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Neerja
Sign in to saveNeerja is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical thriller film directed by Ram Madhvani and written by Saiwyn Quadras and Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh. It was produced by Atul Kasbekar's company, Bling Unplugged, alongside Fox Star Studios. The film stars Sonam Kapoor as the eponymous lead, with Shekhar Ravjiani, Shabana Azmi, Yogendra Tiku, Kavi Shastri and Jim Sarbh in supporting roles.
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7.3Neerja is a portrayal on the life of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Cast
- Sonam Kapoor Ahuja as Neerja Bhanot
- Shabana Azmi as Rama Bhanot
- Shekhar Ravjiani as Jaideep
- Yogendra Tiku as Harish Bhanot
- Jim Sarbh as Khalil
- Abrar Zahoor as Zayd Safirini
Themes
- hijacking
- biography
- based on true story
- airplane hijacking
- terrorism
- tragic event
- heroine
- flight attendant
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Neerja
- Film.image
- Neerja Poster.jpg
- Film.alt
- In the background we see a man holding a gun in the aisle of an aeroplane. Superimposed in the foreground, a hand presses the barrel of a handgun on a woman's forehead.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Ram Madhvani
- Film.producer
- Atul KasbekarShanti Sivaram Maini
- Film.writer
- Story and Screenplay:Saiwyn QuadrasDialogues:Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh
- Film.starring
- Sonam Kapoor
- Film.music
- Vishal Khurana
- Film.cinematography
- Mitesh Mirchandani
- Film.editing
- Monisha R. Baldawa
- Film.studio
- Bling UnpluggedFox Star Studios
- Film.distributor
- Fox Star Studios
- Film.runtime
- 121 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Hindi
- Film.budget
- 20 crore
- Film.gross
- 135.52 crore
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 649389
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- publication date
- 2016-02-19
- title
- नीरजा भनोट
- Commons category
- Neerja
- review score
- 8/10
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18 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development and pre-production
- Filming and post-production
- Music
- Release
- Tax-free
- Reception
- Box office
- India
- Overseas
- Critical response
- Accolades
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Neerja is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical thriller film directed by Ram Madhvani and written by Saiwyn Quadras and Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh. It was produced by Atul Kasbekar's company, Bling Unplugged, alongside Fox Star Studios. The film stars Sonam Kapoor as the eponymous lead, with Shekhar Ravjiani, Shabana Azmi, Yogendra Tiku, Kavi Shastri and Jim Sarbh in supporting roles.
The plot is based on a real-life event: the attempted hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, Pakistan by Libyan-backed Abu Nidal Organization on 5 September 1986. The film is shown from the point of view of the head purser of the flight, Neerja Bhanot, who thwarted the hijack attempt by alerting the pilots, thus grounding the plane. Bhanot died trying to help save the passengers and crew, of whom 359 of the 379 on board survived.