Director-Ram Madhvani
Writing-
Saiwyn Quadras
Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh (dialogues)
Producer-
Atul Kasbekar
Shanti Sivaram Maini
Bling Unplugged
Fox Star Studios
CAst-
Sonam Kapoor
Actor-
Sonam Kapoor
Shabana Azmi
Shekhar Ravjiani
Kavi Shastri
Genre-Drama
Releasedate-19 Feb,2016 (USA)
Country-India
Languages-Hindi
Neerja Full Movie History-2006:
Based on the life of Neerja Bhanot who was shot dead by terrorists who hijacked the Mumbai-New York flight at Karachi on 5 September 1986, Neerja is an Indian film with Sonam Kapoor in the title role. The film is directed by Ram Madhavni.
The film opens with Neerja Bhanot, 22 years old, arriving for a house party. She's loved by everyone, the life of every party. Later that evening her mother expresses concern once again about Neerja's job as a flight attendant and suggests Neerja return to her old job of modeling. Neerja likes her job and is driven to the airport by her boyfriend Jaideep. Neerja's colleagues love Jaideep, he adores her and gives her an advance birthday present.
In January 2015, it was reported that Sonam Kapoor had been selected to play the role of Neerja Bhanot the senior flight crew member, who became the youngest recipient of the bravery award, Ashok Chakra in her biopic. It was also reported that the biopic has been tentatively titled Neerja and will be directed by ad filmmaker Ram Madhvani and that Sonam Kapoor would start shooting for the film once she wrapped up the promotions of Dolly Ki Doli and completes the schedule of Sooraj Barjatya's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.
Rucha Pathak said the following in a statement: "When we heard the script of Neerja, we immediately knew we wanted to make the film. It's the kind of content that Fox Star instinctively believes in and wants to back. Captained by Ram Madhvani, and with Sonam Kapoor and Shabana Azmi, Neerja, we believe that this is a cracker of a film. Principal photography of the film began around 19 April 2015, and is set to release on February 19, 2016 The film's music has been composed by Vishal Khurana and the lyrics have been penned by Prasoon Joshi.The film's music rights were acquired by T-Series.
Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4/5 stars and said, "as a movie watching experience, 'Neerja' is flawless. There's not a single false note. Writing for the Hindustan Times, Anupama Chopra also awarded the film 4/5 stars saying, "Neerja is a truly inspiring story that will grip you from the first frame till the last," and calling it Sonam Kapoor's best performance. Rajeev Masand gave the film a 3.5/5 rating and said that 'Neerja' is "a well-intentioned, heartfelt film that pays tribute to a real hero. Sarita Tanwar from Daily News and Analysis gave the film 4/5 stars and said, "Neerja is quite easily the finest film in recent times based on a true story. She also said that cinematographer Mitesh Mirchandani ensures that 'Neerja' is "one of the best shot films in recent times. Raja Sen from Rediff.com gave the film 4/5 stars as well and called it "an absolute must-watch," and adding that "Sonam Kapoor is exceptional as Neerja Bhanot.Subhash K. Jha from SKJ Bollywood News gave the film 4.5/5 stars and called it "A Brilliant Tribute To The Braveheart And To Rajesh Khanna.Vivek Velusamy from GCinemas gave the film a rating of 8/10 and called it "A heartfelt and fitting tribute to an extraordinary person.
