Yami Gautam Bags RSVP's 'A THURSDAY', Film to Have Direct to Digital Release

RSVP Movies announced a new project titled 'A Thursday' starring Yami Gautam in the lead role.  A Thursday - written and directed by Behzad Khambata has Yami playing the lead. She essays the role of  Naina Jaiswal, an intelligent playschool teacher, who on A Thursday does the unthinkable-  taking 16 toddlers in a school, hostage. Events go out of control and the public and media scrutiny tear her apart, questioning her sanity and the possible reason for the heinous act. Or was there more than meets the eye? On that day, A Thursday, nothing will ever be the same again.

RSVP Movies took to their social media and shared, “Thrill & Chill! On this #FridaysWithRSVP, we bring you to #AThursday of unforgettable events! Starring @yamigautam, the film will be a direct to digital release.@behzu @RonnieScrewvala #PremnathRajagopalan @bluemonkey_film @pashanjal”

Excited to be a part of the film, actor Yami says in a statement issued by her team, “A Thursday is one of those rare scripts that come your way that you just cannot put down. Behzad has written one of the strongest characters for any female protagonist. Naina who I will be essaying is both fierce and endearing. RSVP and I have a great working relationship and cannot wait to be back on set with them”.

Ronnie Screwvala, who had also produced the critically acclaimed A Wednesday says  “At RSVP I`m constantly looking to back new talent and scripts that push the envelope. This is one of those brilliantly written thrillers that not only has you at the edge of your seat but also makes you question many things about society at the end of it. Yami is a phenomenal actor and seeing her in a grey avatar will be interesting for the audiences. Behzad has done an outstanding job on the script and im backing his vision to bring this to life. This is part of our direct to digital movies for 2021”. 

Director Behzad Khambata says, “I am really grateful to Prem for believing in me and this idea and I am super excited to be working with Ronnie and RSVP, one of the most reputed production houses in the country. I always had Yami in mind while writing this script because I have never seen her portray an unhinged, pretty much crazy character. I was thrilled when she agreed to do this film. So now the excitement is brewing and can’t wait to be back on a film set.”

A Thursday, produced by RSVP and Blue Monkey Films, will release in 2021 directly on digital platform.