All set for the
release of her first biopic, "Neerja", actress Sonam Kapoor here met
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Sonam, 30, will be seen in the role of Neerja Bhanot, a 23-year-old girl who is the youngest Ashoka Chakra award winner in India, in Ram Madhvani-helmed film.
The biopic is an
untold story of Neerja, a flight attendant
on Pan Am 73 which was hijacked by
Libyan terrorists in Karachi, saved 359 passengers at the cost of her life in
1986.
"'Neerja' is a special film. Sonam met the chief minister regarding her the film last night," sources said.
The film, which also has veteran actress Shabana Azmi in a key role, is scheduled to release on February 19.
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