Mumbai: On Neerja Bhanot's birth anniversary, actress Sonam Kapoor, who will essay the role of the late&nbsp;flight attendant in an upcoming biopic, saluted her "unflinching spirit".
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/sep/07bhanot.jpg" alt="" />Pic/Sonam Kapoor's Twitter account
Bhanot was a senior flight attendant who saved 360 lives on Pan Am flight, when it was hijacked in Karachi in 1986. And at the age of mere 23 years, she also became the youngest and first woman recipient of the prestigious Ashok Chakra award.
Sonam, 30, who has begun shooting the film, tweeted, "To the Unflinching Spirit. To the Courage that Inspires. To #NeerjaBhanot: My Humble Salute."
<img title="Sonam Kapoor" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/sep/07sonam.jpg" alt="Sonam Kapoor" /> Sonam Kapoor
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On Neerja Bhanot's birth anniversary, actress Sonam Kapoor, who will essay the role of the late&nbsp;flight attendant in an upcoming biopic, saluted her "unflinching spirit"

Sonam Kapoor remembers Neerja Bhanot on birth anniversary

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