Actress
Sonam
Kapoor
has
begun
shooting
for
the
biopic
of
Neerja
Bhanot,
a
Pan
Am
chief
purser
who
was
gunned
down
by
terrorists
when
Flight
73
was
hijacked
in
Karachi
in
1986.
Sonam
feels
humbled
to
be
a
part
of
the
biopic,
which
is
ace
photographer
Atul
Kasbekar's
debut
production.
"Day
1
of
#NeerajBhanot
thank
you
@foxstarhindi
and
@BlingLive
for
making
this
possible...
Let
the
journey
begin!
#nerves
#excitement
#humbled
(sic)," Sonam
Kapoor
tweeted
on
Sunday.
Kasbekar
wished
for
good
luck
for
the
film
and
tweeted,
"#NeerjaBhanot
Her
story
begins
today...
Wish
us
luck."
Actors
Riteish
Deshmukh
and
Dia
Mirza
and
former
Balaji
Telefilms
CEO
Tanuj
Garg
also
wished
good
luck
for
the
film,
which
also
features
Shabana
Azmi.
Riteish
posted,
"@atulkasbekar
congrats
my
friend
-this
debut
was
waiting
to
happen
Mr
producer."
"To
my
@atulkasbekar
@findingshanti
@piyasawhney!!!
May
this
be
all
that
you
hope
for
it
to
be
:)
lots
of
love
and
good
wishes!
#Neerja," Dia
Mirza
tweeted.
Meanwhile,
Garg
shared
on
his
offical
Twitter
pag,
"All
the
best.@atulkasbekar
.@sonamakapoor
.@AzmiShabana
#teamBling
for
#NeerjaBhanot.
Happy
shooting!!
A
blockbuster
biopic
on
its
way!"
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