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A Thursday

A Thursday

20226.62h 9m

Overview

When a kindergarten teacher takes her 16 students hostage and makes a set of demands, it not only rattles the Mumbai police and the city but also sends shockwaves through the country and its leaders as the motive behind the hostage situation is unearthed.

Directed by Behzad Khambata
Written by Sanaya Irani Zohrabi, Salona Bains Joshi, Hasanain Hooda
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Premnath Rajagopalan
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Top Cast

Yami Gautam Dhar

Yami Gautam Dhar

Naina Jaiswal

Atul Kulkarni

Atul Kulkarni

Inspector Javed Khan

Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia

ACP Catherine Alvarez

Dimple Kapadia

Dimple Kapadia

Prime Minister Maya Rajguru

Karanvir Sharma

Karanvir Sharma

Rohit Mirchandani

Maya Sarao

Maya Sarao

Shalini Guha

Kalyanee Mulay

Kalyanee Mulay

Savitri

Boloram Das

Boloram Das

Govekar

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Sukesh Anand

Lokhande

Adi Irani

Adi Irani

Police Commissioner

Themes & Keywords

hostage situationhostages

About A Thursday

A Thursday is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of hostage situation, hostages. Directed by Behzad Khambata, it stars Yami Gautam Dhar, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia. When a kindergarten teacher takes her 16 students hostage and makes a set of demands, it not only rattles the Mumbai police and the city but also sends shockwaves through the country and its leaders as the motive behind the hostage situation is unearthed.

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