The Ram Madhvani directorial Neerja is based on the attempted hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, by the Libyan-backed Abu Nidal Organization on 5 September 1986

As the 2016 movie, `Neerja` starring Sonam Kapoor in the lead role completes seven years, director Ram Madhvani got nostalgic and remembered the brave Indian purser Neerja Bhanot, who died while saving the lives of passengers on the plane which was hijacked by the terrorists during a stopover in Karachi, Pakistan in 1986