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Sonam Kapoor: My mother got emotional, couldn’t sit through Neerja

Mar 13, 2016 11:59 AM IST

With her latest film Neerja, Sonam Kapoor has shown Bollywood that she can spearhead a superhit, she has shown critics that she can act, and shown us that she is more than her clothes. But she’s still Sonam. She refuses to call the movie a turning point.

Salman Khan was still tickling Sonam Kapoor with a white feather on the hoardings of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo when a comparatively small-budget film made its way to theatres this February. Neerja, a biopic about a 22-year-old head purser who gave her life trying to save 359 passengers on board the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 in 1986, was one of the most anticipated films of the year. Neerja Bhanot’s was an inspirational story of an ordinary Bombay girl who displayed extraordinary courage and quick-thinking, saving precious lives.

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In the first few scenes of Neerja, Sonam looks like a bubbly 22-year-old. But about 20 minutes in, you’ll have trouble remembering that the girl on screen is Sonam
In the first few scenes of Neerja, Sonam looks like a bubbly 22-year-old. But about 20 minutes in, you’ll have trouble remembering that the girl on screen is Sonam
Sonam Kapoor attends "The Sea Of Trees" Premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival in 2015 (Getty Images)
Sonam Kapoor attends "The Sea Of Trees" Premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival in 2015 (Getty Images)
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    Ananya Ghosh is an assistant editor with Hindustan Times Brunch. She has 10 years of experience as a journalist having worked as a copy editor/feature writer in various publications.

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