Producer : Atul Kasbekar, Shanti Sivaram Maini
Writers : Saiwyn Quadras, Sanyuktha Chawla, Shaikh (dialogues)
Stars : Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Shekhar Ravjiani
Release Date : 19 Feb. 2016
Trailer Release Date : 17 Dec. 2015
Budget : 25 Crore
Language : Hindi
Country : India
Description :
Neerja is a 2016 Indian aviation drama biographical film written, and directed by Ram Madhvani starring Sonam Kapoor in titular role of Neerja Bhanot, while Shabana Azmi and Shekhar Ravjiani played supporting roles. The film was produced by Atul Kasbekar under the banner of Fox Star Studios.[1] The film revolves around the Abu Nidal Organization's hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, Pakistan on 5 September 1986, specifically focusing on flight attendant Neerja Bhanot who ensured the failure of the hijacking by preventing the plane from getting off the ground, she also saved the lives of 300 hostages in those long hours of incarceration. Bhanot was shot dead by the Libyan terrorists while shielding three children from a hail of bullets.