‘We have seen horror comedies and rom-coms, however I do not assume anybody has seen romance blended with a survival thriller.’

IMAGE: Shanaya Kapoor and Adarsh Gourav on the Tu Yaa Fundamental trailer launch in Mumbai, January 22, 2026.

This Valentine’s Day, get able to be scared!

Bejoy Nambiar’s creature characteristic Tu Yaa Fundamental, starring Shanaya Kapoor and Adarsh Gourav, will launch on Friday, February 13.

“We all know this can be a date-night, date-fright movie, and what higher date than Friday the thirteenth?” Bejoy says.

At its trailer launch, Adarsh seemed just like the hip-hop artist he performs within the movie.

“I’ve been to many locations and have grown up with totally different folks however I’ve to provide a shoutout to Shantanu Pujari, who is without doubt one of the pioneers of hip-hop in Mumbai,” Adarsh mentioned.

“He launched me to (hip-hop artists) AJ Bantai, Shakespeare and Gravity. He took me to Govandi (north east Mumbai), the place I met Vijaydada. I met all these hip-hop icons and bought to find out about their humble beginnings and the explanation why they bought into hip-hop.”

What made Shanaya say sure to the movie? She tells us, “This journey began with (casting director) Mukesh Chhabra. He despatched me two scenes; there was no script. I learn them and instantly felt like I needed to audition for this. He noticed potential in me, which I am grateful for.”

“Once I ultimately learn the script, I felt it had every little thing, love, horror, thriller, dance, comedy. We have seen horror comedies and rom-coms, however I do not assume anybody has seen romance blended with a survival thriller.”

Sharing his expertise of working with Shanaya, Adarsh mentioned, “It was superb! I realised she has a really child-like innocence. She’s simply completely satisfied and happy in life, it would not take a lot to make her chuckle. I feel I am very humorous, however truly, she simply laughs very simply.”

 

IMAGE: Shanaya Kapoor and Adarsh Gourav on the trailer launch.

Watch: How Adarsh Gourav and Shanaya Kapoor ready for his or her roles in Tu Yaa Fundamental

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Tu Yaa Fundamental Director Bejoy Nambiar: ‘We’ve not seen a survival thriller earlier than’

IMAGE: Bejoy Nambiar, Shanaya Kapoor and Adarsh Gourav on the trailer launch.

Bejoy Nambiar shared his ideas on the unpredictability of the business: “It is fairly a unstable market; I do not assume anybody can predict what is going to work. Generally you are feeling solely horror comedies will succeed, after which one thing like Saiyaara comes alongside. Audiences are altering too, and as filmmakers and artists, we’re continually attempting to maintain up and current one thing new. That is what we’re trying with this movie as effectively.”

“Like Shanaya talked about earlier, it is a mixture of genres. We’ve not seen a survival thriller earlier than, so I am hoping the novelty will enchantment to the viewers.”

 

IMAGE: Shanaya Kapoor on the trailer launch.

Watch: How difficult Tu Yaa Fundamental was for Shanaya Kapoor

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Aanand L Rai: ‘Tu Yaa Fundamental was a narrative I needed to see’

IMAGE: Parul Gulati, Shanaya Kapoor and Adarsh Gourav, Aanand L Rai, Bejoy Nambiar and Jay Bhanushali on the trailer launch.

Which creature characteristic is Adarsh’s favorite?

“It is troublesome to assume past Jurassic Park. There’s a lot nostalgia hooked up to it. It was the primary time I noticed a dinosaur on display screen in a theatre, so for me, it’ll all the time be the primary Jurassic Park,” Adarsh mentioned.

Shanaya added: “For me, it is a movie known as Crawl, which options two alligators. When my youthful brother heard that I used to be doing this movie, he went loopy! There have been crocodile toys and films everywhere in the home. Crawl was one of many movies he instructed me to observe, and I actually cherished it.”

When requested how he determined to supply a creature characteristic, Proudcer Aanand L Rai shared, “This was a narrative I needed to see, and I knew Bejoy Nambiar would make a very good movie. These are the sorts of tales I like producing. In my thoughts, if I could not make this movie myself, not less than I might study by working with him.”

IMAGE: Adarsh Gourav on the trailer launch.

Watch: Adarsh Gourav on performing hip-hop songs in Tu Yaa Fundamental

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