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While on one hand <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> star <keyword id="2823" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar">Akshay Kumar</keyword> was not even nominated for the role in the movie <keyword id="433624" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rustom">Rustom</keyword> in Filmfare Awards this year, he has managed to grab the most prestigious film award for the same. 
 
The actor was announced the winner of the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Captain Rustom Pawri in the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/Rustom-release-Akshay-Kumars-Rustom-is-inspired-by-this-real-life-story-and-it-is-a-must-read/articleshow/53663632.cms">semi-autobiographical movie</a>, based on the story of Naval Officer K. M. Nanavati. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/akshay-kumar-to-play-pad-man-a-movie-on-how-an-indian-manmade-sanitary-napkins-for-village-women/articleshow/56390033.cms">Akshay Kumar to play Pad Man: A movie on how an Indian man made sanitary napkins for village women</a> 
 
Sonam Kapoor's critically acclaimed 'Neerja,' based on the life and death of braveheart airhostess <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/movies/Sonam-Kapoor-To-Play-Neerja-Bhanot-In-Biopic/articleshow/46766082.cms">Neerja Bhanot</a> was honoured with the Best Film Award. 
These are the 64th National Film Awards, and the jury was headed by director Priyadarshan. 
 
The awards were held at the National Media Centre, where Ajay Devgn's 'Shivaay' also won the award for Best Special Effects. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/heres-where-bollywood-celebrities-travelled-in-2016/articleshow/56232780.cms">Here’s where Bollywood celebrities travelled in 2016</a> 
 
Here is the complete list of winners: 
 
Best Actor (male): Akshay Kumar ('Rustom') 
 
Best Actor (female): Surabhi Lakshmi ('Minnaminungu') 
 
Best Director: Rajesh Mapuskar ('Ventilator') 
 
Best Supporting Actress - Zaira Wasim ('<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/latest/aamir-khans-dangal-is-the-highest-grossing-hindi-film-of-all-time-beating-pk-sultan-and-bajrangi-bhaijan/articleshow/56405877.cms">Dangal</a>') 
 
Best Hindi Film: 'Neerja' 
 
Special Mention: Kadwi Hawa, Mukti Bhavan, Adil Hussain for 'Mukti Bhavan' and Sonam Kapoor for 'Neerja' 
 
Best Visual Effects: 'Shivaay' 
 
Best Film on Social Issue: 'Pink' 
 
Best Children Film: 'Dhanak' (Hindi) 
 
Best Supporting Actress: Zaira Wasim ('Dangal') 
 
Best Tamil Film: 'Joker' 
 
Best Malayalam Film: 'Maheshinte Prathikaaram' 
 
Best Kannada Film: 'Reservation' 
 
Best Lyrics: Dharma Durai (Endha Pakkam) 
 
Best Child Artist: Kunju Devam, Ardish Praveen, and Shaj Pathak 
 
Best Action Director: Puli Murugan 
 
Jury Award: Mohanlal 
 
Best Female Playback Singer: Iman Chakraborty 
 
Best Male Playback Singer: Sunder Iyer 
 
Best Screenplay (original): Syam Pushkaran ('Maheshinte Prathikaram') 
 
Best Screenplay (adapted): Sanjay Krishnaji patel (Dashakriya) 
 
Best Editing: Rameshwar ('Ventilator') 
 
Sound designer: Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookunna Neram) 
 
Best production design: 24 
 
Best Costume Designer: Sachin 
 
Best Environmental film including agriculture: 'The Tiger Who Crossed The Line'. 
 
Best Make-up Artist: MK Ramakrishna 
 
Best Music Direction: Babu Padmanabha 
 
Best Non-Feature film: 'Fireflies in the Abyss' 
 
Best Short Fiction: 'Aaba' 
 
Best Educational Film: 'The Waterfall' 
 
Best Book On Cinema: Lata Surgatha 
 
Best Biographical/Historical reconstruction: 'Zikr Uss Parivash Ka' 
 
Most Film Friendly State: Uttar Pradesh 
 
(Image source Baltana)

Akshay Kumar wins the National Award for best actor; 'Neerja' wins best film

<keyword id="96771" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neerja-Bhanot">Neerja Bhanot</keyword> gave her life while saving 359 passengers onboard Pan Am flight on September 5, 1986. 
 
