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Synopsis: Neerja is the story 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.
Director(s): Ram Madhvani
Production: Bling Unplugged
  23 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
2016
122 min
$1,255,246
2,163 Views


He knows. He suggested that...

...actua||y,

we both took a joint decision...

...that I should stop modeling.

Look, dear...

...remember what I've been teaching

you since you were a kid.

Listen to me.

First of all, stay strong.

Stay strong...it solves every problem.

Yes.

And second...

...don't ever do or

tolerate anything wrong.

And third...

Yes...remember the first two statements.

You have to be a brave girl.

Now come on tell me...

Who is my brave girl?

Who is my brave girl?

Who is my brave girl?

Once more.

Do it proper!-

Khalil!

Why are your hands shaking? Coward!

- Don't be scared.

You just need to follow the plan.

That's all.

Come on, try again.

Be brave.

You have trained hard for this day.

Be brave.

Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen.

We will be landing at Karachi

International Airport shortly.

Please make sure your tray tables

and seats are in the upright position.

Also make sure your seat

belts are correctly fastened.

Sir...p|ease put your seat belt on.

- Thank you.

Quick!

The plane is landing.

Are you ready?

- Ready.

Ready.

Fahad, Mansoor, both of

you will enter from the rear gate.

Khalil, you've to control the cockpit.

It's time.

I know.

Good morning, we have arrived

at Karachi International Airport.

Passengers flying en- route to Frankfurt

and New York, please remain seated.

All those deboarding in Karachi,

thank you for flying Pan Am.

This is for you.

- Thanks.

How are you Mr. Imran?

Sign on this.

All fine?

All good.

And I have a special gift for you.

As always.

Thank you.

I'll go see the pilots.

How are you?

May I come in, sir!

Who's there?

- Sir, Imran Ali. Radio Engineer.

Good morning, Pilot.

- Good morning.

Sir, any interference in the radio?

- No. everything is good.

Okay, sir. Have a nice journey, sir.

Thanks.

Fahad.

- Shoot! Now! Come on!

What's wrong?

- Rajesh Khanna again?

I like Amitabh Bachchan more.

How many times...

Shoot!

Fast, fast, fast!

Come on, fast!

Close the door!

Close the door!

Close the door!

Close the door, Debina!

Hold on, Grandma.

Hey move back!

Move! Move!

Come on! Move!

Down! Down!

- Move it! Move it!

Shut up!

Sit down! Sit down!

Down! Down!

No one moving!

No one!

- Everyone keep quiet!

Hello.

- Hijack.

What?

Hijack.

Phone down.

She said hijack?

There is no cockpit in the front!

What?

CDCKpit?

Cockpit?

- Upstairs. Upstairs.

Let me go and check.

- No, no, wait.

We will follow protocol.

Open the door.

What about the passengers?

- We don't have time.

We cannot leave them.

Captain!

Open the door.

Open the door!

Move it.

Open it!

It can only be opened from the inside.

It is the right thing to do,

because it's protocol.

But the passengers...

- That is an order.

Open the door!

How did they escape? Huh?

I don't know.

- Did you signal them? Huh!

They are all going

to die because of you.

Get up!

Get up! Everyone, go down.

Go down!

Hurry UP-

Move!

Move! Move!

Move!

The pilots escaped.

How did they escape?

They escaped from the cockpit.

Where? How?

We were standing down here!

Even you didn't know

that the cockpit was upstairs.

So don't blame me for this.

What were you doing?

This is hijack!

This is hijack!

- Get up.

No one moving.

This is a hijack!

You...hands up!

You...hands up!

Hands up.

Everyone hands up!

What happened?

Pilots have escaped from the plane!

What should we do now?

- The pilots will come back!

Bring everyone to the middle section!

Come on! Do it now!

Move! Move!

- Hurry up! Move!

Come on! Move!

Move ahead!

Move! Move!

- Move it!

- Move up!

Come here!

Back! Back!

Go back!

Get up!

Get up!

Get up!

Move! Move! Move!

Move! Move! Move!

Move! Move!

Sit.

Okay.

- Down!

Move! Move!

Sit!

You. Sit.

Sit! Sit! Sit!

- Move! Move inside!

Come on!

Shut up!

Hands up!

Hands up!

Hands up!

Hands up!

Hands up!

I'll get back to you with the details.

Yes, Captain.

- Hijack. My plane's been hijacked.

Hijacked? Saad, clear this crowd.

Please sit down.

Please come into my cabin,

let's talk there.

Please, this way.

This side.

Please come.

Rehman, re-route

all planes via Lahore.

Yes sir.

- This side.

Excuse me sir, please don't hurt her.

- Sit down!

Rahul, sit down.

Sit down!

- One second!

Sit down.

Sir please sir.

Who do you think I am?

Who do you think I am?

Sorry! Sorry!

- Who do you think I am?

Look at me!

- I said sorry!

Look at me!

Look at me!

I am an American!

I'll show you my passport!

Stay there!

How will we reach Cyprus?

- If the plane doesn't take

off they are no good to us.

Brother!

- Shut up!

- Let's kill all of them here

if we can't reach Cyprus.

- Their dead bodies will

get our brothers released from jail.

Kill them all!

We have to keep these

passengers alive.

That's the only way to get the pilots.

Sit.

Sit here.

So did you leave the engine running?

- Yes.

Yes, we followed protocol,

so we left the engine running.

Great!

- We evacuated the cockpit.

My passengers are on board.

There's over 300 passengers.

What do we do now?

You, get up.

Announcement!

Announcement!

- I... I...I'|| make the announcement.

I'll make the announcement.

I...

- Sit here!

Announce!

Everyone...silent.

Si|ent...otherwise kill everyone.

Iam Neerja Bhanot.

I'm the Head Purser on this flight.

Our pilots are not

in the cockpit right now.

We do not have any pilots.

Everyone please stay calm

and cooperate with them...

...and I promise nothing

will happen to you.

They have no enmity with any of you.

Please...lower your hands.

- No!

No hands down!

No hands down!

Hands up!

- Up. All up!

I am trying to help you.

If they stay calm and cooperate...

...and if they are reassured,

then it'll make things easier for you.

Please understand.

Please.

Let the passengers lower their hands.

Please...please put your hands down.

Hands down! Hands down, everyone.

Sir, there are

approximately 44 Pakistanis...

Did I ask you how many

Pakistanis are on board?

What do you want me to do?

Go up there, check their passports.

Save the Pakistanis...

...and offer my regrets to the rest?

Sorry, sir.

Give me that!

Arrange for a van

to go to the tarmac.

Okay, sir.

And...

- Yes, sir.

I want a camera on the roof.

I want photographs of the hijackers.

Sit up.

My name is Inzamam.

I'm coming to help you out.

Are you hearing me?

I'm coming to help you out.

We should ask for pilots...

Otherwise we'll shoot the passengers.

Whatever your demand..

I will try to fulfil your demand.

Shutter down! Shutter down!

You shutter down!

Shutter down! Shutter down!

Shutter down! Shutter down!

Shutter down! Down!

Shutter down! Down!

Quickly!

Come on!

Let the ladies and children go.

- Brother! How will we talk to them?

- We shouldn't open the door.

- We need a radio operator

to talk to people at the ATC.

Go...announcement!

Radio operator...plane.

Radio operator.

Announce!

Is there a radio engineer

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Saiwyn Quadras

Saiwyn Quadras is an Indian screenwriter, who has written the biopics Mary Kom (2014) and Neerja (2016). His upcoming film as a writer is Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran. more…

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