Neerja (2016)

Neerja is the story 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.

Director:

Ram Madhvani

Writers:

Saiwyn Quadras (story and screenplay) (as Saiwyn Qadras), Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh (dialogue) (as Sanyukta Shaikh Chawla)

Stars:

Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Yogendra Tiku

Top Rated Indian Movies #200 | 35 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sonam Kapoor	...	Neerja Bhanot
Shabana Azmi	...	Rama Bhanot
Yogendra Tiku	...	Harish Bhanot (as Yogendra Tikku)
Abrar Zahoor	...	Safarini
Jim Sarbh	...	Khalil
Ali Baldiwala	...	Mansoor
Vikrant Singta	...	Fahad
Parthaa Akerkar	...	Flight Passenger (as Parth Akerkar)
Madhu Anand Chandhock	...	Rahima Mohammed
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirti Adarkar	...	Passenger
Hayder Ali	...	Passenger Munawar Masih
Amarjit	...	Passenger (Zayed Hasan)
Arjun Aneja
Yugesh Anil	...	Benett A
Bobby Arora	...	Sardar Family Friend

Storyline

Neerja is the story 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.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | mother daughter relationship | strong female lead | female protagonist | airplane hijack | 

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Taglines:

Fear gave her courage.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shekar Ravijani of Music Director Duo Vishal and Shekar acted in a film after 11 years first being Home Delivery 2005.

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Goofs

Regular home drip coffee makers are visible in the Pan Am airplane galley. In real life, commercial aircraft have special (and very expensive) coffee makers built into their galley shelves, with special safety features such as a pull-down handle to secure the pot during take-off, landing and turbulence.

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Quotes

Neerja Bhanot: Do your duty, come what may. Never tolerate any injustice and never compromise on self-respect.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, some stills of real Neerja Bhanot appear.

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Connections

Featured in 62nd Filmfare Awards (2017)

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Soundtracks

Aankhein Milayenge Darr Se
Written by Prasoon Joshi
Produced by Vishal Khurana
Performed by K. Mohan and Neha Bhasin

User Reviews

Amazing Movie About India's Daughter

This movie could not have been a better tribute to Neerja.

Her sacrifice and courageous act should never be forgotten. You feel a sense of pride knowing that she cared about saving as many lives as possible on that day.

The story was well done and I have to applaud the cast, especially Sonam Kapoor and Shabana Azmi, who played their respected roles amazingly.

As a Pakistani, I believe this movie deserves continuous recognition and it is a must watch for everyone to understand why Neerja truly is India's daughter.

Thank you for making this movie!

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

19 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Neerja

Box Office

Budget:

$2,900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$626,528, 21 February 2016

Gross USA:

$1,585,687

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,618,280

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bling Unplugged, Equinox Films, Fox STAR Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1