Neerja Bhanot 59th birth anniversary: Starting her career as a model to sacrificing her life while saving lives of over 300 passeners onboard, here’s a look at lesser-known facts about Bhanot.
Neerja starring Sonam Kapoor is based on the life of flight attendant Neerja Bhanot who risked her life to save passengers onboard after the plane was hijacked.
How Neerja introduced the hijack sub-genre in Bollywood. On Throwback Thursday
How Neerja introduced the hijack sub-genre in Bollywood. On Throwback Thursday
As Sonam Kapoor s Neerja turns 5, we look at how the very successful Ram Madhvani directorial venture gave Bollywood a taste of the hijack sub-genre.
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Sonam Kapoor in a poster of Neerja.
Any Bollywood ol timer will tell you that deshbhakti wale movies usually seek releases around Republic or Independence Day. By extension, therefore, out-and-out masala entertainers are scheduled for Diwali or Christmas. Just look at Akshay Kumar s filmography and you d know what we re talking about. Why a Kesari releases in January, a Mission Mangal in August and a Good Newwz gets a Christmas release. But every now and then, we get a movie like Sonam Kapoor s Neerja that both tugs at the patriotic heart and keeps you at the edge of your seat, whilst making you weep, even as you already know the whole story. Ram Madhvani s Neer