Sonam Kapoor along with director Ram Madhvani, producer
Atul Kasbekar and team will be visiting Chandigarh to attend the bravery award that is held on 13th January each year.
The actress who plays
Neerja Bhanot in Ram Madhvani's forthcoming film
Neerja is really looking forward to attending the award ceremony.
The
Neerja Bhanot Award is an award of recognition conferred up to once a year by the The
Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust in India to a woman of that country subjected to social injustice, who faces the situation with grit and determination and extends help to other women in similar distress.
The annual
Neerja Bhanot Award was instituted in 1990 and named in honour of Senior Flight Purser,
Neerja Bhanot, who saved hundreds of lives while sacrificing her own, during a Pan Am Flight 73 hijack at Karachi Airport in September 1986.
It carries a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakh, a citation and a trophy.
Actress
Sonam Kapoor was very keen on being a part of the ceremony and now will be attending the ceremony along with the team and real life brothers of
Neerja in Chandigarh on 13th January.
The story of
Neerja, a real hero will be told to the audiences in Ram Madhvani and
Atul Kasbekar's forthcoming titled
Neerja which is all set to hit theaters on 19th February.
The trailer of the film which was released by the makers was extremely loved by the audiences as well as the industry. There were a lots of tweets on twitter those were floating on the social media websites supporting the film.
Director Ram shares, "Sonam and I along with
Atul Kasbekar and the team are going to Chandigarh to attend the
Neerja Bhanot Bravery award. It is going to be an emotional and very special memory. Saluting her and all the other brave hearts on whom the award has been conferred."
Producer
Atul Kasbekar shares, "'I find myself naturally drawn to stories of strong women, and it bothers me that most people have no idea of them.
Neerja Bhanot Bravery Award in Chandigarh is Bhanot family's small way to make people aware of women like
Neerja. I'm glad we will be a part of the ceremony on 13th Jan."