Neerja

Synopsis

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

Cast

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

Neerja Bhanot

Shabana Azmi

Rama Bhanot

Shekhar Ravjiani

Jaideep

Yogendra Tiku

Harish Bhanot

Jim Sarbh

Khalil

Abrar Zahoor

Zayd Safirini

AL

Ali Baldiwala

Mansoor

Kavi Shastri

Naresh

WA

Waqar Khan

Co-Pilot Richard Bertrand

Details

Released

February 19, 2016

Runtime

2h 2m

Status

Released

Language

HI

Original title

नीरजा

Country

India

Budget

$2,900,000

Box office

$17,618,280

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