Monday, April 20, 2015

Sonam begins shooting for Neerja Bhanot biopic

Actress Sonam Kapoor who is busy with the shooting schedules of Sooraj Barjatya's directorial tentatively titled 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' has started shooting for ace photographer Atul Kasbekar's debut production which is a biopic on Neerja Bhanot. 

Sonam took to twitter and wrote: "Day 1 of #NeerajBhanot thank you @foxstarhindi and @BlingLive for making this possible.. Let the journey begin! #nerves #excitement."

Bhanot was a flight attendant for Pan Am, based in Mumbai, India, who was gunned down by militants while saving passengers when Flight 73 was hijacked in Karachi on Sept 5, 1986. Posthumously, she became the youngest recipient of India's highest civilian award for bravery, the Ashok Chakra.

Photographer Atul Kasbekar, who is a producer with the film, tweeted: "#NeerjaBhanot Her story begins today... Wish us luck."

Actress Dia Mirza said: "To my @atulkasbekar @findingshanti @piyasawhney!!! May this be all that you hope for it to be :) lots of love and good wishes!

Ad filmmaker Ram Madhvani is directing the movie and the biopic has been tentatively titled 'Neerja'.

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