What seems quite apt is the fact that the script does not show Neerja to be a super-girl.Īmongst the flaws, one really feels there is too much hurry towards the end. The slain flight attendant’s failed arrange marriage with an abusive husband is introduced to us at her weakest times on plane seems well connected. Where Neerja truly excels is how it connects Neerja Bhanot’s personal life struggle with the gravest incident that took her life. The film, it seems, has been banned in Pakistan but let me tell you, this is one film that goes extremely easy on them, forget portraying them in bad light. Sonam Kapoor in a still from movie ‘Neerja’ Neerja Review: Script Analysis How her quick thinking and dedication to her job saved the lives of those on board is what the story focuses on. With 300 passengers on board and terrorists with an agenda, Neerja’s life is in danger. Flight Pan AM 73 which is a New York bound flight via Karachi is hijacked at Karachi international airport. On her first flight as the head purser, Neerja is faced with an untoward event. With a supportive family, who are proud of her, Neerja’s life is near perfect until her destiny takes a detour. She is an independent girl who juggles two careers of being an air hostess and a model with immense dedication. My role is a pivotal role, and it was an honor to play the part.”Ħ.Neerja Bhanot (Sonam Kapoor) is introduced to us as a huge Rajesh Khanna fan. For me the reason I did Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was that it was an outstanding script, I wanted to work with Farhan Akhtar and I wanted to again work with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. When she was asked about the reason behind her decision during promotions, the actress said, “They had a budget and they told me they can't give money and that's why I said give Rs 11 and I will do the film. A lesser known fact about the film is that Sonam only charged a total of Rs. While she did have a shorter role in the film, she added a lot of value and her chemistry with Farhan was something that left us wanting for more. Sonam Kapoor played the role of Milkha’s love interest in the film. The film shows us the turmoil that was faced by many after India’s partition in 1947 and Milkha’s ladder to success along with his popular rivalry with the Pakistani athlete who was touted to be Asia’s fastest. Played by Farhan Akhtar, this film talks gives us a glimpse of his journey of turning into the Flying Sikh. The film revolves around the life of Jeev Milkha Singh aka India’s Flying Sikh. With Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra took a slightly different route as he tried his hands on a biopic. Neerja is presented as an ordinary woman in extraordinary circumstances who somehow finds the courage to oppose men with guns.Ĭast: Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol and Swara Bhasker They show her vulnerability of opening up after a failed marriage and abusive marriage and her struggle to get over it. They haven’t tried to present Neerja as a superwoman. But, Neerja stayed true to the events that occurred on the Pan Am 73 flight that night. Neerja is the kind of project where many Bollywood filmmakers would be tempted to over-dramatize with the help of dialogues and music, in turn, making the protagonist seem stronger.
She chooses to let the passengers exit the plane before her and is shot while shielding three children by a terrorist. Neeja Bhanot, the head purser on her very first flight, took charge of the situation and opens the emergency exit door directing passengers out of the plane. This got them panicked and they started killing hostages. The Pakistani government tried to buy some time from the terrorists during negotiations however when the power of the plane got cut off after 17 hours into the hijack, they assumed that it was a strategy by the government to raid the plane. The plane takes off from Mumbai and when the New York-bound flight lands in Karachi, they’re hijacked by the Abu Nidal organization, a Libyan-sponsored Palestinian terrorist group. The film revolves around Neerja Bhanot, who was an attendant on the flight Pan Am 73.
Neerja without a doubt is one of the most powerful on-screen performances by Sonam Kapoor till date.
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