing up the curtains, latching up all doors, and loading up a pistol. She then calls the Colaba police station and informs them that she has taken 16 children hostage.

Cast
  • Yami Gautam as Naina Jaiswal
  • Atul Kulkarni as Javed Khan
  • Neha Dhupia as ACP Catherine "Cathy" Alvarez
  • Dimple Kapadia as Prime Minister Maya Rajguru
  • Karanvir Sharma as Rohit Mirchandani, Naina's fiance
  • Maya Sarao as Shalini Guha, Naina's student Yash's mother
  • Sukesh Anand as Lokhande
  • Kalyanee Mulay as Savitri, Naina's maid
  • Boloram Das as Charan Kumar, Naina's rapist and Niharika's family driver
  • Shubhangi Latkar as Kusum Jaiswal, Naina's mother
  • Adi Irani as Police Commissioner
  • Divjyot Kaur as Renuka Dubey
  • Micky Makhija as Rohit's father
  • Sanjivv Jotangia as Malcolm
  • Sulagna Chatterjee as Aakash's mom
  • Bhavin Hirani as Aakash's dad
  • Raj Kumar sharma as Home Minister
  • Asim Sharma as PM PR REP

Production

The principal photography began on 12 March 2021.[8][9][10] and wrapped up in July 2021.[11][12][13]

Reception

Cyril of India Today gave the film a rating of 4/5 and wrote "Yami Gautam's A Thursday is the kind of thriller that has been missing from Indian screens for a while".[14] Renuka Vyavahare of The Times Of India gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "Despite a rather predictable backstory, A Thursday redeems itself with its powerful emotional arc and social commentary in the latter half. It touches upon a relevant issue that will resonate with women across the globe".[15]

Pradeep Menon of Firstpost gave the film a rating of 2.75/5 and wrote "A Thursday strives to be urgent, relevant and cool, but succeeds only partially, because it stops to make a point far too often".[16] Shubham Kulkarni of Koimoi gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "A Thursday is a Yami Gautam show and she does bring her A-game on. But the set up ditches her a bit".[17] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express gave the film a rating of 1.5/5 and wrote "The chief problem with Yami Gautam film is that we do not take any of this seriously, whether it is Naina brandishing a gun, or snarling and cooing at her hostages.[18]

Soundtrack
A Thursday
Soundtrack album by
Rooshin Dalal and Kaizad Gherda
Released24 February 2022[19]
Recorded2021
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length42:51
LanguageHindi
LabelRSVP Movies
ProducerRonnie Screwala
Premnath Rajagopalan
Official audio
A Thursday - Full Album on YouTube

The soundtrack to A Thursday featured twenty one instrumental compositions used in the film score curated and composed by Rooshin Dalal and Kaizad Gherda.[19]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Naina theme song"1:50
2."The first call"1:37
3."The Playschool"1:17
4."The Quite"0:43
5."Demand"1:06
6."Wash your hands"0:58
7."A for Akash"2:06
8."Alvarez and Khan"0:53
9."Back off Javed"2:10
10."Naina's Mind"1:03
11."Phir se bolna"0:56
12."Maya Rajguru"1:38
13."Rock a Bye Baby" (Sung by Deelraz Bunshah)3:47
14."The interview"3:30
15."Birthday Cake"2:07
16."Case"2:04
17."A Thursday"6:28
18."Let go"2:34
19."Do you know what it feels like"3:23
20."Stand off"1:31
21."The Last shot"1:10
Total length:42:51

References
  1. "Thursday trailer: Yami Gautam as a deadly kidnapper challenges PM Dimple Kapadia, Neha Dhupia is a pregnant cop". Hindustan Times. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. "A Thursday trailer: Yami Gautam takes 16 kids hostage in tense thriller". The Indian Express. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. "A Thursday teaser out. Yami Gautam's hostage drama to release on Disney+ Hotstar soon". India Today. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. "A Thursday teaser: Yami Gautam's scary stare sends chills down the spine, fan says 'oh bhai'. Watch". Hindustan Times. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. "Yami Gautam's grim look in A Thursday teaser is sure to send chills down your spine". Firstpost. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. "Yami Gautam to star in A Thursday, film to release on digital". Bollywood Hungama. 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. "Yami Gautam as terrorist in A Thursday will hook you. Disney+ Hotstar film to release on Feb 17". India Today. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. "Yami Gautam and Neha Dhupia start shooting for A Thursday". India Today. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. "Yami Gautam begins filming for thriller 'A Thursday'". The Times of India. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  10. "Yami Gautam begins filming for thriller 'A Thursday'". India TV News. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  11. "Yami Gautam announces official production wrap for 'A Thursday". ANI News. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  12. "Yami Gautam Wraps Up A Thursday Shoot With The "Best" Team And A Trunk Of Memories". NDTV. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  13. "Yami Gautam wraps up shoot of 'A Thursday'". The New Indian Express. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. "A Thursday Movie Review: Yami Gautam's film is one of the best thrillers in recent times". India Today. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  15. "A Thursday Review: An intriguing hostage drama that's high on emotion". The Times Of India. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  16. "A Thursday movie review: Yami Gautam Dhar's vigilante-hostage thriller is slick but uneven with a polarising message". Firstpost. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  17. "A Thursday Movie Review: Yami Gautam Is A Surprise Package In A Film With Lazy Editing & People Advising The PM To Take Audience Polls Seriously". Koimoi. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  18. "A Thursday movie review: Yami Gautam starrer deserves a series of eyerolls". Indian Express. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  19. "A Thursday – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 27 February 2022.
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