The movie 'Neerja' is has been receiving awesome response and critically being acclaimed for the good work also. On this, director Ram Madhvani opened up saying, that he would like the film to be tax free. He said: "We would very much like that the film be made tax free so that stories like 'Neerja' can reach to maximum people and more people can remember her."

On director's opinion, photographer-producer Atul Kasbekar also joinedin to say, "Neerja will definitely get tax-free but please understand that the procedure is followed state-wise. It's not that one application will work for all states. And whether it will be tax-free or not, the decision is taken only after some time of film release." On this even actress Sonam Kapoor said, "I just want people to watch the film. And with that intention, I feel Neerja is going to be tax-free soon."

The movie 'Neerja' released on February 19 and it is a biopic on the life of Neerja Bhanot who sacrificed her life while saving passengers on board hijacked Pan Am flight 73. The star who featured in the movie are, Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Shekhar Ravjiani and Yogendra Tiku in the lead.