Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor is doing a biopic of Neerja Bhanot. Recently the real Neerja’s mother Rama met Sonam and she has gifted a Yellow dupatta to the actress.

Sonam Kapoor recently acted in the in the biopic of Neerja Bhanot who is a 23-year-old air hostess. The air hostess gave up her life trying to save lives of 379 passengers who were hijacked on PanAm flight in Karachi during 1986. The movie has now got a release date.

The recently released trailer already made a strong impact on the viewers and it got some huge response. Before beginning shooting for the film, the Neerja Team met Neerja Bhanot‘s Mother and brothers in Chandigarh.

Now, the real Neerja’s mother Rama met Sonam and she has gifted a Yellow dupatta to Sonam Kapoor. She said she wanted to give that to her daughter but she couldn’t as she never returned.

Sonam Kapoor who got that was full of emotions. She said she will wear that dupatta during one of the screenings of the movie. Ram Madhvani has directed the project and Fox Star Studios will release it. The movie will hit screens on February 19th, 2016.