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Neerja

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Neerja, a flight attendant, boards Pan Am flight 73. When the flight is hijacked by terrorists, she does all she can to stall the terrorists from attacking the passengers on board.

Critics Reviews

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Namrata Joshi The Hindu 01/02/2019
Neerja is ultimately a family's film. There is their love and affection, and easy, carefree ways, and an overwhelming love for Rajesh Khanna, all of which is put forth authentically. Go to Full Review
Anupama Chopra Hindustan Times 01/04/2017
4/5
Honestly, I don't remember the last time I cried so much in a film. Go to Full Review
Anil Sinanan Time Out 11/14/2016
4/5
A rewarding and emotional watch. Go to Full Review
Pradeep Menon Firstpost 10/25/2023
Despite the backstory, Neerja isn’t a film about a daughter or a wife. It’s the story of a person who just did their job right and went beyond the call of duty when she really needed to. Go to Full Review
Anna M.M. Vetticad Firstpost 05/08/2019
It is easy to caricature villains. Making them relatable and believable in spite of their evil intentions is an effort few film writers make. Saiwyn does. Hats off to him for that. Go to Full Review
Meena Iyer The Times of India 03/27/2018
4/5
This one raises a toast to the daunting spirit of India's daughters; every one of us must salute Neerja. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Prithvi S @RT64704705 10/14/2024 My favourite movie, no country, no patriotism, no borders, just & just humanity. Everyone should take inspiration from Neerja. See more lanfranco c @Lanfrancobz 12/07/2020 History of a brave Hostess, who put her duty before her life See more 06/07/2020 Damn although the plane in this movie didn't take off, the thriller atmosphere and emotional weight this movie has to offer can leave your heart pounding and a tear in your eye with Sonam Kapoor's superb acting. Definietly recommend. See more yash b @yashbansal 04/19/2020 "Neerja" is an effectively told fact-based thriller with a lot of dramatic weight. This movie does a lot of things really well, starting with a memorable performance from Sonam Kapoor. I thought her character was instantly likable and one I could easily empathize with. When the main plot of the movie kicks in, this movie is very tension-filled. I do feel the movie does use flashbacks in a way that sometimes brings the movie to a slight halt, but it doesn't take away from the experience. This is a thrill ride that leads to a very emotionally powerful finale. This isn't always an easy movie to watch, but its an important reminder that the smallest acts of courage and bravery can have an enormous impact. See more 03/15/2020 The biggest strength of Ram Madhvani's "Neerja" is that a grim subject like terrorism is treated with subjectiveness and much-needed touch of lightness. But the greater achievement is that the film gives us a gripping actress to root for, who was there consistently from nine years, but it is only now that she gets a fly realized character: Sonam Kapoor delivers the best performance of t he year, and her most refreshing character as Neerja Bhanot. Those who are confused between patriotism and politics: this is a refined, light but important biographical film which tells us the true ideology of nationalism. This is an unsentimental, emotional film we were searching for through the year. And we are delivered the same. See more 01/26/2020 My dad was on this flight back when the actual hijacking happened. So I had the feeling I should watch this. It kind of hits close to home since I basically wouldn't be here if things had gone a bit differently that day. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Neerja, a flight attendant, boards Pan Am flight 73. When the flight is hijacked by terrorists, she does all she can to stall the terrorists from attacking the passengers on board.
Director
Ram Madhvani
Producer
Atul Kasbekar, Shanti Sivaram Maini
Screenwriter
Saiwyn Quadras
Distributor
FIP
Production Co
Fox Star Studios
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 19, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.5M
Runtime
2h 2m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)