This Article is From Sep 07, 2015

Sonam Kapoor Salutes Neerja Bhanot on Birth Anniversary

Sonam Kapoor Salutes Neerja Bhanot on Birth Anniversary

This image was posted on Instagram by Sonam Kapoor

Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor, who will be seen playing the role of Neerja Bhanot in an upcoming biopic, remembered the late flight attendant on her 52nd birth anniversary. (Also Read: Sonam Kapoor: Neerja My Most Special Film)

Sonam saluted the "Unflinching Spirit" of Neerja, who was the chief flight attendant of the fated Pan Am Flight 73 and lost her life while helping passengers escape from the grounded plane. The Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked while on the ground in Karachi on September 5, 1986. Neerja was only 22.

This is what Sonam tweeted on September 7:
 

She also posted an image of the youngest Ashok Chakra recipient:
 

Directed by Ram Madhvani, who is marking his debut as a director with the movie, it also features veteran actress Shabana Azmi as Neerja's mother. (Also Read: Shabana Azmi's 'Special Connection' With Neerja Bhanot's Mother )
 
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