A Thursday
| A Thursday | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Behzad Khambata |
| Written by | Behzad Khambata |
| Story by | Ashley Michael Lobo Behzad Khambata |
| Dialogues by | Vijay Maurya |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Premnath Rajagopalan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Anuj Rakesh Dhawan Siddharth Vasani |
| Edited by | Sumeet Kotian |
| Music by | Rooshin Dalal Kaizad Gherda |
Production companies | RSVP Movies Blue Monkey Films |
| Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
A Thursday is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film written and directed by Behzad Khambata. The film stars Yami Gautam, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia, Dimple Kapadia, and Karanvir Sharma. It premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 17 February 2022. It received mixed reviews from critics, although Gautam's performance was praised. The story follows a mentally unstable woman who seizes sixteen children, triggering a tense hostage negotiation. As the standoff intensifies, two investigating officers uncover a disturbing truth: the woman knows them from a traumatic event in her past, and they may be directly tied to the situation.
At the 2022 Filmfare OTT Awards, A Thursday received 4 nominations – Best Web Original Film, Best Actress in a Web Original Film (Gautam), Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film (Kulkarni) and Best Supporting Actress in a Web Original Film (Dhupia).