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Neerja Bhanot
Neerja Bhanot, Ashoka Chakra is an Indian headhunter who died rescuing passengers on Pan Am flight 73 which was stolen by terrorists during a layover in Karachi, Pakistan on September 5, 1986, just two days before her 23rd birthday. She later became the youngest person to receive the greatest peacetime courage in India, the Ashok Chakra Award, as well as several other awards from the Pakistani and US governments. She was shot while helping a passenger escape through the emergency exit. His life and heroism inspired the biographical film Neerja, released in 2016 and directed by Ram Madhvani with Sonam Kapoor.
BornSeptember 07, 1963, Chandigarh, India
DiedSeptember 05, 1986, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityIndian
OccupationPurser, Model
EmployerPan Am
Known forPan Am Flight 73
Parent(s)Rama Bhanot, Harish Bhanot

About Neerja Bhanot

Other Neerja Bhanot was born in Chandigarh, India on September 7, 1963. She dies at the age of 22, on September 5, 1986.

Renowned purser and chief flight attendant who was killed in an attempt to save the lives of hundreds of passengers on the hijacked flight Pan Am Flight 73 in September of 1986. She received the Ashok Chakra for bravery after her death.

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Neerja Bhanot before becoming famous

Neerja Bhanot was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1963 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She was discovered by an agent while studying at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai and began her modeling career. She then sought for a position as a flight attendant with Pan Am in 1985.

Achievement of Neerja Bhanot

After her death, her brother, Aneesha, created the coffee table book The Neerja I Knew as an homage to her.

Neerja Bhanot's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Rama and Harish Bhanot, a journalist, were her parents, and she had two brothers, Akhil and Aneesh. In 1985, she had an arranged marriage, although it only lasted two months.

Neerja Bhanot Collabed with

Movie Actress Sonam Kapoor portrayed her in the biographical thriller Neerja, which was based on her life.

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Latest information about Neerja Bhanot updated on March 21 2023.