Neha Dhupia and Atul Kulkarni, as police personnel, play stereotypical roles.ĭimple Kapadia as Prime Minister Maya Rajguru is a bit flat and muted. She is unimposing in her disposition which is why her character does not connect with the audience emotionally. Yami Gautam, as Naina delivers her chops earnestly.

But as her third and subsequent demands are laid forth, we realise that she is sending out strong messages, through her personal experience, about the malaise that's plaguing our country and about the flaws in the system. Her first request is to negotiate only through Alvares' junior Javed Khan (Atul Kulkarni).īeing obstinate, Naina gets her way through with her first two demands. The atmosphere is tense, with concerned parents and the media curious to know Naina's demands.Īt the very onset of the police negotiations, Naina makes it clear that she would release a child after the fulfillment of each of her demands. The momentum of the story accelerates when a heavily pregnant and ruthless ACP, Catherine Alvares (Neha Dhupia), lands up with her team at the doorsteps of the playschool. One is the driver, who was assigned to bring in the cake and sandwiches for the party, and the other is Savitri, the assistant at the playschool, who had returned to pick up her phone, which she had forgotten. Much before the police could turn up, Naina manages to hold two more adults as hostages. It's a Thursday Naina cuts short her holiday and returns to work a day before her birthday with a motive.Īfter seeing off all adults from the playschool's premise, she calls up the police station and informs them that she is holding sixteen children as hostages, and she has a few demands. The film revolves around how Naina Jaiswal (Yami Gautam Dhar), an enterprising teacher running her playschool called 'Little Dots' for young children in a flat belonging to her fiance Rohit Mirchandani (Karanvir Sharma), resorts to desperate measures to make her voice heard and get justice. 'A Thursday' is a suspense drama showcasing a citizen's desperate cry for justice. Film: 'A Thursday' (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar) Duration: 130 minutesĬast: Yami Gautam Dhar, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia, Dimple Kapadia, Karanvir Sharma, Maya Sarao, Kalyanee Mulay, Shubhangi Latkar, Micky Makhija

Madaari 2016