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Neerja
Critic reviews and ratings
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A brave movie! A poignant tale!
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...a deeply moving experience.
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...is a movie that will make you a better person. Don't miss it!
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...2016’s best film so far and that makes it a must watch.
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Coming to the heart of this film, Sonam Kapoor, this is her finest performance till date.
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Defying every norm laid down in the mainstream Bollywood rule-book, Neerja coaxes a riveting two-hour drama out of a real-life tale of extraordinary courage.
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Ram Madhvani has crafted a story that will move the coldest of hearts.
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This is one of the few films where the audience was moved enough to applaud together.
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It’s an effectively narrated story that we all know, for why else will you look forward to unraveling a plot that has been widely documented. It makes you rise and salute Neerja, the extraordinary story of an ordinary person.
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A story that you must watch and the film is good too.
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For a filmmaker to stir up such a high degree of emotion while making no obvious attempt to manipulate us is an amazing achievement. Neerja is outstanding.
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The story of this Indian beti is well-known and yet director Ram Madhvani gives us welcome aided-recall with his deft story-telling.
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Madhvani paces the film masterfully, making for a highstrung but justifiably emotional narrative.
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After Airlift, we have another director’s film this year and this one is even better.
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...a truly inspiring story that will grip you from the first frame till the last. Take a few hankies with you. This one is a genuine weeper.
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Sonam plays Neerja like she cares and that is all the role needs.
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There are three things that need to be shown appreciation – Sonam Kapoor’s dedication towards the character, the aircraft screenplay which will leave you holding your breath and Shabana Azmi’s unconditional love as a mother, she is simply fabulous.
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That Neerja, the film, takes that stance makes all the difference in cinematic quality. You can see a lot of thought and effort was put into crafting this film.
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...a well-intentioned, heartfelt film that pays tribute to a real hero.
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If you've read about the real events that have inspired this film, you know how it will fold up. But even so, this one scores for managing to pack in a few surprises.
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The question was always going to be, can Sonam Kapoor, carry off that demanding role? Answer is yes.
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Kapoor, in a break from her usual achingly hip persona, presents Bhanot as a believable mixture of quick thinking and barely suppressed panic.
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Madhvani fulfils the brief of delivering a stirring and sensitive account of bravery at the risk of making the narrative predictable to a fault.
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...the larger emotional swell and sentiment of the film makes one overlook things.
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The film is beautifully made and keeps the drama alive in the first half and then loses steam in the second half and ends on a high emotional note.
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It has good performances but is otherwise just another biopic with nationalist overtones.
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...is a fine tribute to a woman whose wings were clipped just as she was beginning to fly.
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