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.
PTI