Pan Am crew member says Neerja's soul would cringe at this 'undeserved adulation'

Mumbai: Sonam Kapoor has received several accolades for her role as an airhostess in 'Neerja', which has emerged as a winner at Box Office. While critics are all praises for the film, the rest of the crew members of the ill-fated flight feel that the movie is far from reality.

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Commenting on a Facebook post, Nupoor Abrol, one of the crew members of the flight said, "Yes, truly a very difficult moment. But also a difficult moment for all those flight attendants to accept the movie for what it is unfairly propagating. Neerja was a wonderful person and I think even her soul today would cringe at taking this undeserved adulation. Not fair to the FA's who have in reality faced their ordeal!"

Nupoor further went on to give credit to other crew members Astrid Lobo, Sherene Pavan, Sunshine and Massey. She wrote, "Oh no! I was incidental in that plot. It was Astrid, Sherene, Sunshine and off course Massey who were the real heroes of the day. I am glad today I can show my gratitude to them."

‘Neerja’ is a biopic on Neeraj Bhanot, Pan Am chief purser who was gunned down by terrorists when Flight 73 was hijacked to Karachi in 1986. She lost her life while saving children from a hail of bullets. Neerja also became India’s youngest recipient of the Ashok Chakra award.