Neerja starring Sonam Kapoor, which has been hailed as her finest performance so far, has been doing great business at the box office and has managed to collect Rs 35.32 cr, in a week of its release. The film clashed with three other films – Loveshhuda, Ishq Forever, Direct Ishq – opened to a positive reviews from both the critics and the audiences.
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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 from the people.
Read Neerja box office collections: Sonam Kapoor film earns Rs. 35.32 cr
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The film’s business witnessed growth towards evening/night shows and the numbers multiplied rapidly especially at the metros.
Read Neerja box office collections: Sonam Kapoor film earns Rs. 35.32 cr
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Indian Express film critic, Shubhra Gupta wrote: The question was always going to be, can Kapoor, who has always played itty-bitty ditsy roles before (with patchy results in a string of others), carry off that demanding role? Short answer : yes.
Read Neerja box office collections: Sonam Kapoor film earns Rs. 35.32 cr
Read Neerja movie review: Sonam Kapoor makes us believe she is, was, Neerja
Sonam Kapoor fumbles in a couple of initial phases, where we find a blankness rather than terror on her face. But those are only momentary. Then she locks onto the correct tone, and we get the whole complement of feelings flit across her face – from shaking with fear to finding a place of strength.
Read Neerja box office collections: Sonam Kapoor film earns Rs. 35.32 cr
Read Neerja movie review: Sonam Kapoor makes us believe she is, was, Neerja