Sonam Kapoor To Play Neerja Bhanot In Biopic

If you have been following the Twitter account of ace photographer Atul Kasbekar, you must be aware of his tweet in which he mentioned Neerja Bhanot.

For those of you who don’t know who Neerja Bhanot is, here is a quick recap: She was a flight attendant who sacrificed her life to save three American children from the gunshots of Libyan terrorists who had hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 on 5th September 1986.

Considered a hero by countries across the globe, she was the youngest receiver of Ashok Chakra, India's highest civilian award for bravery.
It had been more than a year that Kasbekar tweeted about this, and if reports are to be believed, he is making a biopic on Neerja’s life, and Sonam Kapoor has been roped in to play the braveheart on screen.

Atul will be producing this movie along with Fox Star Studios, and it will be directed by Ram Madhwani. Other details about this project have not been frozen as of yet.

Sonam, who was last seen in Dolly Ki Doli, is busy shooting for Rajshri's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo opposite Salman Khan.