Neerja
“Fear Gave Her Courage”
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.
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Studio
Fox Star Studios
Language
hi
Status
Released
How Neerja performed
Budget
$2.9M
Worldwide Gross
$17.6M
Gross Profit
$14.7M
Return
6.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Neerja Bhanot
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja
Neerja Bhanot
Rama Bhanot
Shabana Azmi
Rama Bhanot
Jaideep
Shekhar Ravjiani
Jaideep
Harish Bhanot
Yogendra Tiku
Harish Bhanot
Khalil
Jim Sarbh
Khalil
Zayd Safirini
Abrar Zahoor
Zayd Safirini
Mansoor
Ali Baldiwala
Mansoor
Naresh
Kavi Shastri
Naresh
Co-Pilot Richard Bertrand
Waqar Khan
Co-Pilot Richard Bertrand
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