![]() However when the flight halts at Karachi, the terrorists enter the plane. Neerja is the chief stewardess and does her due diligence. Neerja wants to open the letter but Shekhar makes her promise that she will only open the letter on her birthday that is September 7. He gives her a letter and a birthday gift before seeing her off. Her boyfriend (Shekhar Ravjiani) drives her to the airport. Back from a modelling assignment, she gets to bed after dinner and requests her mother to wake her up at 1 am because she has to take the Flight No 73 to New York via Karachi and Frankfurt. Neerja is a die hard Rajesh Khanna fan and she is constantly mouthing dialogues of the superstar or singing his songs. Simultaneously the director also shows how a group of Libyan terrorists are getting ready to go on a mission. The film starts in Mumbai's Navjeevan Society where Neerja resides with her parents and two brothers. Music composer Shekhar Ravjiani makes his debut and plays Neerja's love interest. Shabana Azmi plays the role of Neerja's mother. Sonam Kapoor plays the title role in this film that traces the journey of a 23-year-old flight attendant who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers. Plot Summary The film is based on the life of air hostess Neerja Bhanot who was shot dead by terrorists who hijacked Pan Am Flight in Karachi on 5 September 1986.
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