Neerja, 23, was a flight attendant on the Pan Am flight that was hijacked in Karachi. She was shot point blank when she was trying to exit passengers from the emergency door. She was awarded Ashok Chakra award posthumously. 
 
As actress Sonam Kapoor will be portraying Neerja in her upcoming movie, FoxStarHindi revealed last flight announcement of Neerja Bhanot before the flight to Karachi took off. 
 
Listen to this: 
 
 
(Video: YouTube/Image: Indiatimes)

Listen to fearless Neerja Bhanot’s last flight announcement before she was shot dead

If you have been following the Twitter account of ace photographer <keyword id="47" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Atul-Kasbekar">Atul Kasbekar</keyword>, you must be aware of his tweet in which he mentioned <keyword id="96771" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Neerja-Bhanot">Neerja Bhanot</keyword>. 
 
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 <keyword id="710" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sonam-Kapoor">Sonam Kapoor</keyword> 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 <keyword id="2017547" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dolly-Ki-Doli">Dolly Ki Doli</keyword>, is busy shooting for Rajshri's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo opposite <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword>.

Sonam Kapoor To Play Neerja Bhanot In Biopic

The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=sonam+kapoor">Sonam Kapoor</a> starrer <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=neerja">‘Neerja’</a> directed by Ram Madhvani which brings to life the tragic real-life heroic act of 23-year-old flight attendant <keyword id="96771" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Neerja-Bhanot">Neerja Bhanot</keyword> who lost her life while saving others in the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 in September 1986 has been receiving rave reviews since its release. 
 Moviegoers and critics alike have been bowled over by the film’s sensitive portrayal of the set of events and also for its lead actress <keyword id="710" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sonam-Kapoor">Sonam Kapoor</keyword>’s brilliant acting and turns out <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=malala">Malala Yousafzai</a> shares those sentiments too. 
 
As it turns out, the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=pakistan">Pakistani</a> activist and youngest-ever Nobel Laureate managed to watch the film at a private screening in London and was absolutely blown over by it. 
 Glad that she liked the movie, <keyword id="34765" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="neerja">Neerja</keyword>’s lead actress Sonam Kapoor shared a picture of Malala standing next to the film’s poster on Instagram and let us know what she thought of the film. 
 
The caption reads: “Malala said ‘I am stronger than fear’ and for #Neerja ‘fear gave her courage! Thank you #MalalaYousafzai for attending a private screening of #Neerja in London. I’m so glad you liked the film.” 
 
While Malala, a Pakistani teengar had survived a brutal <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=taliban">Taliban</a> attack for advocating women's right to education, Neerja saved 359 lives on board the Pan Am 73 flight that was hijacked in Karachi in 1986. 
 
One braveheart standing in solidarity with another braveheart’s sacrifice is heartening, indeed. 
 
And, also is a sign for everyone who hasn’t watched the movie to go watch it.

Even Malala Yousafzai loved Neerja when she watched
it, so what are you waiting for?

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This #Women’sDay let us salute these bravehearts

A few days back, we told you about a biopic on the life of <keyword id="96771" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Neerja-Bhanot">Neerja Bhanot</keyword>, a braveheart flight attendant who gave up her life to save some passengers from terrorists on a hijacked plane. 
 
The first lead in this family has come in the form of a comic book version of her character. This is an image of Sonam, dressed as a flight attendant, with a bright smile of her face. 
 Even though it looks like Sonam is carrying a gun in her hands, that’s not the case. It’s actually Ranbir Kapoor’s character from <keyword id="183766" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bombay-velvet">Bombay Velvet</keyword>, which happens to be in the poster, which carries all the main characters from the Fox movies that came out this year. 
 
Here is the full poster: 
 
 
 
Talking of the character that Sonam is playing in the movie, Neerja Bhanot is the youngest recipient of the Ashok Chakra Award, which happens to be India's most prestigious gallantry award for bravery during peace time.

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Even Malala Yousafzai loved Neerja when she watched it, so what are you waiting for?

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