Shabana Azmi: ‘Neerja’ is not showing Pakistan in poor light

Filmmaker Ram Madhvani’s upcoming film ‘Neerja‘ is gearing up for a release in this coming week. Recently, this biopic made on late flight attendant Neerja Bhanot hit the headlines for facing a ban in Pakistan.

But even amidst reports which state that it has been banned, veteran actress Shabana Azmi who plays the role of Rama Bhanot, (mother of Neerja) says that she is confident that the film would get a clearance for release in Pakistan.

Allegedly, depicting Pakistan in poor lights has resulted in the ban of this Sonam Kapoor starrer.

“The film is yet to be seen by the selection committee. So, we are waiting for their reaction and we are absolutely confident that once they watch the film they will have no problem with it,” Shabana told the reporters.

“Neerja was awarded the Ashok Chakra by Indian government, a medal by Pakistan and a citation by the US government. There is no way that we will tell a story in which a girl was awarded by Pakistani government and show the country in poor light. I’m really confident that when they will watch the film, they will realise their apprehensions were completely misfounded.”

When asked to comment, director Ram Madhavani said there is no official word yet and they will come to know in another two days.

The movie revolves around Neerja Bhanot, a flight attendant on board a Pan Am Mumbai-New York flight, who was shot dead by terrorists inside a hijacked aircraft  while trying to save the lives of passengers.

Team ‘Neerja’ along with Neerja Bhanot’s brothers today launched a biography on the late flight attendant.

Inputs by PTI

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