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.
Audience Engagement
207 audience reviews — more than 96% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among India films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 2m runtime, production spent $24K per minute on screen and earned $144K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Neerja. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Star Studios
Drama + Thriller in India
149 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Neerja itself).
The 2015–2017 India Window
Among 314 India films we catalog from this window, Neerja places #47 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Neerja premiered alongside 94 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2016.
The 1248th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Neerja, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hijacking · 5
- airplane hijacking · 4
- heroine · 4
- tragic event · 7
- flight attendant · 6
- based on true story · 98
- biography · 75
- terrorism · 47
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 |