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Neerja

Neerja

Fear Gave Her Courage

20167.32h 2m

Overview

Neerja 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.

Directed by Ram Madhvani
Written by Saiwyn Quadras, Sanyuktha Chawla Sheikh
Produced by Atul Kasbekar, Shanti Sivaram Maini
Box OfficeBudget: $2.9MRevenue: $17.6M

Top Cast

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

Neerja Bhanot

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Rama Bhanot

Shekhar Ravjiani

Shekhar Ravjiani

Jaideep

Yogendra Tiku

Yogendra Tiku

Harish Bhanot

Jim Sarbh

Jim Sarbh

Khalil

Abrar Zahoor

Abrar Zahoor

Zayd Safirini

A

Ali Baldiwala

Mansoor

Kavi Shastri

Kavi Shastri

Naresh

W

Waqar Khan

Co-Pilot Richard Bertrand

Themes & Keywords

hijackingbiographybased on true storyairplane hijackingterrorismtragic eventheroineflight attendant

About Neerja

Neerja is a drama, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of hijacking, biography, based on true story, airplane hijacking, terrorism, tragic event. Directed by Ram Madhvani, it stars Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Shabana Azmi, Shekhar Ravjiani. Neerja 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.

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