The movie does touch the surface of the realities of this job, and doesnвЂ™t go deeper than it needs to.Д«ack to the movie. The reality is that this is one hard job, that comes with irregular hours making body clocks go haywire, having to deal with propositions from strangers and friends alike, and requiring a high level of patience and calmness that can be tested to limits. Largely perceived as a job that requires little skill other than looking pretty (a point spelt out by NeerjaвЂ™s ex-husband in the movie), cabin crew often find themselves being judged unfairly, much like persons who work in the contact centre industry. However, having observed cabin crew from close quarters lately, I was interested to see how the director Ram Madhvani would handle this subjectвЂ¦more on that later.ДЄ bit on cabin crew. Not my absolutely favoriteВ actress ( or should i say actor, to be politically correct). The premise was interesting, the story largely forgotten, but intriguing neverthelessвЂ¦and Sonam Kapoor playing the protagonist. The story is depressing and hard-hitting, not for everyone.I hadВ been eager to watch Neerja, from the time the first trailers came out a little more than a month ago.Attention to detail as far as the sets and costumes are concerned.Tribute to a forgotten Indian hero and many like her.Neerja is also a tribute to the many forgotten heroes we have / have had in our great country.

Overall, Neerja is a film for those who donвЂ™t just crave for entertainment on the big screen, but also want to watch a hard-hitting film based on a real-life incident. Thankfully, everyone plays their respective parts well, including the terrorists. When filming with so many people, itвЂ™s difficult to ensure every passenger on the flight delivers the right expressions. Sonam Kapoor delivers by far theВ best performance of her career. The director has also been able to extract terrific performances out of his cast. The last few minutes of the film, though, could have been better. ItвЂ™s a lesson on how biopics or real life stories should be handled. You canвЂ™t ask for more when the audience gives a standing ovation to a film when the closing credits role. In short, Madhavani gets almost everything right with Neerja. Everything from the look of the characters to the interiors of the plane is spot on. The attention to detail is terrific as the incident took place in the mid-80s. The bond between NeerjaвЂ™s mother (played by Shabana Azmi) and her daughter (Sonam) has been shown beautifully. The pacing ofВ the 2-hour long film is just right,В giving the audience enough time to both digest the proceedings and get involved in the narrative.

Neerja is not a film that you watch for entertainment, itвЂ™s aВ depressing watch because a story where a 23 year old sacrifices her life to defend passengers on board her plane, is deeplyВ tragic and heart-wrenching. Review: With Neerja, director Ram Madhavani gives usВ a film that is grimВ andВ hard-hitting, real and terrifying. The story of Neerja is about bravery, about putting her own life in danger for the safety of others, her quick mind and her dedication for her job. Neerja bravely defended the passengers, ensured the failure of the hijacking by preventing the plane from getting off the ground and she also saved innocent lives. The aircraft was carrying 361 passengers and 19 crew members. The flight was hijacked by four men at the Karachi airport in Pakistan. She is the senior flight-attendant on Pan Am Flight 73 flying from Mumbai to the United States of America. Story: Neerja Bhanot (Sonam Kapoor), a big fan of BollywoodвЂ™s first superstar Rajesh Khanna, is a air hostess cum model. Directed by Ram Madhavani, the film stars Sonam Kapoor playing the role of Neerja. ItвЂ™s a biographical on the life of flight-attendant Neerja Bhanot, who fought bravely for the lives of passengers on-board a hijacked plane. Neerja is one of the most keenly-awaited films of the year.

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