Thursday, June 18, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

What Do Bollywood Celebs Fear?

Darpan News Desk, 10 Feb, 2016 11:21 AM
  • What Do Bollywood Celebs Fear?
Karan Johar fears that his right profile is captured instead of the left on camera; Parineeti Chopra is scared of plane landings; Neil Nitin Mukesh is afraid of being alone -- it is such fears and more that a string of Bollywood stars have shared ahead of the release of "Neerja" -- a biopic on a fearless woman.
 
The celebrities shared their fears as part of a unique social media campaign made for the Sonam Kapoor starrer “Neerja”, which encourages unleashing one's fears and exhibiting courage.
 
Produced by Atul Kasbekar under the banner of Fox Star Studios, the film, which is slated to release on February 19, revolves around the hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi in Pakistan and how a flight attendant named Neerja Bhanot saved the lives of 360 people on board the air craft.
 
To support her bravery, many Bollywood celebrities took to various social media sites to share videos of their fears and how they overcame it under the hashtag “#fearvsneerja”.
 
Here's what the stars have said:
 
 
Salman Khan shared a piece of advice given by his father Salim Khan: “Jo darr gaya samjho mar gaya”. 
 
Anil Kapoor shared: "My biggest fear is sitting on the dining table and going hysterical and berserk where food is concerned. I overcome it by sitting with my wife who keeps on slapping on my hand so that I don't eat too much.
 
Filmmaker Karan Johar spoke about his biggest fear which is of his right profile being captured instead of his left profile which he feels makes him look best.
 
 
Actor Shahid Kapoor shared a rather light hearted video in which he said he doesn't have any fear, while Priyanka Chopra talked about a rather unique fear which she termed as 'No-Mo Phobia' -- fear of no mobile phones.
 
 
Parineeti Chopra terms “plane landing' to be her biggest fear; and Alia Bhatt shared that she fears “missing out” and so she battles it by being everywhere and doing everything.
 
 
Anupam Kher is fearful about losing his memory one day, and Huma Qureshi spoke out loud about her fear of dreams.
 
Rajkumar Rao shared: "My biggest fear would be that one day my director would say action and I will just freeze. I wouldn't know how to act.. I wouldn't know how to crack it. It's like god will take away acting from me. I don't know what I would do then."
 
Neil Nitin Mukesh termed “being alone” to be his biggest fear.
 
Actress Esha Gupta shared to have overcome her fear of “free falling” by indulging in sky diving.

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

An Argument On Lord Ram Forced A Series On Him: Author Amish Tripathi

An Argument On Lord Ram Forced A Series On Him: Author Amish Tripathi
It was an argument with a woman on Lord Ram at a literature fest that upset me immensely. That was when I had decided my next series would be on Ram

An Argument On Lord Ram Forced A Series On Him: Author Amish Tripathi

Mary Kom's Superhero Avatar On TV Soon

Mary Kom's story of carving a name for herself in global boxing ring circuit has been inspiring, and with the series, Mary Kom plans to motivate girls to follow their dreams. 

Mary Kom's Superhero Avatar On TV Soon

'Hamari Adhuri Kahani' Was Almost Titled 'Tum Hi Ho'

'Hamari Adhuri Kahani' Was Almost Titled 'Tum Hi Ho'
Forthcoming film “Hamari Adhuri Kahani” was almost titled “Tum Hi Ho”, director Mohit Suri has reveled, as a song with the same title from his last directorial “Aashiqui 2” was close to his heart.

'Hamari Adhuri Kahani' Was Almost Titled 'Tum Hi Ho'

Varun Dhawan Keeps Mum About 'Shuddhi'

Actor Varun Dhawan, who is stepping into Salman Khan's shoes for "Shuddhi", has decided to maintain silence regarding the project.

Varun Dhawan Keeps Mum About 'Shuddhi'

Eros Now Strikes Content Acquisition Deal With Pakistan's Hum TV

Eros Now Strikes Content Acquisition Deal With Pakistan's Hum TV
Eros Now, the online on-demand entertainment portal from Eros International, a global company in the Indian film entertainment space, has announced an exclusive content acquisition deal

Eros Now Strikes Content Acquisition Deal With Pakistan's Hum TV

Shreyas Hopes To Represent Common Man's Angst In TV Show

Shreyas Hopes To Represent Common Man's Angst In TV Show
Following his brief stint in Bollywood and advent into Marathi cinema, actor Shreyas Talpade will now be entering the world of television as a host of “Savdhaan India”. 

Shreyas Hopes To Represent Common Man's Angst In TV Show