India Neerja returned 6.1× its production cost, earning $17.6M against a $2.9M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
नीरजा
“Fear Gave Her Courage”
Neerja is a portrayal on the life of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
The 2015–2017 India Window
314 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Neerja sits at position #47.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Neerja. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Neerja premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 2m runtime, production spent $24K per minute on screen and earned $144K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #283 of 1,983 India films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #208 of 1,132 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Star Studios, Bling Unplugged |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | February 19, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5286444 |
| Official Site | www.facebook.com |