A still from Neerja.
Mumbai:
Actress Sonam Kapoor's Neerja has been declared tax-free in Maharashtra.
Ram Madhvani's Neerja, which casts Sonam in the titular role, documents the story of Neerja Bhanot, who was killed in the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi. Ms Bhanot, who was 23, died while shielding a group of children from gunfire and became the youngest ever recipient of the Ashok Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award.
MP Poonam Mahajan Rao represented Neerja's case for exemption in Entertainment Tax, which was approved by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
"A big thank you to the Government of Maharashtra for recognising what a 23-year-old ordinary girl did in an extraordinary situation. We are truly grateful to the government for this move as it will only help in more people coming and experiencing the life and the feat of India's hero Neerja," producer Vijay Singh of Fox Star Studios said in a statement.
Neerja released on February 19. (Also Read: Neerja's Ashok Chakra Citation Will Make You Salute Her Courage Under Fire)
Ram Madhvani's Neerja, which casts Sonam in the titular role, documents the story of Neerja Bhanot, who was killed in the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi. Ms Bhanot, who was 23, died while shielding a group of children from gunfire and became the youngest ever recipient of the Ashok Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award.
MP Poonam Mahajan Rao represented Neerja's case for exemption in Entertainment Tax, which was approved by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
"A big thank you to the Government of Maharashtra for recognising what a 23-year-old ordinary girl did in an extraordinary situation. We are truly grateful to the government for this move as it will only help in more people coming and experiencing the life and the feat of India's hero Neerja," producer Vijay Singh of Fox Star Studios said in a statement.
Neerja released on February 19. (Also Read: Neerja's Ashok Chakra Citation Will Make You Salute Her Courage Under Fire)
