What Indians Fear: 15 Terrific Responses to Sonam Kapoor’s #FearVsNeerja Question on Instagram

In the run-up to her upcoming film Neerja, actress Sonam Kapoor recently started a social media campaign against fear. With a short video post on Instagram, the actress asked people to share a clip talking about how their biggest fears and how they overcame it.

Neerja is a biopic on Neerja Bhanot, the brave young woman who lost her life while trying to save many others. She was the senior flight attendant on board the Pan Am Flight 73 that was hijacked on September 5, 1986, who helped a number of passengers escape.

“Hi everyone. I often wonder how fear gave Neerja courage. I would love to hear your stories in 15 second Instagram videos,” Sonam Kapoor said, adding that that she will share the most fascinating and touching stories on Instagram.

Here are some of the responses she received, from her fans as well as other celebrities:

#MyFear #fearvsneerja

A video posted by Ishita Dave (@ishitadave1) on Jan 28, 2016 at 9:20am PST

#myfear #fearvsneerja

A video posted by Neha Gandhi Roy (@neharoy_) on Jan 28, 2016 at 10:14am PST

Happy to share the story behind fear, courage and reason why we do what we do. #Aishapads #SaralDesigns #fearvsneerja

A video posted by Suhani Mohan (@suhanimohan) on Jan 28, 2016 at 10:40am PST

#Neerja #fearvsneerja Stay true to yourself and don’t try and fit in. ? @sonamkapoor #wordsofwisdom #myfear

A video posted by Rahul Sarraf (@_rahulray) on Jan 28, 2016 at 11:19am PST

A video posted by Amrit D. (@amritdfitness) on Jan 28, 2016 at 2:37pm PST

“#fearvsneerja .. help !! i have ..ARACHNOPHOBIA!! Actually.. Petrified of anything that has more than 4 legs .” – Emraan (Twitter) ❤️ – #emraanhashmi #twitter #video #bollywood @therealemraan

A video posted by @emraanhashmix on Feb 6, 2016 at 1:59pm PST

@aliaabhatt ・・・ One of my biggest fears! @sonamkapoor #FearVsNeerja #BiggishFear #veerareview

A video posted by Veera Review (@veera_review) on Feb 8, 2016 at 12:09am PST

A video posted by Parineeti Chopra Fanbase ? (@parineetichopraa.fb) on Feb 8, 2016 at 5:06am PST

My fear of losing memory.:) #fearvsneerja

A video posted by Anupam Kher (@anupampkher) on Feb 9, 2016 at 3:25am PST

A video posted by Daisy (@shahdaisy) on Feb 10, 2016 at 7:39am PST

I don’t know how to confront this one @sonamkapoor #fearvsneerja Looking forward to you telling us the story of a tremendous girl, a genuine #braveheart #neerja #neerjabhanot All the very best and much love! Xoxo

A video posted by Swara Bhaskar (@reallyswara) on Feb 10, 2016 at 9:47am PST

A video posted by Yesha Pandya Mehta (@thinkyesha) on Feb 11, 2016 at 11:30am PST

A video posted by Nistha Kowlessar (@namaste.nistha) on Jan 28, 2016 at 1:09pm PST

A video posted by Tehmur Mohammad (@tehmur1) on Jan 30, 2016 at 5:12am PST

A video posted by Supriya Bohra (@supriaaa) on Jan 28, 2016 at 4:18pm PST

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