Women power: Neerja beats Mary Kom and Queen to become highest grossing heroine-centric film

On Monday, Neerja crossed Mary Kom’s lifetime collection according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh: “#Neerja crosses #MaryKom lifetime biz [Week 3] Fri 1.15 cr, Sat 2.20 cr, Sun 2.69 cr, Mon 1.45 cr. Total: ₹ 65.24 cr. India biz. SUPERB!” The movie has moved past Kangana's Queen which earned Rs 60 million at the box office Priyanka Chopra's Mary Kom learned Rs 61 crore domestically. 

#Neerja crosses #MaryKom lifetime biz [Week 3] Fri 1.15 cr, Sat 2.20 cr, Sun 2.69 cr, Mon 1.45 cr. Total: ₹ 65.24 cr. India biz. SUPERB!

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 8, 2016

Neerja Review

Courage – it’s a virtue everyone possesses, but only a few choose to use it. Neerja Bhanot was one of them and that’s what makes her life so remarkable. Ram Madhvani’s film, named after the protagonist, is an intensely woven tale of the young airhostess who saved hundreds of lives when her flight was hijacked by terrorists in 1986. After walking out of a bad and abusive marriage, Neerja (Sonam) is taking a shot at rediscovering life through her work at Pan Am (which she “loves”) and modelling.

A few days before her 23rd birthday, her flight gets hijacked in Karachi, putting the lives of all the passengers at risk. As her distraught parents (Azmi and Tikku) cope with the situation back home in India, Neerja is stepping beyond her own limits, displaying levels of bravery she herself didn’t know existed within her. The film recaptures the drama inside the aircraft that continued for over 17 hours, in which Neerja sacrificed her life. She was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the country’s highest award for bravery and valour. (Read full Neerja review)