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Neerja to Airlift: 9 films based around plane hijacks and crises

Updated On: 03 October, 2026 01:26 PM IST | Rachel Pereira

From Neerja’s real-life bravery to high-octane rescue missions in Yodha and Bell Bottom, these Indian films take viewers inside plane hijackings and aviation crises

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Movies on plane hijacks and crises. Pics via YouTube
Movies on plane hijacks and crises. Pics via YouTube
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Neerja: Sonam Kapoor plays Neerja Bhanot, the 22-year-old flight attendant who risked her life during the 1986 Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking in Karachi. Her courage helped save 359 people
Neerja: Sonam Kapoor plays Neerja Bhanot, the 22-year-old flight attendant who risked her life during the 1986 Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking in Karachi. Her courage helped save 359 people
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Airlift: Akshay Kumar plays a businessman who helps coordinate the evacuation of Indians stranded in Kuwait during the 1990 Iraqi invasion. The film draws from one of the largest civilian evacuations
Airlift: Akshay Kumar plays a businessman who helps coordinate the evacuation of Indians stranded in Kuwait during the 1990 Iraqi invasion. The film draws from one of the largest civilian evacuations
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Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga: Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal star in this Netflix thriller about a flight attendant and her partner attempting a diamond heist. Their plan spirals when the aircraft is hijacked
Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga: Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal star in this Netflix thriller about a flight attendant and her partner attempting a diamond heist. Their plan spirals when the aircraft is hijacked
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Runway 34: Inspired by a real aviation incident, Ajay Devgn’s film follows a pilot who attempts a risky landing in severe weather. The story then moves into a courtroom investigation of his decisions
Runway 34: Inspired by a real aviation incident, Ajay Devgn’s film follows a pilot who attempts a risky landing in severe weather. The story then moves into a courtroom investigation of his decisions
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Kandahar: Mohanlal stars as Major Mahadevan in this Malayalam military drama involving the hijacking of a passenger aircraft. The story follows an operation to rescue hostages from the hijackers
Kandahar: Mohanlal stars as Major Mahadevan in this Malayalam military drama involving the hijacking of a passenger aircraft. The story follows an operation to rescue hostages from the hijackers
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Yodha: Sidharth Malhotra plays an off-duty commando who finds himself aboard a hijacked aircraft. With passengers in danger, he must use his combat training to take on the attackers
Yodha: Sidharth Malhotra plays an off-duty commando who finds himself aboard a hijacked aircraft. With passengers in danger, he must use his combat training to take on the attackers
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Bell Bottom: Set in the 1980s, this spy thriller follows a RAW agent played by Akshay Kumar as he works on a covert mission to rescue passengers from a hijacked Indian aircraft
Bell Bottom: Set in the 1980s, this spy thriller follows a RAW agent played by Akshay Kumar as he works on a covert mission to rescue passengers from a hijacked Indian aircraft
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Zameen: Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan star in this action thriller, in which an Army officer and a police officer join forces to rescue passengers after a plane is hijacked
Zameen: Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan star in this action thriller, in which an Army officer and a police officer join forces to rescue passengers after a plane is hijacked
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Hijack: Shiney Ahuja plays an airport ground engineer whose daughter is aboard a hijacked flight. With time running out, he uses his technical knowledge to get inside the aircraft and fight the attackers
Hijack: Shiney Ahuja plays an airport ground engineer whose daughter is aboard a hijacked flight. With time running out, he uses his technical knowledge to get inside the aircraft and fight the attackers

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