neerja bhanot life story
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Neerja Bhanot, Ashoka Chakra (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986)[1][2] was an Indian head purser who died while saving passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 which had been hijacked by terrorists from a terrorist organization during a stopover in Karachi, Pakistan, on 5 September 1986, just two days before her 23rd birthday. Posthumously, she became the youngest recipient of India's highest peacetime gallantry, the Ashoka Chakra Award, as well as several other accolades from the governments of Pakistan and the United States. She was shot while helping passengers escape through the emergency exits.[2][3] Her life and heroism inspired the biopic Neerja, which was released in 2016 and was directed by Ram Madhvani starring Sonam Kapoor.
Neerja Bhanot
Ashoka Chakra
A 2004 Indian postage stamp depicting the Ashoka Chakra award next to a portrait of Bhanot smiling.
Neerja on the 2004 stamp of India.
Born
7 September 1963
Chandigarh, India
Died
5 September 1986 (aged 22)
Karachi Airport, Sindh, Pakistan
Cause of death
Gunshot wound
Nationality
Indian
Occupation
Purser, Model
Employer
Pan Am
Known for
Pan Am Flight 73
Parent(s)
Rama Bhanot
Harish Bhanot
Awards
Full List (posthumous)