Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on
Wednesday declared Neerja a tax free
movie. MP Poonam Mahajan and Fadnavis met Sonam Kapoor, Atul Kasbekar and the
film’s director, Ram Madhvani and after watching the film, decided to award it
a tax-free status in Maharashtra.
Since Maharashtra has one
of the largest numbers of Bollywood film viewers and also the highest entertainment
tax in the country, therefore it has been considered a great move to make the
movie tax free.
The film chronicles the real life incident of the
hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, Pakistan by Abu Nidal Organization on
September 5, 1986. Chief flight attendant Neerja Bhanot thwarted the hijack
attempt by preventing the plane from taking off and saved the lives of 360
hostages. Posthumously, she became the youngest recipient of India's highest
peacetime military award for bravery, the ‘Ashok Chakra’.
Meanwhile, Kapoor, who has been heaped with praises
for bringing Neerja Bhanot to life on screen, was more than happy to share a
picture of Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai at the special screening of the
film. Malala watched the film in London. Kapoor, who is glad that Malala
liked the film, took it to Instagram to share her feelings, “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.”
Neerja Bhanot lives on in the hearts of people even
after 30 years of her death – her act of bravery continues to inspire millions
of people.
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