Veteran actress Shabana Azmi will play the role of Neerja's mother Rama in the biopic “Neerja.” Shababa says she gets along “really well” with the real life mom of the late daredevil flight attendant Neerja. “I had the good fortune of meeting Ramaji in person last year when I was invited to Chandigarh to present the Neerja Bhanot Award. She is lovely and we got along really well. When I was offered the role, I felt it was because of a special connection we made.” “Neerja” will be directed by debutant Ram Madhvani.
