Neerja Bhanot Was All Smiles on Her Pan Am Graduation Day in ‘86

Blast from the past: Neerja Bhanot’s graduation day photograph from 1986

As you rush to the theatres to catch Neerja this weekend, here’s a blast from the past. This photograph of Pan Am India Class was taken in Jan 1986, on graduation day at the Miami International Airport. Neerja Bhanot, who became Head Purser and lost her life on Pan Am 73’s attempted hijacking, can be seen at the far right in the last row.

Talking of graduation, Sonam Kapoor, who plays the fearless Neerja Bhanot in the real life drama, caught up with Neerja’s classmates from Bombay Scottish High School in Mumbai. They loved the film so much that they made the actress an honorary classmate, of the batch of ‘78.

#Neerja Bhanot's class of '78 of #BombayScottish made the reel Neerja @sonamakapoor an honorary classmate 😄👍🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/MXREiZpry1

— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) February 20, 2016

@sonamakapoor met wt classmates of #Neerja Bhanot from Bombay Scottish School at a special alumni screening 😊🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/XcDptk3rDe

— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) February 19, 2016