Watch: Makers kept Neerja's dignity alive, says Bhanot family
New Delhi: The latest buzz of the B-Town, rather the whole nation, is Sonam Kapoor's 'Neerja'. Touted to be Sonam's finest performance till date, the content driven film worked wonders at the Box Office.
Producer Atul Kasbekar shared a video on his Twitter handle, wherein the brave-heart Neerja Bhanot's brothers Aneesh and Akhil Bhanot speak about the movie.
The video sees Neerja's brother Aneesh as saying, "The Bhanot family wants to express our gratitude to Atul Kasbekar, Ram Madhavani and the entire team. They promised us that they would keep the dignity of Neerja alive and that's exactly what they have done. Amazing!"
Fab little thank u from @AneeshBhanot n @AkhilBhanot #Neerja 's brothers bout d film.
— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) February 22, 2016
Thank u for ur trust guys😊ðŸ™ðŸ½ pic.twitter.com/a822bJuG1r
This from a survivor of PanAm73
— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) February 22, 2016
Thank u so much Khanjan.
We were intensely mindful of our responsibility to u ðŸ™ðŸ½ðŸ™ðŸ½ pic.twitter.com/vwN5NiLjqB
The movie, along with huge critical appreciation collected a whopping INR 22 crore in two days at the Box-Office in the opening weekend.
On day one, Neerja earned a mere INR 4.70 crore but it saw a jump on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday it collected INR 7.60 cr while Sunday's numbers were the highest of the weekend.
Neerja, which released over 700 screens in India, has shown good occupancy in theatres across the country backed up by strong content and good word of mouth.