File photos of Malala Yousafzai and Sonam Kapoor.
New Delhi:
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai is the latest renowned personality to join the league of those who enjoyed Sonam Kapoor's Neerja. Sonam, who plays the role of protagonist Neerja Bhanot, a Pan Am stewardess, who was killed by terrorists in 1986, shared her picture from a London screening on social media.
Sonam has suggestively drawn a resemblance to Neerja, the catchphrase of whose biopic reads, "Fear which gave her courage", and Malala, 18, whose famous saying is: "I am stronger than fear." (Also Read: Malala Yousafzai Explains What Feminism, a 'Tricky' Word, Really Means)
Malala, a Pakistani teenager, had survived a brutal Taliban attack for advocating women's right to education. Neerja saved 359 lives on board the Pan Am 73 flight that was hijacked in Karachi in 1986. She was shot dead while shielding a group of children from gunfire.
This is what she posted on February 24:
Directed by Ram Madhvani, Neerja, also stars Shabana Azmi as her mother Rama Bhanot. It hit screens on February 19, and has garnered good reviews both from the audience and critics. (Also Read: This is the Real Neerja Bhanot's Voice. It Will Break Your Heart)
Sonam has suggestively drawn a resemblance to Neerja, the catchphrase of whose biopic reads, "Fear which gave her courage", and Malala, 18, whose famous saying is: "I am stronger than fear." (Also Read: Malala Yousafzai Explains What Feminism, a 'Tricky' Word, Really Means)
Malala, a Pakistani teenager, had survived a brutal Taliban attack for advocating women's right to education. Neerja saved 359 lives on board the Pan Am 73 flight that was hijacked in Karachi in 1986. She was shot dead while shielding a group of children from gunfire.
This is what she posted on February 24:
