Neerja Maharashtra

Ram Madhvani's Neerja, which casts Sonam in the titular role, documents the story of Neerja Bhanot, who was killed in the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi. Ms Bhanot, who was 23, died while shielding a group of children from gunfire and became the youngest ever recipient of the Ashok Chakra

The biopic is based on the life of Neerja, who was a 23-year-old girl Pan Am flight attendant. Pan Am 73 was the flight hijacked by Libyan terrorists in Karachi in 1986. Neerja had saved 359 passengers at the cost of her own life

Ram Madhvani's Neerja, which casts Sonam in the titular role, documents the story of Neerja Bhanot, who was killed in the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi. Ms Bhanot, who was 23, died while shielding a group of children from gunfire and became the youngest ever recipient of the Ashok Chakra

The biopic is based on the life of Neerja, who was a 23-year-old girl Pan Am flight attendant. Pan Am 73 was the flight hijacked by Libyan terrorists in Karachi in 1986. Neerja had saved 359 passengers at the cost of her own life