Bollywood’s fashionista Sonam Kapoor is suited up for her upcoming biopic film Neerja, as the film takes off. The film tells a struggling brave story of flight stewardess Neerja Bhanot. During 1986 hijack of PanAm in Karachi, Neerja risked her life and died while saving hundreds of passengers. The shooting for the film began a week ago. Dolly Ki Dolli actress decided to update her fans about films shooting and a glimpse of her look in the film by sharing a picture with her fans. This is Sonam‘s costume from the biopic film Neerja. The name on the badge reads ‘N. Bhanot Purser’, the character that the actress plays in the film.

The film also stars Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi, who’ll play Sonam‘s mother in director Ram Madhvani‘s film Neerja. The film will take us through their mother-daughter relationship in depth. Well, fans are quite excited to see Sonam ace a strong role like this in a biopic. Earlier while casting of the film, director Ram Madhvani revealed that Sonam Kapoor was the first person to come to his mind when he closed his eyes and thought about Neerja Bhanot.  “When I closed my eyes and thought of Neerja, Sonam Kapoor came to my mind. I’ve been Sonam’s fan since Saawariya. She is just the right fit for Neerja Bhanot’s role,” Ram said.

With this film, ace photographer Atul Kasbekar will be making his debut as a producer in Bollywood.