Neerja
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Neerja is a 2016 Indian biographical thriller film that portrays the heroic actions of flight attendant Neerja Bhanot during the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neerja canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11240871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neerja Context triple: [Sonam Kapoor, notableWork, Neerja]
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Anarkali
Anarkali is a legendary figure in Mughal-era lore, often depicted as a courtesan or consort romantically linked to Prince Salim (later Emperor Jahangir) and celebrated in South Asian literature, film, and folklore.
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Nandana
Nandana is a person known primarily as the sibling of Nanda, a figure mentioned in historical and/or cultural contexts.
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Nubeena
Nubeena is a small coastal town on Tasmania’s Tasman Peninsula known as a local service and tourism hub for the surrounding rural and scenic areas.
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Sharika Devi
Sharika Devi is a revered form of the Hindu goddess worshipped primarily in Kashmir, regarded as the presiding deity of the region and especially honored during the Kashmiri New Year festival, Navreh.
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E.
Savita
Savita is a Vedic solar deity revered as a life-giving, illuminating divine force invoked in the Gayatri Mantra.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neerja Target entity description: Neerja is a 2016 Indian biographical thriller film that portrays the heroic actions of flight attendant Neerja Bhanot during the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73.
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A.
Anarkali
Anarkali is a legendary figure in Mughal-era lore, often depicted as a courtesan or consort romantically linked to Prince Salim (later Emperor Jahangir) and celebrated in South Asian literature, film, and folklore.
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B.
Nandana
Nandana is a person known primarily as the sibling of Nanda, a figure mentioned in historical and/or cultural contexts.
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C.
Nubeena
Nubeena is a small coastal town on Tasmania’s Tasman Peninsula known as a local service and tourism hub for the surrounding rural and scenic areas.
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D.
Sharika Devi
Sharika Devi is a revered form of the Hindu goddess worshipped primarily in Kashmir, regarded as the presiding deity of the region and especially honored during the Kashmiri New Year festival, Navreh.
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E.
Savita
Savita is a Vedic solar deity revered as a life-giving, illuminating divine force invoked in the Gayatri Mantra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
NERFINISHED
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Filmfare Award for Best Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics) NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award – Special Mention for Sonam Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Neerja Bhanot
NERFINISHED
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Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Neerja Bhanot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mitesh Mirchandani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueBy | Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Ram Madhvani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Star Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Monisha R. Baldawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty
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heroism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| leadActor | Sonam Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Neerja Bhanot
NERFINISHED
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Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking ⓘ |
| musicBy | Vishal Khurana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting real-life hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 ⓘ |
| portrays |
Neerja Bhanot’s sacrifice to save passengers
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Pan Am Flight 73 crew NERFINISHED ⓘ heroic actions of Neerja Bhanot ⓘ passengers of Pan Am Flight 73 ⓘ |
| producer |
Atul Kasbekar
NERFINISHED
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Shanti Sivaram Maini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Bling Unplugged
NERFINISHED
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Fox Star Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2016-02-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 122 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Saiwyn Quadras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Karachi
NERFINISHED
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Pan Am Flight 73 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1986 ⓘ |
| starring |
Shabana Azmi
NERFINISHED
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Shekhar Ravjiani NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonam Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Saiwyn Quadras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neerja Description of subject: Neerja is a 2016 Indian biographical thriller film that portrays the heroic actions of flight attendant Neerja Bhanot during the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.