Zee Cine Award Best Male Debutant: Jim Sarbh,Fox STAR Studios.Zee Cine Award Best Performance by an Actor in Negative Role: Jim Sarbh Fox STAR Studios.Zee Cine Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Shabana Azmi.Zee Cine Award Best Director: Ram Madhvani,Fox STAR Studios.Reader's Choice Best Acting Debut (Male): Shekhar Ravjiani.Reader's Choice Best Director of the Year: Ram Madhvani.Reader's Choice Best Actress: Sonam Kapoor.Reader's Choice Best Actor in a Negative Role: Jim Sarbh.Reader's Choice Best Supporting Actress: Shabana Azmi.Screen Award Best Actress:Sonam Kapoor.Screen Award Most Promising Debut Actor: Jim Sarbh.Screen Award Best Director: Ram Madhvani.Screen Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Shabana Azmi.Special Mention Special Mention (Actress): Sonam Kapoor.Regional Award Best Feature Film in Hindi: Ram Madhvani,Fox STAR Studios.Indian Recording Arts Award Mixing Hindi Film: Alok De.Indian Recording Arts Award FILM MIXING - HINDI: Alok De.Indian Recording Arts Award Best production sound mixer: Subash Sahoo.Indian Recording Arts Award Best Sound Design: Subash Sahoo.HELLO! Hall of Fame Award Critics Choice:Sonam Kapoor,Fox STAR Studios.HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards, India (2016).FOI Online Award Best Cinematography: Mitesh Mirchandani.FOI Online Award Best Direction: Ram Madhvani.FOI Online Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Shabana Azmi.Technical Award Best Sound Design: Subash Sahoo.Filmfare Award Best Film: Arnav Kasbekar,Shanti Sivaram Maini.Filmfare Award Best Director: Ram Madhvani.Filmfare Award Best Supporting Actor: Jim Sarbh.Filmfare Award Best Actress: Sonam Kapoor.Technical Award Best Editing: Monisha R Baldawa.Technical Award Best Cinematography: Mitesh Mirchandani.Technical Award Best Production Design: Aparna Sud.Filmfare Award Best Supporting Actress: Shabana Azmi.Critics' Awards Best Actress: Sonam Kapoor,Fox STAR Studios.Critics' Awards Best Film: Ram Madhvani,Fox STAR Studios.Popular Award Best Director: Ram Madhvani.Popular Award Best Actress in a Leading Role: Sonam Kapoor.Technical Award Best Production Design: Aparna Sud,Anna Ipe.
Thankfully, good actors essaying these parts add to the charm of this lovely film. The relationship between Neerja and her mother form the spine of the story and it is to this that the plot turns to when looking for emotional depth. What works most in favour of Neerja, something that also makes it stand apart from the other film this year based on a true event Airlift, is that Neerja is fair and square a story of the mother – daughter bond at its core. Every plot point is given due importance and the drama manages to keep our pulse racing. The rest of the cast as well is aptly cast and bang on the point, not a notch higher or lower.ĭirector Ram Madhvani also puts his best foot forward- the screenplay is a tad weak and the pace is slackening here and there, yet he manages to bring in enough urgency and dread into the proceedings and gets us to invest into the plot. The last bit is her meatiest, and she shows what being a veteran really means. Accentuating the emotional heft of the movie is Shabana Azmi, who captures the role of Neerja’s mother with subtle nuances that bring out her stoic resilience in the face of such tragedy. Yet, once she gets a hold of it, there is nothing stopping the lady- this is a side to her one hasn’t seen before and she digs her teeth deep into this opportunity giving us a rare honest turn on screen. Opening with her enjoying a small celebration in her middle class apartment colony mileu to cutting into the hijack situation, she takes a little time to shrug off her usual self and bring in some gravitas to the part. Sonam Kapoor takes time to settle in as Neerja. A brave gamble, which for the most part works leaving us with a film that deeply engages and satisfies. Then the film makers go ahead and cast Sonam Kapoor in the titular role, an actress known more for her Instagram posts and less for her on screen chops. Be it terrorism and its ugly impact on innocent lives and families or the idea of bringing up a girl child as an equal, as a rounded ethical and morally sound individual, the story touches chords without fail and as a cinematic prospect it has immense potential to appeal to a wide audience base. Neerja’s is a story worth telling, the themes in here are universal and relevant unfortunately even today.