Neerja: How did Sonam Kapoor prepare to play PanAm heroine Neerja Bhanot?

When Sonam Kapoor made her acting debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya in 2007, she played a wistful heroine in a melodramatic love story.

While Saawriya received a lukewarm response from the audiences, Sonam's debut helped her bag a number of impressive projects. She went on to do Delhi 6, Raanjhanaa, Aisha and Bhag Milkha Bhaag - a variety of roles across a number of genres. She played a princess in her last film, the family drama Prem Ratan Dhan Payo that was helmed by Salman Khan.

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Nine years after Saawariya, Sonam is now awaiting the release of her film on PanAm airhostess Neerja Bhanot. Her film is a biopic of Neerja Bhanot, the 23-year-old air hostess, who sacrificed her life to save passengers on board a PanAm 37 flight when it was hijacked by terrorists.

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Sonam told Catch that she was excited abut the role. She said she was also emotionally attached to the film. She spoke about the kind of research and preparation she underwent to do justice to the role of the Ashok Chakra Award winner.

"I did a lot of research to prepare for this character. I met her friends; family and I went and trained as an Airhostess for two months. There were a lot of recordings of Neerja making flight announcements, so I tried to copy her tone and diction".