Sonam Kapoor with Anish and Akhil Bhanot and Farooq Abdullah at the event. Pic/Poonam Bathija

In her last screen outing, Neerja, Sonam Kapoor brought to life the late hero, who died saving hundreds of lives during a Pan Am hijack in 1986. So, when a special award was to be posthumously bestowed on the braveheart last night, Neerja Bhanot's family decided to have the actress collect the honour on her behalf.