Over the last few decades we have seen many films that are either based on or inspired by real life stories of both the notorious and the heroic. Not that Neerja’s life and her story needs Bollywood’s acknowledgement of course but the film is a reminder of where the priorities of our Hindi film industry lie. After watching this film what struck me was that it took Bollywood 30 years to uncover this story and honor it as a film. I am embarrassed to admit that before this film I did not know who Neerja Bhanot was as would be the case with most people my generation and younger, I suspect. And she was all of twenty two at the time. Neerja heroically saved the lives of 359 passengers and crew members and tragically lost her own. Neerja is based on the true story of Neeja Bhanot who was the flight head purser with Pan Am flight 73 when it was hijacked in Karachi. Actually it’s the only Bollywood film I saw this year in theatres. The only good Bollywood film I saw this year was Neerja.
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